Things to do in Saint Augustine

St. Augustine is the epicenter of golf in North Florida due to its numerous courses, lush greens and fabulous weather. One of the most popular activities, offering year-round enjoyment, is St. Augustine FL Golf and there is no shortage of it surrounding our Bed and Breakfast St Augustine FL.

Something that many repeat tourists to St. Augustine will tell you is that you must go on a carriage ride at least once. A narrated tour in a horse drawn carriage can be an idyllic romantic activity or a memorable family event. Many of the carriages are able to accommodate up to twelve comfortably.

A St Augustine monument not only of stone and mortar but of human determination and endurance, the Castillo de San Marcos symbolizes the clash between cultures which ultimately resulted in our uniquely unified nation.

It’s the one word that first-time visitors most often use to describe our campus. From a dining hall with million-dollar Tiffany windows to dorm rooms that once hosted celebrity guests such as John Jacob Astor and Gary Cooper, and Presidents Grover Cleveland and Theodore Roosevelt, you’ll find that living on the Flagler campus is an experience in itself.

lagler's Memorial Presbyterian Church was dedicated on March 16, 1890. The old Presbyterian Church on St. George Street was vacated as the congregation moved to the new sanctuary with room for 480 worshipers. Flagler built the church for his daughter Jennie Louise Flagler, who died in 1889. He chose Carrere & Hastings, the same architects who built the Ponce de Leon Hotel. Its design is based on the Basilica of St. Mark in Venice, Italy. Visitors are welcome to take a self-guided tour of the beautiful church between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on Fridays only.

A different and exciting way to experience historic St. Augustine, the Ghost Augustine Haunted Pub Tour takes you on a storytelling excursion through the most bewitching downtown destinations with stops at several local pubs where some of the guests just won’t go away.

The Lightner Museum offers visitors an immersive experience of art, architecture, and history. Founded by Chicago Publisher Otto Lightner in 1948, the museum presents compelling exhibitions and programs as well as Lightner's unique collection of Americana, fine and decorative art, and natural history specimens. The museum is housed in the former Alcazar Hotel. Constructed in 1888 by Henry Flagler, the Alcazar was the railroad magnate's second grand hotel in St. Augustine. Designed by Carrère and Hastings, the Spanish Renaissance Revival hotel hosted thousands of guests who enjoyed its remarkable recreation facilities — including the world's largest swimming pool, Turkish and Russian steam baths, tennis courts, and a gymnasium. The Alcazar closed during the Depression, and in 1947 Otto Lightner purchased the museum and gifted it to the city. Lightner transformed the former Gilded Age resort hotel into an eclectic museum to house and show the art and artifacts he had collected for years.

Located near the City Gates, The Old School House is a surviving expression of another time. Built over 200 years ago, while Florida was under the rule of Imperial Spain, it was constructed of red cedar and cypress and put together with wooden pegs and handmade nails.

Marvel at hundreds of rare and unusual artifacts and get hands-on with unbelievable interactives at Ripley's Believe It or Not! St. Augustine.

Gourmet grilled cheeses fixed up in a funky space with craft beer on tap, games & outdoor seating.

St. Augustine Beach is located on Anastasia Island which is also the home of the St. Augustine Alligator Farm and the St. Augustine Amphitheatre. Take the gorgeous Bridge of Lions, just steps away from our St. Augustine Bed and Breakfast.

Our charming turn-of-the-century St. Augustine FL Inn is located in the heart of the St Augustine Historic District convenient to all of the phenomenal boutiques, galleries, and shops in St. Augustine.Our St. Augustine Bed and Breakfast is within walking distance of St. George Street and its accompanying five “pedestrian only” blocks located between the intersecting streets of Cathedral Place and Orange Street.

Founded in 1893, the St. Augustine Alligator Farm is one of Florida’s oldest zoological attractions. For over a century, it has entertained millions of visitors, lured by the awesome presence of captive reptiles, long regarded in the popular imagination as at once mysterious, dangerous and frightening.

Although the St. Augustine burial ground was not designated a national cemetery until 1881, this hallowed site played a vital role in the colorful history of the oldest city in the nation. St. Augustine was originally established in the 17th century as a Spanish colonial possession.