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8:30am-5:30pm)
screens a 45-minute film on the town's history.
Sights & Activities
The town's two Henry Flagler buildings shouldn't be missed.
Lightner Museum
MUSEUM
( 904-824-2874;
www.lightnermuseum.org
;
75 King St; adult/child $10/5; 9am-5pm)
Fla-
gler's former Hotel Alcazar is now home to this wonderful museum, with a little bit of
everything from ornate Gilded Age furnishings to collections of marbles and cigar-box
labels.
Hotel Ponce de León
HISTORIC BUILDING
(74 King St; tours adult/child $10/1; tours hourly in summer 10am-3pm, 10am & 2pm during
school year)
This gorgeous former hotel was built in the 1880s and is now the world's
most gorgeous dormitory, belonging to Flagler College. Take a guided tour - or at least
step inside to gawk at the lobby for free.
Colonial Quarter
HISTORIC BUILDINGS
(33 St George St; adult/child $13/7; 9am-6pm)
See how they did things back in the 18th
century at this re-creation of Spanish- Colonial St Augustine, complete with craftspeople
demonstrating blacksmithing, leather working and other trades.
Pirate & Treasure Museum
MUSEUM
(
www.thepiratemuseum.com
;
12 S Castillo Dr; adult/child $13/7; 9am-8pm; )
A mash-up of
theme park and museum, this celebration of all things pirate has real historical treasures
(and genuine gold) as well as animatronic pirates, blasting cannons and a kid-friendly
treasure hunt.
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
FORT
( 904-829-6506;
www.nps.gov/casa
; 1 S Castillo Dr, St Augustine; adult/child under 16 $7/free;
8:45am-5:15pm; )
This incredibly photogenic fort is another atmospheric monument
to longevity: it's the country's oldest masonry fort, completed by the Spanish in 1695.
Park rangers lead programs hourly and shoot off cannons most weekends.
Fountain of Youth
HISTORIC SITE
