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Not for the faint of heart, guided tours of this museum discuss Colonial-era medical tech-
niques in all their gory glory: amputations, leeching, the whole shebang. Housed in a re-
construction of the original hospital, the museum will make you very glad you're not a pa-
tient in 1791! Discounted tickets can be reserved online.
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
MUSEUM
904-824-1606;
www.ripleys.com
; 19 San Marco Ave; adult/child $15/8;
9am-8pm; )
Inside the old Castle Warden (1887), this is the first of the now-ubiquitous Ripley's 'Oddit-
oriums.' Shrunken heads, a drum made from skulls and goofy pirate displays are par for
the course here.
Government House
HISTORIC BUILDING
904-823-2212;
www.staugustine.ufl.edu/govHouse.html
;
48 King St;
10am-5pm)
A government building has stood on this site since 1598 and served as a residence, court-
house, administrative headquarters and post office. Today, it is maintained by the
University of Florida as a public museum and exhibition space. Until October 2015, it
houses the fascinating First Colony exhibit (adult/child $8/6), exploring the Spanish ori-
gins of present-day USA, beginning in St Augustine in 1565.
Discounted combination tickets including admission to the First Colony exhibit as well
as Colonial Quarter and the Pirate & Treasure Museum are available (adult/child $28/16).
Oldest Wooden School House
HISTORIC BUILDING
adult/child $3/2; 9am-6pm)
Built from red cedar and cypress, this 200-year-old building contains animatronic teachers
and students, and provides a glimpse into 18th-century life and education. Naughty kids
may be frightened into civility when they see the dungeon.
Plaza de la Constitution
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