St. Augustine is the oldest continuously inhabited European-founded city in the United States: the Spanish founded it in 1565. You explore it on foot: the Castillo de San Marcos, built between 1672 and 1695 from coquina —a stone made of seashells—, pedestrian St. George Street in the old town, the Plaza de la Constitución, the pirate museum, the very first permanent Ripley's museum and, to finish, the 219 steps of the lighthouse, with views over the city and the sea.
1 day is enough for the essentials if you start early: the fort in the morning, lunch and the old town at midday, the museums in the afternoon and the lighthouse last, a few minutes' drive across the Bridge of Lions. Build your itinerary with AI: timings, transfers, a day map and an estimated budget in dollars.
