2 to 3 hours (approx.)
Daily Tour
15 people
English
Embark on a self-guided walking tour of St. Augustine, the nation's oldest city! Start your journey at the historic Castillo de San Marcos, exploring centuries-old fortifications. Next, uncover swashbuckling tales at the St. Augustine Pirate & Treasure Museum. Continue to Flagler College, marveling at its Gilded Age architecture. Conclude your adventure with a stroll across the iconic Bridge of Lions, witnessing breathtaking views and vibrant marine life. This tour connects you with the rich tapestry of St. Augustine's past and present. After booking, check your email to download the separate Audio Tour Guide App by Action, enter your unique password, and access your tour. These steps require good internet/Wi-Fi access. From there, follow the audio instructions and the route. New, extra validity ‘ now yours for an entire year! Use multiple times over multiple trips! This isn't an entrance ticket. Check opening hours before your visit.
Our tour begins in the parking lot beside the Castillo de San Marcos, located at 1 South Castillo Dr. If you’re not there already, you should head there now.
Note: This 1.8-mile-long tour covers the essentials of St. Augustine in 1-2 hours.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
The Old City Gates. Built in 1808, these used to be the main way to enter or exit St Augustine.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
We’re standing in front of the St Augustine Pirate and Treasure Museum. If scoundrels of the high seas are your thing, tap Learn More to hear about the museum.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Founder Juan Genopoly wanted to give back to his community, who had worked hard to earn their place here. How hard, you might wonder? Well Genopoly was one of thousands of indentured servants who arrived here on the promise of owning land in exchange for unpaid labor. Of those thousands, only 600 survived the brutal plantation work.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Although it might not seem like much on the outside, the inside is covered in Byzantine-style frescoes. These ornate murals are dedicated to the first colony of Greek people who inhabited America.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
This grand building with gold trim is unlike anything else we’ll see in St. Augustine. That’s the way Henry Flagler intended it! Flagler, a wealthy New Yorker, didn’t think much of this city when he first visited.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
The tradition of inhabiting the governor’s house would go on until 1811. The building has seen several remodels and uses since then, transforming into a post office, headquarters for Civil War troops, and finally—a museum!
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Its congregation is as old as this city. How can that be? Well, on that fateful day back in 1565 when the Spanish conquistador planted the Spanish flag on this shore, a priest approached him after his victory. Father Lopez carried a hefty cross on his shoulders and offered it to the conqueror, all the while singing a hymn.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
That bridge, marked by a large marble statue of a lion up ahead, is the Bridge of Lions
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free