1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
Daily Tour
13 people
English
Whatever history you know of St. Augustine, this tour will teach you about the dark, unwritten side you might not know. The Ancient City has centuries worth of colonial era history and many more predating it, making it ripe for tales that are less than honorable. From the prostitution industry to the secret speakeasy taverns, you’ll learn about the seedy underbelly of St. Augustine’s past and which political powers allowed it to thrive.
The courtyard in front of the old Alcazar Hotel, now the Lightner Museum, also in full view of the old Ponce de Leon Hotel, now Flagler College.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Location of the old Ponce de Leon Hotel, built by Henry Flagler. This was the epitome of luxury and decadence during the Gilded Age.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Here the stories of the private clubs that lined this and the adjoining streets, gambling halls, speak easies, and boarding houses for upscale vacationers, to the working men of the city.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
From here guests will hear stories of gambling halls, speak easies and boarding houses (which were code in the day for brothels).
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free