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The Oldest House Museum in St. Augustine: A 300-Year Journey Into Florida’s Past

By Michael Warren

Discover what life was really like in early Florida at the Oldest House Museum in St. Augustine. From smoky rooms and flooding floors to taverns, merchants, and centuries of change, this historic home tells a vivid and unforgettable story.

Filed Under: Florida History, Things to Do Tagged With: St. Augustine

A Religious Massacre Haunts this Tiny Florida Island

By Kathleen Walls

Fort Matanzas

A notorious, massacre haunts Rattlesnake Island on Florida’s Atlantic Coast, just south of St. Augustine. A hint of those dangerous days lingers at Fort Matanzas, which was built protect the back door to Florida’s oldest city.

Filed Under: Florida History, Florida State Parks Tagged With: fort matanzas, Palm Coast, St. Augustine

St. Augustine Distillery

By Florida Traveler

St. Augustine Distillery

This craft distillery in St. Augustine is the first since Prohibition to legally produce and sell Bourbon whiskey in the state of Florida. Housed in a rehabilitated ice plant, it’s a unique place to enjoy the spirit of historic Florida in the nation’s oldest city.

Filed Under: Florida Day Trips, Florida History Tagged With: distillery, St. Augustine

Florida’s Ghost Highway: The Old Red Brick Road

By Michael Warren

Forgotten Dixie Highway

Deep in a forgotten scrub forest, this 10-mile stretch of red-brick road once saw a steady stream of ‘Tin Can Tourists’ in Model-T Fords from as far away as Chicago to the exotic, tropical wilderness of Florida.

Filed Under: Featured, Florida Day Trips, Florida History, Florida Oddities Tagged With: dixie highway, flagler county, road trip, St. Augustine

Palm Coast – Cinnamon Beaches and Simple Pleasures

By Michael Warren

The cinnamon-colored beaches of Palm Coast are an invitation to slow down, relax, and savor simple pleasures.

Filed Under: Featured, Florida Beaches Tagged With: Marineland, Matanzas, Palm Coast, St. Augustine

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