Jacksonville Zoological
Gardens - The Jacksonville Zoo offers an array of
wildlife wonders and interactive experiences. The zoo is home to over 900
rare and exotic creatures.
Lightner
Museum - Relics of America's Gilded Age are elegantly
exhibited on the museum's three floors. Costumes, furnishings, mechanical
musical instruments and other artifacts give you a glimpse into 19th
century daily life.
Oldest
Wooden Schoolhouse in the United States - Located near the City Gates, The Old School House is a surviving expression of another time. Built over 200 years ago, while Florida was under the rule of Imperial Spain, it was constructed of red cedar and cypress and put together with wooden pegs and handmade nails.
Ponce
De Leon's Fountain of Youth - Ponce de Leon landed in
St. Augustine in 1513 searching for a Fountain of Youth. Visitors
can stroll the gardens, explore the excavations, see the life-sized
exhibits and planetarium, and drink from the pre-historic Indian Spring
Ponce de Leon hoped was the Fountain of Youth.
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Potter's Wax Museum
- Located in the heart of Historic Saint
Augustine, the Potter's Wax Museum features over 160 wax figures.
Ripley's
Believe it or not Museum - Over
750 exhibits to fascinate, delight and entertain the entire family! Featured
in St. Augustine you will find a gigantic Ferris Wheel, made by Meccano,
Inc. , the world's largest moving erector model containing 19,507 pieces
standing 21.3' tall. See Beauregard, a Six legged cow and lots more.
St
Augustine Alligator Farm - Visit
one of Florida's oldest and finest attractions
featuring the rare white alligator. See all 23 species of crocodilians from
around the world, and an array of exotic birds and animals.
St Augustine Lighthouse
- Climb
to the top of the 165' tower. See the working first order Fresnel lens.
Learn how the lightkeepers lived through living history activities and
exhibits. See and touch artifacts from shipwrecks lost in the treacherous
St. Augustine inlet.
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