Lakelander's Road Trip: 1. St. Augustine, FL

[bobliocatt]

St. Augustine (pop. 11,592) was founded in 1565, and is the oldest continually occupied European settlement in North America. Its located just south of Jacksonville and is considered a part of the Jax metro area.

City Gates

Flager College

City Hall

Downtown Area

Historic St. George Street

Outdoor Dining along A1A

Castillo De San Marcos Fort

Matanzas River & the Bridge of Lions

Coming Soon: Lakelander's Roadtrip: 2. Charleston, SC

[BrandonTO416]

Very, very nice. Looks like a fun trip.

[Neo]

Nice lakelander! Looking forward to visiting there next month.

[Brickell]

Nice shots. St. Augustine is great weekend road trip for anybody in Florida. It should be mandatory for any northerner who thinks the south is all new suburban tract-housing.

It can be a little touristy at times, but for the most part it's an easy going town where you can relax in the sun and enjoy yourself.

[Urban_Legend]

I love St. Augustine! It's such a magical city, with tons of history. And it can get a little touristy; I saw 4 different ads for "haunted tours" lol

[wolfdawg54]

Great shots lakelander! I love St. Augustine and all it has to offer!

[monsoon]

[cityboi]

Wow! Great pics!

[prahaboheme]

Cool pics! Looking forward to the Charlestons!

[Delta]

Wow. I had no idea of such a place in the U.S.. Truly beautiful architecture and scenery.

Yes, looking forward your to Charleston roadtrip Lakelander.

[Allan]

Great pics! I'm Definately putting St. Augustine on my list of places to visit!

[DruidCity]

I haven't been to St. Augustine since I was young, but it is a really neat place.

Charleston's another of my favorites. You have a great choice of vacation destinations. Those old Southern coastal cities have some awesome architecture.

The fort in your St. Augustine photo reminds me of Ft. Gaines & Ft. Morgan in coastal Alabama. I toured Ft. Morgan a couple of days ago, in fact.

[appatone]

I've wanted to see a St. Augustine thread for a while. Wonderful pictures and a beautiful city. I've wanted to visit for a while and this thread makes me want to go even more.

[bobliocatt]

thanks for comments. BTW, I had a great time in Charleston & Savannah and I;ll be posting the pics soon.

[DavePaulk]

Great Photos. You really captured most of the high points of the city. It really takes a visit to see all that St Augustine has to offer though. Truly a great place. However, a visit without a trip to The Columbia (a wonderful Spanish Restaurant) is a visit poorly spent.

[dnast]

Wow! When you said historic I didn't imagine anything to this degree. This place is definitely a must visit.

[prahaboheme]

Took the short ride up to St. Augustine yesterday and to my surprise there is actually construction in the Spanish Colonial quarter! It is not on St. Georges, but the street parallel to it closest to Matanazas Bay. I asked a construction guy and he said they were building condos! The building is about 3 floors and in the Spanish Colonial style, looks very well done, lots of wood balconies. Then I took a ghost tour (naturally) and the tour guide told me that indeed there are many residents within the historic district and even the smallest little homes go for over $2 million, but its tax free for 10 years.

[wolfdawg54]

Wow! When you said historic I didn't imagine anything to this degree. This place is definitely a must visit.

It is historic being one of the oldest cities in America.