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Preceding the Pilgrims by 55 years

...St. Augustine is the country's first European settlement (with, apparently, the country's first bowling alley)
…St. Augustine is the country’s first European settlement (with, apparently, the country’s first bowling alley)
Celebrating its 450th anniversary (I believe the traditional gift is brontosaurus)
Celebrating its 450th anniversary (I believe the traditional gift is brontosaurus)
...it boasts the nation's oldest masonry fort. By the time Jamestown was founded 42 years later, St. Augustine already had the first hospital, schoolhouse, church, library and Starbucks
…it boasts the nation’s oldest masonry fort. By the time Jamestown was founded 42 years later, St. Augustine already had the first hospital, schoolhouse, church, library and Starbucks
The lavish Ponce de Leon hotel is now opulent Flagler College
The lavish Ponce de Leon hotel is now opulent Flagler College
After sightseeing leaves us feeling like the nations oldest tourists, we rejuvenate at the beach
After sightseeing leaves us feeling like the nations oldest tourists, we rejuvenate at the beach
...and peaceful Washington Oaks Gardens
…and peaceful Washington Oaks Gardens

 

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