Haunted St. Augustine Walking Tour
Walk from the old fort to the Bridge of Lions through a city where centuries of history linger in stone and soil.
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Things to do in Saint Augustine on foot
The walk
Saint Augustine on foot
St. Augustine is the oldest continuously inhabited city of European origin in the continental United States, founded by the Spanish in 1565. It has changed flags several times since, Spanish, British, Spanish again, then American, and each change left buildings, burial grounds and stories behind. It also has a reputation for ghosts, and plenty of people come for those. Our walk starts at the Castillo de San Marcos, the coquina-stone fort on the bay that no enemy ever took by force, and ends at the Bridge of Lions. Along the way you stop at the Huguenot Cemetery outside the old city gate, where victims of the 1821 yellow fever epidemic were buried, and at Tolomato Cemetery, which passed from a mission village to the Menorcans who walked seventy miles north to find refuge here. You see the Cathedral Basilica, Flagler College, which began as Henry Flagler's Hotel Ponce de Leon, the Casa Monica, a hotel that kept changing its name, and the Spanish Military Hospital on Aviles Street. At every stop you hear the ghost story people repeat and then what the records say, which is usually the better story. The walk is 1.6 miles through the historic district and takes about 1 hour 3 minutes with the stories.
Saint Augustine: questions people ask
Where does the St. Augustine ghost walk start?
At the Castillo de San Marcos on the bayfront. It ends at the Bridge of Lions, 1.6 miles later.
How long does it take?
About 1 hour 3 minutes with all eight stories. Going inside the fort or the cathedral adds time.
Do I need a ticket or a guide?
No guide is needed: it's self-guided, so you can start whenever you like. unlock the rest to hear it on the web or in the Stories app, which also works offline.
Is there a self-guided tour of Saint Augustine?
Yes. "Haunted St. Augustine Walking Tour" is on Stories. Unlock it once for your group for $4.99 and play it in your browser; the app plays each story as you arrive.
Every Stories tour plays in your browser, no app needed. How it works
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