St. Augustine has the honor of being the oldest continually inhabited European city in the continental United States. The distinct city boasts of the oldest house, the oldest school, the oldest store, and most impressively, the oldest fort -- the Castillo de San Marcos completed in 1695. Outstanding features are the narrow streets, the simple wooden storefronts and the blocks of finely preserved ancient homes and churches.

Visitors especially enjoy strolling on St. George Street where the Spanish Quarter is located. The Spanish Quarter features restored buildings and gardens where early settlers and soldiers lived with their families more than two hundred and fifty years ago. It is easy to imagine life in the 18th century as one wanders over bumpy and uneven paths past dwellings where craftspeople dressed in period clothing recreated their daily lives.