Experts' Choice Award Colonial Quarter
What the experts agree on
This two-acre living history compound lets you experience colonial life across three centuries through hands-on activities like blacksmith demonstrations, musket drills, and climbing the watchtower—a vivid, interactive time-warp through Saint
Fodor's "The 2-acre living history museum gives visitors a vivid sense of life in 16th-, 17th-, and 18th-century." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The city’s Mediterranean roots are most evident; take a time-warp stroll." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"Old and young gradually discover a blacksmith at work in the restored blacksmith's, take part in a musket drill, marvel at the construction of a 16C vessel or climb to the top of the 17C watchtower." Full review
Where "Step back in time with this living history compound that depicts how residents lived from the 16th through 18th centuries." Full review
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Be sure to stop and see the 35-foot-tall replica of a 17th-century watchtower early residents once watched for impending invasions.
Frommer's "A two-acre trip back in time, spanning several centuries of the city's colorful history via interactive attractions and exhibits." Full review
Lonely Planet "Don't miss the the Colonial Quarter, where actors playing blacksmiths, shopkeepers, musicians and musketeers bring 18th-century city to life with demonstrations of their trades, along..."
Old city, new fun: what you should do in St Augustine, Florida
November 3, 2021
