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Colonial QuartervsThe Ximenez-Fatio House
Both Colonial Quarter and The Ximenez-Fatio House are rated very highly by writers. Overall, Colonial Quarter ranks significantly higher than The Ximenez-Fatio House. Colonial Quarter ranks #4 in Saint Augustine with positive reviews from 6 publications like Travel + Leisure, Frommer's and Fodor's.
Colonial Quarter
Fodor's
Travel + Leisure
Michelin Guide
Where
Frommer's
33 St. George Street, Saint Augustine, FL 32084
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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
The Ximenez-Fatio House Fodor's Michelin Guide Where
20 Aviles Street, Saint Augustine, FL 32084
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Fodor's "Built as a merchant's house and store in 1798, the place became a boardinghouse in the 1800s and has been restored to look like it did during its inn days." Full review
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Docents lead you around the property; be sure to look at the fascinating St. Augustine street scenes, painted in 1854 by an itinerant artist.
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"Today the house is restored to reflect the period between 1830 and 1850; individual rooms are furnished as if to accommodate 19C boarders." Full review
Where "Built as a merchant's home in 1798 and later a fashionable boarding house, the Ximenez-Fatio house is a museum today." Full review
