St. Augustine, Florida: The Oldest City in the U.S.!

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Did you know that St. Augustine, Florida is the oldest city in the United States of America?! 🤯

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Here are some incredible things you can do to take a walk down history here! 👇

🚗 Aviles Street is the oldest street in America, appearing on maps from the 1580s!
🛠️ The Castillo de San Marcos is the oldest masonry fort in the continental United States, it opened in 1695!
✨ Hotel Ponce de Leon (now Flagler College) was one of the first concrete-poured building in the world! It became one of the most famous hotels of the Gilded Age, and was considered the most luxurious hotel of its time when it was completed in 1888.
🏠 The Oldest House Museum is home to the González-Alvarez House, built in the 1720s.
✝️ The National Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche was originally built in 1609 in honor of Our Lady of La Leche and is the oldest shrine in the United States!
🖼️ @lightner_museum (located in the former Hotel Alcazar, built in 1888) offers an immersive experience of art, architecture, history, and design.
🚶🏻‍♀️In St. Augustine’s early days, St. George Street was the main street, and today the pedestrian thoroughfare is still considered the heart of the city.
⛪️ The Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine is the oldest Catholic church in the city and the oldest parish in the country!
🌿 The live oaks that line picturesque Magnolia Ave are over a century old (and don’t miss the Old Senator live oak tree in St. Augustine… it’s over 600 years old!)

There’s so much more history to experience, too! The oldest wooden school house, the fabled fountain of youth, the Old Jail, the list goes on and on! 😍

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