Colonial Quarter
Experience Centuries of St. Augustine
PUBLIC TOURS
Your visit to the Nation's Oldest City isn't complete without a visit to the Colonial Quarter!
Join us daily for scheduled public guided tours and self-guided tours—included in your admission ticket—as you journey through centuries of St. Augustine's rich history right in the heart of the downtown historic district.
Explore our two acres of living history at your own leisure or join in a public tour with a personal tour guide and be regaled with tales of St. Augustine past as you're led through interactive activities coupled with edutaining narrative.
Experience this and much more!
- Take part in a musket drill in the 17th Century Spanish Fortified Town
- Climb to the top of our interpretation 17th century watchtower for a stunning view of the Castillo de San Marcos and the bayfront
- Dig into archaeological evidence where one of St. Augustine's elusive first wooden forts likely stood
- Experience 16th Century boatbuilding and blacksmithing from the 1600s
- See historic preservation at work in the original 1740s de Mesa-Sanchez House
- Learn about the melting pot of cultures that left their mark on St. Augustine from Native Americans and Minorcans to the Spanish, British and African-Americans
The Quadrants
Demonstration Schedule
- Orientation Walks
11 a.m./1 p.m./2 p.m./4 p.m.
Meet at the Town Plaza for a guided tour
- Militia Drills
10:30 a.m./12:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m./4:30
Meet at the 17th Century Gunsmith's Shop
- Blacksmith Demonstrations
11:30 a.m./1:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m./5:00 p.m.
Meet at the 17th Century Blacksmith's Shop
- Meet the Shipwright
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily
In the 16th Century First City
