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FEATURED LINKS


                                                                                  ARTS AND CULTURE
                                                                                  Flagler College, St. Augustine
                                                                                  flagler.edu
                                                                                  Jacksonville Jazz Festival
                                                                                  jacksonvillejazzfest.com
                                                                                  Jacksonville Symphony
                                                                                  jaxsymphony.org
                                                                                  Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts,
                                                                                    Jacksonville
                                                                                  timesunioncenter.com
                                                                                  ATTRACTIONS
                                                                                  Old Town Trolley Tours, St. Augustine
                                                                                  trolleytours.com
                                                                                  Ponce de Leon’s Fountain of Youth
                                                                                    Archaeological Park, St. Augustine
                                                                                  fountainofyouthflorida.com
                        ANGEL’S DINER, PUTNAM COUNTY • PUTNAM COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE    Ripley’s Red Train Tours, St. Augustine
                                                                                  ripleys.com/redtrains
         ENTERTAINMENT                      classic movie, starring Bill Murray.  St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum
                                                                                  staugustinelighthouse.org
         In the mood for family fun? Foodie finds?  Duffers might also want to check out an
                                                                                  St. Johns River Taxi & Tours
         History? Northeast Florida has something  original Donald Ross-designed golf course
                                                                                  StJohnsRiverTaxi.com
         for everyone. For instance, you can dine at  in Palatka, due west of Marineland.
         Florida’s oldest diner, Angel’s Diner, in  In Ponte Vedra Beach, Barbara Jean’s on  BEACHES AND OUTDOOR GEMS
         Putnam County. In St. Augustine, foodies  the Water has a great view of the Intracoastal  Amelia River Cruises
         will rejoice at The Floridian Restaurant  Waterway and outdoor seating. Go for  ameliarivercruises.com
         where they can enjoy farm-to-table meals  seafood specials like fried shrimp or catfish,  Marineland Dolphin Adventure, St. Augustine
         with  a  Southern  vibe.  The  restaurant’s  or try Southern comfort food such as  marineland.net
         carefully crafted dishes are sure to please  meatloaf or chicken fried steak.
         meat and non-meat eaters alike.      Jacksonville’s nightlife is filled with  bars,  ENTERTAINMENT
           The St. Augustine Distillery, producing  pubs and live music venues. Bar hop, dance  St. Augustine Distillery
                                                                                  staugustinedistillery.com
         handcrafted, small batch spirits,  opened in  the night away or buy that happy-hour
                                                                                  San Sebastian Winery, St. Augustine
         2014 in a former ice plant. It uses Florida-  cocktail—it’s all ready for the taking in
                                                                                  sansebastianwinery.com
         grown ingredients to make spirits like vodka,  vibrant  neighborhoods  like  Riverside,
         rum and gin. Take advantage of its free tours  downtown, Avondale and San Marco.
                                                                                  ROAD TRIPS
         and complimentary samples. San Sebastian  Jacksonville  is  a  leader  in  Florida’s
                                                                                  Log Cabin Farm, Vineyard & Winery,
         Winery, not far from the St. Augustine Dis-  booming craft beer scene. One way to  Putnam County
         tillery, also conducts free tours and tastings.  experience all it has to offer is on the Jax Ale  logcabinfarmwinery.com
           If you’re all about the food—and let’s face  Trail, a self-guided tour of the city’s award-  Mandarin Museum & Historical Society,
         it, who isn’t?—then sign up for the tour at   winning craft breweries. Grab a Jax Ale Trail  Jacksonville
         St. Augustine’s Whetstone Chocolates. Of  Craft Beer Passport, and get a stamp at each  mandarinmuseum.net
         course, you’ll get mouthwatering samples.  of the local stops, which include Bold City,
                                                                                  SHOPPING
         At Kernel Popper’s Gourmet Popcorn on   Green Room, Pinglehead, Aardwolf, Engine
                                                                                  Riverside Arts Market, Jacksonville
         St. George Street, try samples of caramel sea  15, Veterans United Craft Brewery and
                                                                                  riversideavondale.org/ram-home
         salt, Dr. Pepper or dill pickle popcorn,  Intuition Ale Works. Jacksonville also has a
                                                                                  St. Augustine Outlets
         among its cornucopia of flavors, before  full-scale organic distillery called Manifest
                                                                                  staugoutlets.com
         settling on your favorite.         Distilling.
                                                                                  St. Augustine Premium Outlets
           Golfers and nostalgia lovers will want to  In downtown Fernandina Beach, The
                                                                                  premiumoutlets.com/outlet/st-augustine
         dine at The Murray Brothers Caddyshack  Patio Place provides a comfortable backdrop  St. Johns Town Center, Jacksonville
         Restaurant. It’s a favorite in the World Golf  to indulge in sweet or savory crêpes and sit  simon.com/mall/st-johns-town-center
         Village with plenty of memorabilia from the  outside after a long day on the beach.

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