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ST. AUGUSTINE & PONTE VEDRA

Ready for some oddities? Then don’t miss DINE AND PLAY
the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium. A Recently Named No. 1 Foodie Town in
collection of the bizarre and mysterious, the the South by Southern Living magazine,
Odditorium’s newest addition is the Jungle St. Augustine visitors are making food
Room, where guests can play hands-on adventures a growing part of their stay.
games or create their own jungle apparel Restaurants include influences from Spain,
while dancing to jungle sounds and tones. France, Italy and Greece, reflecting the area’s
Ripley’s also has Red Train tours, ghost train history. Add spice to your life with the locally
tours and mini golf. grown datil pepper, found in many local
Get behind the scenes—or, actually, restaurants’ prepared dishes. It’s hot stuff!
behind the seas—with the Behind the Seas The St. Augustine Distillery uses Florida-
Park Pass at Marineland Dolphin Adventure, grown ingredients to make small-batch
which is now part of Dolphin Discovery. whiskey, rum, vodka and other drinks. Tours
Behind the Seas allows guests to go “below and free samples are available. Newer wine
the decks” through the history of Marineland rooms around town include the Carrera
and see hundreds of exotic species. Wine Cellar (featuring themed wine
From late November to Feb. 2, St. Augustine classes), Casa de Vino 57, and the St. George
shows off its beauty in Nights of Lights, Inn wine bar, Bin 39. Craft beer tap rooms in
during which millions of lights adorn the town include Dog Rose Brewing Co., Ancient
city’s buildings, homes and parks. The lights City Brewing, Old Coast Ales, and Bog
are over the Bridge of Lions, and cover Brewing Company.
St. Augustine’s Spanish Colonial architec- For drinks with a view, the Tini Martini Bar
ture, sidewalks, rooftops, hotels and public on the front veranda of the Casablanca Inn has
ST. AUGUSTINE LIGHTHOUSE & MUSEUM •
spaces, for a 20-block light show. Now in its a full martini and bar selection and provides a
ST. AUGUSTINE, PONTE VEDRA & THE BEACHES CVB
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26 year, last year Nights of Lights was listed scenic view of the Matanzas River and the
by National Geographic among the top Bridge of Lions. Nearby, Prohibition Kitchen
FEATURED LINKS
10 holiday light displays from around on St. George Street features flapper dresses,
the world. speakeasies, moonshine and swing.
St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra & The Beaches:
FloridasHistoricCoast.com
ST. AUGUSTINE DISTILLERY • FLORIDASHISTORICCOAST.COM/STACEY SATHER Castillo de San Marcos: nps.gov/casa
Colonial Quarter: colonialquarter.com
Dolphin Discovery:
dolphindiscovery.com/florida-st-augustine
Flagler College Legacy Tour:
legacy.flagler.edu
Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park:
fountainofyouthflorida.com
Nights of Lights:
floridashistoriccoast.com/nights-lights
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium:
ripleys.com/staugustine
St. Augustine Alligator Farm and
Zoological Park: alligatorfarm.com
St. Augustine Distillery:
staugustinedistillery.com
St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime
Museum: staugustinelighthouse.org
St. Augustine Pirate & Treasure Museum:
thepiratemuseum.com
San Sebastian Winery:
sansebastianwinery.com
The Tasting Tours: thetastingtours.com
Villa Zorayda: villazorayda.com
Whetstone Chocolate Factory:
whetstonechocolates.com
World Golf Hall of Fame:
worldgolfhalloffame.org

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