• Arched walkway with lanterns at the Lightner Museum, St. Augustine, FL

    The Lightner Museum in St. Augustine: Gilded Age Treasures Inside Flagler's Old Hotel Alcazar

    Want to Wander Through a Hotel That Became a Museum? You step through an arch into a courtyard where a stone bridge crosses a little fishpond, and for a second you forget which century you are in. The building around you is grand, red-roofed and Spanish-inspired, with galleries wrapping the space an

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  • Pelican flying over the waves in St. Augustine, FL

    Julington-Durbin Creek Preserve: Marsh Trails, Eagles and Manatees at the Edge of St. Johns County

    Want a Long Walk in the Woods Without Leaving Town? The trail starts under pines and turns into something wilder within a few hundred steps. Palmettos brush your legs. A breeze comes up from the creek, and with it the brackish smell of marsh. Overhead, an osprey circles, and for a moment you forget

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  • Sailboat on a foggy morning in St. Augustine, FL

    Faver-Dykes State Park: Paddling Pellicer Creek and Camping Under the Longleaf Pines

    Looking for a Quiet Paddle South of St. Augustine? You slide the kayak down a short ramp and the water takes it. The creek is dark and still, edged with tall marsh grass that glows gold in the early light. A heron lifts off the bank and flaps slowly ahead of you, as if showing the way. Behind you, t

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