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Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument is a sightseeing stop in St. Augustine, FL. Cost: under $25.
1 South Castillo Drive · St. Augustine, FL
Why you should go…
Spain built this fort between 1672 and 1695, and the National Park Service calls it the oldest masonry fortification in the continental United States. You cross a drawbridge over a dry moat to explore the casemates, the courtyard and the gun deck lined with cannons. The walls are coquina, a shell stone that absorbed English cannonballs during a 1702 siege instead of shattering. Rangers and volunteers in period dress stage musket or cannon demonstrations on select days.
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- #spanish fort
- #historic site
- #cannon firing
- #st. augustine history
What's around here?
The closest stops to Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, ordered by straight-line distance.
