Laid Back Tourism (St. Augustine)

Member Name: jeffsumm

Product:	St. Augustine
Date:	05/11/00 (87 review reads)
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Advantages: Has something for everyone

Disadvantages: none

St. Augustine is the oldest city in America, established by the Spanish half a century before the English arrived. It was founded by Ponce de Leon, a Spanish explorer who went looking throughout Florida for the Fountain of Youth.

Today St. Augustine is a blend of cheesy tourist traps and mellow, low key tourism. If you are into seeing a Spanish fort and a cheesy mock-up of a fountain of youth (the water is a bit brackish), you certainly can find such entertainment there. If you want to hang out and be catered to in a more normal way than the rest of Florida will, visit the downtown area and just relax.

There's something for everyone here. If you are driving in the area, it's a nice place to stop.

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