Fort Mose Historic State Park

In 1693 King Charles II of Spain decreed runaway slaves were to be given sanctuary in his colonies. Black fugitives from the British Colonies made their way south and fought against a British attack on St. Augustine. In 1728 the ...

Fort Matanzas National Monument

This National Monument commemorates the killing of nearly 250 French Huguenots by the Spanish, an act that gave the river and inlet the name Matanzas, Spanish for "slaughters." Spanish officials built a fort at the site 175 years later to ...

Colonial Spanish Quarter

Encompassing a city block, visitors to the Colonial Spanish Quarter Museum experience a time when St. Augustine was a remote outpost of the Spanish Empire. Through its surroundings and costumed living history interpreters, the Colonial Spanish Quarter illustrates the life ...

Cathedral Basilica

The Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine is home to the oldest Catholic parish in the United States. Parish records date back to at least 1596; any earlier records would have been destroyed by fire in 1586, when Sir Francis Drake ...

Castillo de San Marcos

A few years after Menendez founded St. Augustine in 1565, a wooden fort was built near the site of the present Castillo. Since Spain controlled Florida, officials initially saw no reason to build strong forts there. In the years that ...

Plaza Fernandina / Old Town Fernandina

Old Town Fernandina was laid out by the Spanish in 1811, and was the last town in the Western Hemisphere to be platted by the Laws of the Indies developed by the Spanish government to guide settlement and town planning ...

Mala Compra

Four miles south of Marineland is the site of an archaeological project to excavate and preserve the remains of Mala Compra, the 19th century plantation belonging to the nation's first Hispanic Congressman and first Delegate from the territory of Florida, ...

Flagler Beach Historical Museum

Flagler Beach Historical Museum, a quaint and intimate community museum, chronicles the history of Flagler Beach and Flagler County. Aiming to act as a physical and social archive for preservation of the history of Flagler Beach, the museum collects artifacts ...

B-52 Memorial Park

B-52 Memorial Park was dedicated to the 306th Bomb Wing and to the residents of Orlando. The dedication was made in recognition of the relationship between the Orlando community and the military.

Between 1957 and 1974, the 306th Bomb Wing was ...

The Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens

The Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens, located in Winter Park, is the former home of the Czech-American artist, Albin Polasek (1879-1965). The museum consists of the house, chapel, gallery, and gardens.

Albin Polasek bought the property in 1949 and ...