St. Augustine City Self-Guided Walking Audio Tour

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Castillo de San Marcos National Monument

  Our tour begins in the parking lot beside the Castillo de San Marcos, located at 1 South Castillo Dr. If you’re not there already, you should head there now. Note: The tour is over 1.7 miles long, with more than 33 audio stories, and takes about 2-3 hours to complete. Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 2

  The Old City Gates. Built in 1808, these used to be the main way to enter or exit St Augustine.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3

  We’re standing in front of the St Augustine Pirate and Treasure Museum. If scoundrels of the high seas are your thing, tap Learn More to hear about the museum.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 4

  Founder Juan Genopoly wanted to give back to his community, who had worked hard to earn their place here. How hard, you might wonder? Well Genopoly was one of thousands of indentured servants who arrived here on the promise of owning land in exchange for unpaid labor. Of those thousands, only 600 survived the brutal plantation work.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 5

  Although it might not seem like much on the outside, the inside is covered in Byzantine-style frescoes. These ornate murals are dedicated to the first colony of Greek people who inhabited America.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 6

  This grand building with gold trim is unlike anything else we’ll see in St. Augustine. That’s the way Henry Flagler intended it! Flagler, a wealthy New Yorker, didn’t think much of this city when he first visited.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 7
  Governor's House Cultural Center & Museum

  The tradition of inhabiting the governor’s house would go on until 1811. The building has seen several remodels and uses since then, transforming into a post office, headquarters for Civil War troops, and finally—a museum!

  10 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 8
  Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine

  Its congregation is as old as this city. How can that be? Well, on that fateful day back in 1565 when the Spanish conquistador planted the Spanish flag on this shore, a priest approached him after his victory. Father Lopez carried a hefty cross on his shoulders and offered it to the conqueror, all the while singing a hymn.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket not included
• 9
  Bridge of Lions

  That bridge, marked by a large marble statue of a lion up ahead, is the Bridge of Lions

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• How To Access: After booking, you’ll get an email and text with setup instructions and password (search “audio tour” in emails and texts). • Download the separate tour app by Action • Enter the password sent by email and text. • MUST download the tour while in strong wifi/cellular. • Works offline after download.
• How to start touring: Open Action’s separate audio tour guide app once onsite. • If there is just one tour, launch it. • If multiple tour versions exist, launch the one with your planned starting point and direction.
• Go to the starting point No one will meet you at the start. This tour is self-guided Enter the first story’s point and the audio will begin automatically Follow the audio cues to the next story, which will also play automatically. Enjoy hands-free exploring. If you face audio issues, contact support. Stick to the tour route & speed limit for the best experience.
• Travel worry-free: Use the tour app anytime, on any day, and over multiple days. Start and pause the tour whenever you like, taking breaks and exploring side excursions at your own pace. Skip anything you don’t care about or explore bonus content for everything that interests you

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