Old City Gates

Explore St. Augustine in a unique way with a self-guided walking tour on your phone. Enjoy GPS navigation to each location with professionally narrated spooky stories about ghosts from the town's past. Stop and start the tour as you please to investigate spots closer or grab a local bite. Meet the famous ghosts of St. Augustine by opening the app at the meeting point. Walk from location to location as spooky music plays in the background and sinister stories of ghosts and hauntings are shared through your smartphone. Visit the Huguenot Cemetery from the outside and learn of the spirits that are said to live there. Hear of the shocking history of the Old City Gates, get scared outside the oldest wooden schoolhouse, and revel in many more frights. Stop the tour and grab a drink at a local haunted bar if you please. Start the tour up again whenever you're ready to continue, even in the middle of the night.

Join a gastronomic experience in St. Augustine with this guided walking tour. Explore the historic downtown district by walking through the narrow, cobblestone streets of the oldest town in the States. Delve into the city's culinary scene by savoring a glass of wine, 2 cocktails, and lots of food. Meet your guide and walk past outdoor cafe tables lining the streets and bougainvillea climbing storied walls. Stop at 3 of the city’s best venues to enjoy wine tastings, charcuterie boards, and colorful cocktails. Between delicious drinks and food, view sites such as the Old City Gates, the fort of Castillo de San Marcos, Plaza de la Constitución, and America’s oldest thoroughfare, Aviles Street.

Start by downloading the Action Tour Guide app, which will function as your personal tour guide, audio tour, and map all in one. Note: This 1.8 mile-long tour covers the essentials of St Augustine in 1 hour. Your journey into the historic heart of St. Augustine begins at the formidable Castillo de San Marcos. Here, you’ll uncover the details of the many battles between the English and the Spanish that raged here throughout history. Next, take a peek at the Old City Gates before heading into Old City itself. Visit the oldest wooden schoolhouse in the country, then meander along St. George Street, the bustling heart of St. Augustine! As you explore the rich historic district, you’ll be treated to tales of the city’s past, from its transition from Spanish to American rule to a devastating epidemic and more. Plus, you’ll pass plenty of eye-popping architecture, like the Memorial Presbyterian Church and Flagler College's beautiful campus. And you won’t want to miss the breathtaking Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine! As you stroll through the Plaza de la Constitución, you’ll uncover more of this city’s history, including a fight for civil rights, the tale of an ill-fated explorer, and much more. At last, you’ll walk alongside the river, taking in Instagram-worthy views and delving into St. Augustine’s wartime stories. Your tour leads you back to Castillo de San Marcos and concludes at the same place where it began.

Explore St. Augustine's darker side with a self-guided haunted walking tour of the city using an audioguide and app. Known as America’s oldest city, learn about the many strange, creepy, and bizarre legends that come with that title from your audioguide. Start your audioguide and follow the designated route to hear the ghostly stories of St. Augustine. Learn about the final resting place of famous spirits at the Huguenot and Tolomato Cemeteries, and about the residents who never left home, Catalina and Bridgette. As you walk along, hear haunted tales about the Old City Gates, bootlegging at the Casablanca Inn, the Ghost of Henry Flagner, and a few other lost souls of Flagler College. The story behind the party loving spirit at Bayfront Marin House Inn and The Phantom Cries of Casa De La Paz leave you wanting more. Take in the historical buildings and hear of the shadowy paranormal figures still allegedly lurking at Randolph's Casa de Suenos, the Scarlett O’Hara Pub, and the Penny Farthing Peace and Plenty Inns. Discover the strange and popular legend of the the Unknown Spirit of the Gonzalez-Alvarez House, a shadowy, male figure in the halls, the St. Augustine Monster, and, possibly the most famous haunted location in St. Augustine, the St. Augustine Lighthouse. Finally, head to the Castillo de San Marcos, the oldest masonry fort in the United States, which, with all the different faces and purposes the fort saw throughout its life, has become home to an abundance of spirits. Dare to be spooked on this fun and informative self-guided tour of St. Augustine.