Unique things to do in St. Augustine

St Augustine Land and Sea Tours the perfect way to experience St Augustine for those that would like to keep walking to a minimum. The one hour narrated golf cart tour allows you to get up close to all the amazing landmarks the oldest city has to offer with live commentary from your city certified tour guide/driver. You will board your golf cart at the Plaza de la Constitucion. After a short introduction, your tour will proceed by the waterfront with maginifecnt views of the Matanzas Harbor and the Bridge of Lions. The tour will pass in front of the Castillo de San Marcos on its way to The Mision Nombre de Dios site where the city founder, Pedro Menendez de Aviles, first arrived. You will then drive by Fountain of Youth, Magnolia Street and the Old Jail site. Once downtown, your tour will pass by the former Hotel Ponce de Leon, Alcazar and Casa Monica hotels and then by the Governors House and down Aviles Street ( Oldest street in the US). You will be in the oldest part of town where you will be able to observe examples of Spanish and British colonial architecture. Before returning to the Plaza, you will drive by the Flagler Memorial Presbyterian Church and the outside of the Hotel Ponce de Leon where the largest collection of in use Louis Comfort Tiffany stained glass windows collection may be observed. For private tours please call us

Cook with a French chef who has produced the Emmy-winning television series Martha Stewart Living and won the James Beard Award for Lidia Bastianich’s PBS series, Lidia’s Italy. Chef AlexG will teach you classic French cooking techniques as you prepare a delicious heathy meal from local, seasonal ingredients. You will enjoy a glass of wine from his cellar with your recipe tasting. Chef AlexG will custom-design a menu to accommodate your favorites and avoid ingredients you don’t want in your meal. Check out our site, ChefAlexG, and our YouTube Channel, CulturedAndCured. We offer several formulas for this experience. When you book through Airbnb, you are paying for the basic experience (Option 1). Options 2 and 3 are upgrades. Contact us for details, or visit ChefAlexG on the web. We also offer a private couples special. Chef AlexG is also available to come to your vacation rental and prepare a meal for you in the comfort of your home away from home. Please note: You can book a Private Class for your own group on a date listed as Public, if there are no other bookings on that date. If a class date is unbooked and listed as Private, it can be changed to a Public class upon request. Feel free to reach out to us if you don't see the date you'd like to book listed on our calendar. For more info, visit ChefAlexG on the web, or contact him at his g-mail address, ChefAlexG60.

This two hour excursion for up to 6 passengers will include the St. Augustine bayfront area, local waterways and a foray offshore (weather permitting) in search of Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins, sea turtles, manatees and a variety of bird species. **5 pm to 7 pm trips from November 28-January 31 will combine the dolphin tour, sunset and a dazzling historic bayfront holiday "Nights of Lights" tour**

HISTORY COMES ALIVE This experience will be the highlight of your visit, as you'll explore America’s oldest city on your journey through St Augustine's most important historic locations. DON'T SEE YOUR PREFERRED DATE? No worries! From the experience page, select 'Request Availability'. From there, simply complete your request. I will do everything I can to provide you the experience you desire! SET YOU UP FOR SUCCESS In addition to learning St Augustine's history, you'll also walk away with great ideas of what to do during your stay to help create your best memories! WHAT WE'LL COVER - St Augustine's discovery by Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon. - Its first settlement by Admiral Pedro Menendez de Aviles. - The amazing role Henry Flagler played in making St Augustine, and Florida, a tourist destination. - The significant role St Augustine played in the Civil Rights Act becoming a Law. MORE STUFF We will walk approximately one mile on mostly flat land, and the entire tour takes place outside, rain or shine, unless we are having storms making it unsafe. We will communicate any weather issues or concerns.

Beer. History. Do we need to say more?! Take a fun and fascinating step back into Florida history with our St Augustine Ale Trail Craft Beer & History Experience! On this uniquely curated experience, you and your licensed, knowledgeable guide will stroll around the charming streets of St. Augustine, the oldest city in the nation, discovering some of our favorite Florida craft beers. Learn about the early days of St. Augustine and how the business of beer has evolved in the Sunshine State. See for yourself why we are one of the fastest growing and most highly regarded beer producing regions in the country. As part of this journey, we will visit notable landmarks, unique brewpubs, and state-of-the-art tap rooms, all while discovering 450 years of amazing St. Augustine history. Hear tales of coastal Florida’s brewing past and visions of its promising future while sampling an abundance of delicious beer along the way. Book Your St Augustine Beer Tour today.

Let’s go explore America’s oldest city and learn about the three different countries that controlled St. Augustine for most of the past 450 years. You will walk along our famous harbor and see the oldest masonry fort in America. Get to know the oldest grid system in our country, while walking the same streets as people like buccaneer Robert Searle, Henry Flagler, Theodore Roosevelt, Robert Frost and even Martin Luther King Jr did many years ago. We want you to get familiar with the city so you can go off and experience everything St. Augustine has to offer!

At Wild Sol Kayaking Adventures we offer sunrise, sunset, and daytime nature kayaking experiences. We are set up to launch out near the St Augustine Lighthouse and explore the local intracoastal waterways where we frequently see dolphins, sea turtles, a variety of birds, and always the healing nature of the water. Weather is a crucial role in the experience. The wind must be 5mph or less for beginner paddlers. 10 mph or less for intermediate paddlers, and anything over 10 mph would be for advanced paddlers only.

Note: The price is per person. As we walk around the city, I will take beautiful photos of you and your loved ones by the ocean, downtown in the Plaza, and along tree-lined streets with unique doors and historic homes. I will also share history about St. Augustine and the Northeast Florida area. (I have eaten at almost every restaurant downtown, so I can recommend great places to eat and drink after the shoot!) I will send you 25 - 40 photos of you and/or your loved ones within 48 hours. It's a great way to celebrate a special event like an anniversary, a proposal or if you just want photos of your vacation! To see more of my work, please go to @thebirdsandtheirdreams. As we move into the hotter months, please bring water or something to hydrate as we walk around. Mornings and evenings are better in terms of weather and lighting. **Tips are not necessary but appreciated! **If you are bringing a dog or other pet, please add them as an "infant" when you book. It's a lower price but pets do need to be added.

We will start from my Airbnb and will get acclimated with the electric bikes. After 30 mins of getting use to the e-bikes and the controls we will head out to the ocean. Timing is important as it has to be low tide. This is where the fun starts. We will cycle past the pier and provide commentary on Martin Luther King - MLK and his accomplishments. We will cycle on the beach going north past the state park for another 4 miles to the inlet. You will be able to see the wildlife, including gopher turtles and dolphins and birds. We will be in a pristine environment with no one around, just the beautiful ocean and sounds. It will be like being on a private island with just sand dunes and the ocean. You are welcome to swim in the many warm wade pools and the ocean. Beach towels will be provided. After cycling on the sandy beach for about an hour, watching the boats and fisherman, we will head to the Lighthouse park. There will be a delicious picnic provided at the covered awnings in the park where we will refresh ourselves. We will tour around the park for about hour and then cycle through some magnificent secluded streets covered in oaks. After which we will head home and see the sunset from the roof deck.

Private relaxing boating experience. We cruise the calm waters surrounding St Augustine. We will look for dolphin, birds, other wildlife while we take in the historic waterfront sites of St Augustine. We provide soft drinks and snacks. Feel free to bring a bottle of wine. We have a corkscrew and glasses. This 90 minute experience is private. It’s just your private group. This is a great cruise for two or as a group up to 6 guests. Pricing $125 per guest with discounts for 3 or more guests Discounts 3-4 guests 20% 5-6 guests 40% Request a 90 min Sunset Cruise by messaging us.

This experience is a celebration of authentic Italian pizza and the history that has shaped one of the world's most iconic dishes! Unlike the carry-out and delivery pizzas available on every corner, guests will learn how to create genuine Italian pizza, including dough made from scratch and homemade tomato sauce. Guests will be actively involved in creating their personal pizzas and learning the techniques required to recreate them in the comfort of their own homes over and over. The host, who grew up in the Italian countryside making homemade pizzas under the tutelage of Italian relatives, will explain every step of the baking process and the secret tips and tricks that have been passed down through families for generations. The goal is that no matter what tools are available to the guests at home, they will leave the class feeling confident about duplicating their pizza results again. After learning how to create both pizzas and a traditional Italian appetizer, guests will leave full of good food and with a copy of the recipes they've just cooked to take with them!

This experience will provide guests with a personal insight into traditional European food, from how to create it, to its history, to the nuances of its ingredients. Guests should feel not only that they just learned new things that they can incorporate into their cooking at home, but also as if they just stepped into a mini European vacation! The experience will involve both watching and interacting. The host, a German-born chef, will provide step-by-step instructions on how to make popular German dishes and encourage the guests to get involved and help with the process. With a host who has firsthand knowledge of European cuisine, guests will be treated to traditional knowledge, history, and music while they cook. At the end, the guests can enjoy the fruits of their labor and chow down on their gourmet creations. They'll also be sent on their way with copies of the recipes of the meals they just perfected so they can recreate them at home over and over again!

Captivate yourself in St. Augustine’s history while learning the art of photography as you are guided through America's oldest Spanish colonial settlement. This visually rich two-hour experience gives you a true incentive for future photo possibilities here, and wherever you travel on your future photo adventure.. Evening light brings out the best in architectural details, you will see the historic city in ways you wouldn’t expect. The walk includes the 1800’s Flagler Hotels and the strikingly beautiful Spanish, Moorish, Italian, and Baroque style 1889 Memorial Presbyterian Church.

Meet over coffee or tea at the Ancient City Brunch Bar for a sit down discussion about camera and cell phone functions. Then you will be immersed in St. Augustine’s history while learning the art of photography as you are guided through the oldest neighborhood in America. . Combining historical narrative and visually rich nooks & crannies, charming historic buildings, capture the distinct beauty through the lens of a camera and/or cell phone. Patricia will expand upon your inner artistic expression through composition tutorials. All tours are fine-tuned for the casually interested, aspiring photographer, professional photographers and all the creative souls in between. These are skills that can be utilized beyond our brick-lined streets.

This experience is a celebration of authentic Italian food, history, and culture. It's not just about the meals, but also the atmosphere -- guests will step into the sights, sounds, smells, and tastes of the Mediterranean for the evening! Not only will guests get to eat a made-from-scratch dinner, but they will also be personally involved in creating the dishes and learning the techniques required to recreate them in the comfort of their own homes over and over. The host, who grew up in the Italian countryside making homemade meals from scratch under the tutelage of Italian relatives, will explain the cooking process, the history, the culture, and the secret tips and tricks that have been passed down through families for generations. Guests will leave full of good food and with a copy of the recipes they've just cooked to take home!