St. Augustine Day Trip

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St. Augustine wears its centuries openly, and the Castillo de San Marcos is its anchor: a coquina fort, built from broken shells and mortar, that guarded Matanzas Bay through Spanish, English and American rule. Guests say you feel the history in every step, and the views from the top over the harbor and old town repay the climb. St. George Street strings colonial architecture together with ice cream shops and pubs, and parking near the fort runs scarce, so the city garage earns its fee.

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1921 Mount Dora

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Modern Florida cooking in a historic 1921 house, and the meal feels personal rather than formal.

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