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St. Augustine, Florida
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There’s no shortage of things for history lovers to do in St. Augustine, which is considered to be the country’s oldest continuously inhabited city. Visitors can discover over 450 years of history at famed sites including Castillo de San Marcos (the oldest masonry fort in the continental United States) and Fort Matanzas. Tours of the Old Jail, which housed St. Augustine’s most violent criminals from 1891 to 1953, depart daily, and a visit to the 1874 St. Augustine Lighthouse – which preserves the area’s maritime history – is also a must. The Lightner Museum, which occupies the former Hotel Alcazar, oozes history with its unique collection of Gilded Age antiques.