Location where Pedro Menendez landed in 1565

Spanish explorer Pedro Menendez de Aviles, with soldiers, priests and colonists, landed here and founded St. Augustine September 8, 1565, making it the oldest continually occupied European settlement in North America.

Customized Sonshine tours can also include:

Colonial Spanish Quarter
Mission of Nombre de Dios
Flagler College
Shops and Restaurants on St. George Street
The Oldest House
The Oldest Wooden School House
Castillo de San Marcos-The Oldest Fort
Oldest Jail and Florida Heritage Museum
Timucua Indian, Spanish-Fort Mose, Florida Cracker-Pioneer, Archaeological Dig Programs
The Oldest Lighthouse
The Fountain of Youth
Tram Tour of St. Augustine