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country where you can go horseback riding on the beach. Experience
it on Amelia Island where professional guides (and well- trained horses) are waiting for you. ameliahorsebackriding.com
If you’re on Amelia Island during the spring and summer, you can experience one of the most ancient and moving rites of spring. Amelia Island Sea Turtle Watch volunteers monitor and flag nests
and host nest excavations, many of which are open to the public.
ameliaislandseaturtlewatch.com
St. Augustine-The Nation’s Oldest City
As the saying goes “24 miles of beaches and the
rest is history”
Nearby St. Augustine exudes
a playful charm created by a contradiction of Old and New World Influences. Mixed together they create a refreshing mixture
of antiquated romance, youthful vibrance, and Southern sweetness. Evidence of the magic and mystery of St. Augustine is revealed in more than 60 historic sites and attractions. Many of these points
of interest are
tucked along canopied roads of moss-draped oaks. Streets are lined by signature coquina cottages topped with red clay roofs. Two National Monuments reflect the prevalent Spanish and Minorcan heritage: Ihe impenetrable Castillo de San Marcos (1695), the nation’s oldest masonry fortress, and Fort Matanzas (1742) which can be reached only by boat.
Since 1903, visitors have discovered St. Augustine’s past
at the Fountain of
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