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Old Town Trolley Tours St Augustine
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Old Town Trolley Tours: With nearly 500 years of history, including rule by Spain, Britain, and the U.S., St. Augustine is full of sights and attractions that entertain and educate. For over 30 years, Old Town Trolley has provided tours highlighting the best of the city.
Hop aboard one of our trolleys and you’ll experience Transportainment®, a delightful combination of transportation and entertainment.
Visit St. Augustine’s best Museums: The Old Jail, Oldest Store Museum Experience and St. Augustine History Museum.
Old Town Trolley Tours: With nearly 500 years of history, including rule by Spain, Britain, and the U.S., St. Augustine is full of sights and attractions that entertain and educate. For over 30 years, Old Town Trolley has provided tours highlighting the best of the city.
The Old Jail: Built by Henry Flagler in 1891 and placed on the National Registry of Historic Places in 1987, the Jail was operational for more than 60 years and housed 72 prisoners at a time.
Oldest Store Museum Experience: Our local actors and storytellers make this tour with the items and inventions from the turn-of-the-century come to life!
St. Augustine History Museum: A combination of historical displays and private collections bring over 400 years of Florida history to life.
Relive the story of the first settlement in North America as you visit Castillo de San Marcos, the Spanish fort built in the 17th century. Visit the world famous spring that Ponce de Leon deemed the Fountain of Youth, where you can actually sample the water. Explore the site of the first Mass in America at the Mission of Nombre de Dios. Experience early St. Augustine as you tour old St. Augustine Village, featuring houses from the 18th and 19th centuries.
Old Town Trolley Tours makes many stops including the Old Jail, St. Augustine History Museum, Potter’s Wax Museum, the Spanish Military Hospital, and the Ximenez-Fatio House. You’ll also see the Gonzalez-Alvarez House, the oldest documented colonial house in Florida, lived in by British, Spanish and American colonists. Visit the San Sebastian Winery; Explore Flagler College, built by Henry Morrison Flagler, an industrialist, railroad pioneer and oil magnate, who originally used the building as a hotel then known as Ponce de Leon hotel.
There’s no better way to see all the St. Augustine attractions than with Old Town Trolley Tours Look for the orange and green trolleys for the best sightseeing tour in town!
Take a guided tour led by the “jailers” for a compelling look at the cells where imprisoned men and women once lived, the maximum security area reserved for the most nefarious criminals and a collection of weapons.
Visitors can also take a look at the cell blocks, gallows and sheriff’s quarters. See where the sheriff, his wife and children lived, right upstairs from the prisoners, and how they used their own kitchen to prepare meals for the inmates. A tour through this attraction will show visitors what life was like as an inmate and how the Old Jail helped shape St. Augustine’s history.
Watch in amazement as our friendly clerks, butcher and snake oil salesman demonstrate the very latest inventions for turn-of-the-century living. Meet the proprietor, Mr. C.F. Hamblen. Step back in time and discover the latest and best time saving miracles from 1900!
Henry Flagler was a powerhouse and catalyst for change in the real estate and transportation industries. His contributions to Florida are documented and displayed throughout the St. Augustine History Museum. As you tour through, you’ll also see authentic artifacts, unpublished photographs and learn about the evolution of St. Augustine and Florida under Spanish and British rule. More than 400 years of history is on display including toys and dolls from the early 19th and 20th centuries, a replica of a Spanish galleon and real gold, silver and jewelry found in lost treasures off the Florida coast. Housed on the Old Jail, the museum offers another level of insight into Florida’s past.
Hop on and off at any of our 22 convenient stops.
Stop 1 – The Old Jail
167 San Marco Ave, St. Augustine, FL 32084
Stop 2 – Visitor Information Center
10 West Castillo Dr, St. Augustine, FL 32084
Stop 3 – Potter’s Wax Museum
31 Orange St, St. Augustine, FL 32084
Stop 4 – The City Gates
3-17 Orange St, St Augustine, FL 32084
Stop 7 – St. George Street
Hypolita & St. George Street
Stop 14 – Plaza de la Constitucion
38 Cathedral Pl, St Augustine, FL 32084
Stop 19 – Old Town Trolley Welcome Center
27 San Marco Ave, St Augustine, FL 32084
Daily. Tours depart continuously every 15 minutes.
Tour length: 90 minutes.
9:00 am to 4:30 pm.
July 4: Last tour is at 3pm.
Thanksgiving: Last tour is at 3pm.
December 24: Last tour is at 3pm.
December 25: Closed.
Reservations are NOT needed or accepted.
Hours of operation may be extended during holiday weekends and during peak season. Please call (904) 829-3800 for details.
First Tour of the Day:
Stop #1: The Old Jail: 9:00 am
Stop #2: Visitors Information Center: 9:07 am
Stop #3: Potter’s Wax Museum: 9:11 am
Stop #4: City Gates: 9:15 am
Stop #5: Colonial Quarter: 9:16 am
Stop #6: Best Western/Bay Views: 9:18 am
Stop #7: St. George Street: 9:22 am
Stop #8: Churches: 9:25 am
Stop #9: Villa Zorayda Museum: 9:30 am
Stop #10: Lightner Museum: 9:35 am
Stop #11: Lincolnville Museum & Cultural Center: 9:50 am
Stop #12: St. Augustine Distillery: 9:40 am
Stop #13: San Sebastian Winery: 9:42 am
Stop #14: Plaza de la Constitucion: 9:50 am
Stop #15: Oldest House: 10:00 am
Stop #16: St. Augustine Municipal Marina: 10:04 am
Stop #17: Castillo de San Marcos: 10:06 am
Stop #18: Ripleys Believe It Or Not: 10:08 am
Stop #19: Old Town Trolley Welcome Center: 10:10 am
Stop #20: Mission of Nombre de Dios: 10:15 am
Stop #21: Old Senator Tree: 10:19 am
Stop #22: Fountain of Youth: 10:22 am
Last Full Tour of the Day:
Please note that guests taking this tour will not be able to use the on/off feature.
Stop #1: The Old Jail: 4:30 pm
Stop #2: Visitors Information Center: 4:37 pm
Stop #3: Potter’s Wax Museum: 4:41 pm
Stop #4: City Gates: 4:45 pm
Stop #5: Colonial Quarter: 4:46 pm
Stop #6: Best Western/Bay Views: 4:48 pm
Stop #7: St. George Street: 4:52 pm
Stop #8: Churches: 4:55 pm
Stop #9: Villa Zorayda Museum: 5:00 pm
Stop #10: Lightner Museum: 5:05 pm
Stop #11: Lincolnville Museum & Cultural Center: 5:20 pm
Stop #12: St. Augustine Distillery: 5:10 pm
Stop #13: San Sebastian Winery: 5:12 pm
Stop #14: Plaza de la Constitucion: 5:20 pm
Stop #15: Oldest House: 5:30 pm
Stop #16: St. Augustine Municipal Marina: 5:34 pm
Stop #17: Castillo de San Marcos: 5:36 pm
Stop #18: Ripleys Believe It Or Not: 5:38 pm
Stop #19: Old Town Trolley Welcome Center: 5:40 pm
Stop #20: Mission of Nombre de Dios: 4:45 pm (Entry gates close at 5pm; 4pm on Sunday)
Stop #21: Old Senator Tree: 5:49 pm
Stop #22: Fountain of Youth: 5:52 pm
Tours depart continuously every 20 minutes.
9:00 am with the last tour departing at 4:30 PM.
December 24: Last tour is at 3pm.
December 25: Closed.
Hours of operation are extended during holiday periods.
Please call (904) 829-3800 for details.
Daily from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
December 24: Last tour is at 3pm.
December 25: Closed.
Self guided tours daily from 8:30 till 4:30 pm.
December 24: Last tour is at 3pm.
*Attraction tickets do not have to be used on the same day.