Ponce de Leon's Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park

Within the boundaries of the park, St. Augustine, the oldest continuously occupied European settlement in the continental United States began. In the early 1900s, the property owner began charging admission to drink from spring waters located on the property, and ...

Plaza de la Constitucion

The Plaza de la Constitucion is a reminder of the brief time in 1813 that Spain had a constitutional government. In the center of the Plaza is the Monumento de la Constitucion. Many such monuments were built in 1813, but ...

Pena-Peck House

Florida Spanish Colonial Heritage Trail

The Pena-Peck House was constructed around 1750 by order of the King of Spain as the residence of his royal treasurer, Juan Esteban de Pena. The British governor used the home during the brief British Colonial ...

Fort Mose Historic State Park

In 1693 King Charles II of Spain decreed runaway slaves were to be given sanctuary in his colonies. Black fugitives from the British Colonies made their way south and fought against a British attack on St. Augustine. In 1728 the ...

Colonial Spanish Quarter

Encompassing a city block, visitors to the Colonial Spanish Quarter Museum experience a time when St. Augustine was a remote outpost of the Spanish Empire. Through its surroundings and costumed living history interpreters, the Colonial Spanish Quarter illustrates the life ...

Plaza Fernandina / Old Town Fernandina

Old Town Fernandina was laid out by the Spanish in 1811, and was the last town in the Western Hemisphere to be platted by the Laws of the Indies developed by the Spanish government to guide settlement and town planning ...

Mala Compra

Four miles south of Marineland is the site of an archaeological project to excavate and preserve the remains of Mala Compra, the 19th century plantation belonging to the nation's first Hispanic Congressman and first Delegate from the territory of Florida, ...

B-52 Memorial Park

B-52 Memorial Park was dedicated to the 306th Bomb Wing and to the residents of Orlando. The dedication was made in recognition of the relationship between the Orlando community and the military.

Between 1957 and 1974, the 306th Bomb Wing was ...

The Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens

The Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Gardens, located in Winter Park, is the former home of the Czech-American artist, Albin Polasek (1879-1965). The museum consists of the house, chapel, gallery, and gardens.

Albin Polasek bought the property in 1949 and ...

Grave Site of Stephen C. Foster

Referred to as the "Father of American Music," Stephen Collins Foster was born in Lawrenceville Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh, on July 4, 1826.

Highly educated and influenced musically by both the minstrel shows of the day and classical composition, ...