Colonial Quarter

Originally opened as an attraction in 1963, the Colonial Quarter has been revamped and is once again a staple of the local tourist itinerary. Through living interpreters, historical immersion ,and recreated buildings, the outdoor museum brings history to life. Entertainment ...

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 ...

Colonial Industrial Quarter

1741 - 1800

“They have carried the mechanical Arts to greater Perfection here than in any Place which I have seen.”

John Adams to Abigail Adams

April, 1777

Early Industrial History

By 1745, only four years after they founded Bethlehem (1741), the Moravians, a modern ...