Free St Augustine Walking Tour

Now that you have found the right place for Cheap Hotels in St Augustine, let’s see if we can help you to continue saving money when you get to town. Although in general St Augustine is an affordable vacation destination, free is definitely better than affordable. Most guest visit the old city to discover history. Luckily most of these attractions are centered around downtown St Augustine and are all within walking distance. Below is the top 5 free sites to see when creating your own walking tour.

1. Castillo De San Marco: Although there is a small admission price to enter the fort, you can view most of it from the outside at no charge. In fact you can walk right up to the stone walls and experience the boundaries invader faced throughout history.

2. Public Burying Grounds: Another big draw for vacations to St Augustine is the haunted stories and ghost tours. Ghost tours themselves are generally around $10 but make your own and go for Free! The Public Burying Grounds are just across from the Castillo and catch it around dusk for an unusually creepy feel.

3. Old St Augustine City Gates: Right across from the Public Burying Grounds you’ll find the old city gates. Great chance to take some photos. Interesting side note is old developers wanted to tear the gates down and the women of St Augustine came together to stop that from happening.

4. St George Street: The old main street of St Augustine. After passing through the city gates head straight ahead and do some window shopping. Along this stretch of avenue you can view several sites including our 5th free stop on your walking tour.

5. The Oldest School House: You can head inside for just a few bucks, or peak in the windows and snap some photos for free. This old wooden school house is the oldest standing school in the country.

All of the sites listed above are pretty close to each other so you can knock out this free walking tour in an hour. Add a few dollars to the budget and you could make a day out of it. If you haven’t found your place to stay in the old city, visit us online at St Augustine Hotels Cheap.