Anastasia state park and St Augustine

We are from Orlando and have been visiting St. Augustine twice a year for the past twenty years. We have stayed at Bed & Breakfast, hotels and campgrounds. After doing all the attractions and sampled all the restaurants, our favorite thing to do is free, walk all the little streets and enjoy the views. We have trully enjoyed each and every visit.

We have dined at Gypsy Cab Company many times. Always good and consistent.

Osteens if you like fried shrimp. Probably be a line but they turn tables around quickly. Very good red chowder.

Kingfish Grill is a pretty good hole-in-the-wall place for seafood and drinks. It is at the western foot of the bridge over the Tolamato River on A1A. Try to get there a bit before the sun goes down and get a table outside. Nice views.

We enjoyed taking the train tour around town. It gives you an idea of where things are and also some of the history. Your ticket is good all day and you can get off as you wish. We rode it the entire way and then decided what we wanted to explore. We had lunch or coffee and set out again.

There are lots of tourist traps for sure. Pick up various tourist publications and take advantage of some of the coupons available. I think we got free parking with the purchase of our train tickets.

Go to the Fort about 3:00 and hope to get a spot in the parking lot by the fort. Pay for only two hours as the meters are only enforced until then. You would be surprised at the folks who put money in when not needed. This gives you up to two hours to visit the fort, but you probably only need one.

After that, walk over to town without moving your vehicle as you won't find a better spot. If you like Italian, highly recommend Pizzalley's Chianti Room (not the little eatery on St George street). Food is absolutely excellent and very well priced. We ordered lasagna and sausage calzone. Meals were so big we ate about 1/4 of the lasagna and the calzone. What was left of the lasagna was enough for the next nights meal.

The fort is good. The Mill Top for a sandwich, adult beverage, and Florida Folk music. The rest of old town is pretty much tourist trap stuff.