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Fountain Of Youth, Jacksonville, FL

  • Address 11 Magnolia Avenue
    St. Augustine, FL 32084
    United States
  • Phone number+1 904 829 3168

Approximately 35 miles south of Jacksonville is where the Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon is believed to have come ashore on April 2, 1513 in search of an elusive fountain of youth. The Landmark Cross, consisting of 27 different stone slabs, is on display. Stroll through the excavations of the original colony of St. Augustine, the continent's first European settlement. The planetarium outlines Ponce de Leon's voyage using celestial navigation.

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yelp Reviews (8 Reviews) Top

Lesley S.

(Rating: 3.0) 

by Lesley S. on March 18, 2010

You know one of those places that you go just to say you've been. This is one of those. I love history. Seriously love it. If I wasn't suppose to be...

Ron W.

(Rating: 2.0) 

by Ron W. on February 12, 2010

We hit the Fountain of Youth on a gross, cold, rainy afternoon and this may have impacted our visit - but my overall impression was that this is a tourist...

CHRISTINA C.

(Rating: 5.0) 

by CHRISTINA C. on February 7, 2010

I guess I am alone in thinking that this place was great. It is touristy and heavy on the "living history" so if you are not into that, this is not for you....

Yahoo Travel Reviews (16 Reviews see all) Top

Full of History

 by  A Yahoo! Contributor  on  2008-09-12

I really liked this place. My husband and I visited here on our vacation and learned tons of history. The planetarium was especially good. I...

What's to do @ the Fountain of Youth????

 by  mnkser  on  2008-06-30

Well you might meet a Pirite or even an Indian while you walk the Beautiful grounds. You walk with Peacocks & other small animals. See how our ...

Nice Experience

 by  Dena  on  2008-06-23

It is true that some upgrades would help this place out. This is especially so for the planetarium show. The staff were all very friendly and...

It was a great experience

 by  A Yahoo! Contributor  on  2008-04-27

This place was amazing!!! The Planetarium was very cool. If you taste the water, you might not like it beacause it is mostly sulphur. My friend...

Very important part of Saint Augustine's history!

 by  A Yahoo! Contributor  on  2008-01-22

The experience was very relaxing and informative. I think people feel the need to be "entertained" too much in society. If you love history a...

it was amazing

 by  A Yahoo! Contributor  on  2007-11-12

it was fun but it taste awful. i am going back one day. i loved the peeps they were nice to us. i wished i never left i cant remember the name...

CitySearch Reviews (1 Review) Top

Don't waste your money by Paul J. at InsiderPages

 by  Contributor  on  2005-07-18

What a waste of time and money. We went here thinking that although it'd probably be cheesy, it'd probably also be fun. Boy were we wrong. T...

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