Ghosts & Gravestones Package
Overview
Old Town Trolley Tours: Relive history and enjoy Transportainment®. With nearly 500 years of history, including rule by Spain, Britain, and the U.S., St. Augustine is full of sights and attractions that entertain and educate. For over 30 years, Old Town Trolley has provided tours highlighting the best of the city.
Hop aboard one of our trolleys and you’ll experience Transportainment®, a delightful combination of transportation and entertainment.
Ghosts & Gravestones: Join us aboard the trolley of the doomed, as your Ghost Host entrances you with tales of misfortune and mayhem. Hear accounts of long gone residents who can still be seen in numerous locations around the city. The tumultuous past transcends into the present as we travel through the ancient city.
This tour is rated PG-13 and not suitable for young children.
- Old Town Trolley Tours
- Hop On, Hop Off at 22 Stops Around St. Augustine
- Fully Narrated 90-Minute Tour
- Real-Time Trolley Tracking Map
- Open-Air Sightseeing
- Stories Narrated by Local Experts
- 100+ Points of Interest
- Start at Any Designated Stop
- Complimentary Hotel Shuttle Service
- 2024 Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice Awards Winner
- FREE Admission to St. Augustine History Museum
- FREE Beach Shuttle to Alligator Farm and the Beach
- FREE Self-Guided Walking Tours
- Ghosts & Gravestones Night Tour:
- 1 hour and 20-minute narrated tour by our talented ghost hosts
- Exclusive nighttime experience inside of Potter's Wax Museum's Chamber of Horrors
- Enter the town's most haunted building, the Old Jail, for an up close and personal encounter
- Visit Cromwell's Parlour of Paranormal Curiosities
- As Seen on The Today Show, Sci-Fi Channel and Travel Channel
- 100% Satisfaction Guarantee
- Attraction tickets do not have to be used on the same day
Details
Old Town Trolley Tour is the best way to see the city. Because we cover the entire city, you can avoid costly parking and city driving. The tour is also designed so that you can hop on and off and explore on your own at any time.
Ghosts & Gravestones: Explore the darker side of the Nation’s Oldest City and let our ghost be your guide.
Ghosts & Gravestones
Prepare yourself for a Frightseeing Adventure like none other as your resident Ghost Host shares tales both true and truly unnerving of the city’s tumultuous past. Discover the secrets of the Tolomato Cemetery and the apparition seen playing on the sacred grounds after dark. Could it be the spirit of five-year-old James or is it the Ghost Bride, still waiting for her walk down the aisle. Be sure to keep a watchful eye while passing by the old City Gates. You might catch a glimpse of Elizabeth, a child victim of the yellow fever, waving to passersby.
Get ready for an up close and personal encounter of the town’s most haunted building, the Old Jail. Listed on the Florida and National Register of Haunted Places, it is the site of countless documented paranormal experiences. Unlock the secret of an (EVP) voice recording captured during a real paranormal investigation and its possible connection to the well-known hangings carried out on the site. Cameras or camera phones are recommended to take pictures through the building’s famous and ominous windows and potentially capture something unworldly!
Your final destination includes an exclusive nighttime experience inside of Potter’s Wax Museum’s Chamber of Horrors for a unique retelling of the famed pirate Andrew Ranson’s gruesome execution!
TIP: Plan to arrive at least 20 minutes early to make time to visit Cromwell’s Parlour of Paranormal Curiosities. It is located inside the Old Town Trolley Welcome Center at 27 San Marco Ave., the check-in and boarding location for the Ghosts & Gravestones tour. Cromwell’s Parlour is St. Augustine’s only collection of the paranormal and unexplained. All objects are authentic and are either historic or supernaturally significant. The collection was gathered in this room in hopes of achieving greater understanding of the unexplained and supernatural world.
St. Augustine Old Town Trolley Tours
Relive the story of the first settlement in North America as you visit Castillo de San Marcos, the Spanish fort built in the 17th century. Visit the world famous spring that Ponce de Leon deemed the Fountain of Youth, where you can actually sample the water. Explore the site of the first Mass in America at the Mission of Nombre de Dios. Experience early St. Augustine as you tour old St. Augustine Village, featuring houses from the 18th and 19th centuries.
Old Town Trolley Tours makes many stops including the Old Jail, St. Augustine History Museum, Potter’s Wax Museum, the Spanish Military Hospital, and the Ximenez-Fatio House. You’ll also see the Gonzalez-Alvarez House, the oldest documented colonial house in Florida, lived in by British, Spanish and American colonists. Visit the San Sebastian Winery; Explore Flagler College, built by Henry Morrison Flagler, an industrialist, railroad pioneer and oil magnate, who originally used the building as a hotel then known as Ponce de Leon hotel.
There’s no better way to see all the St. Augustine attractions than with Old Town Trolley Tours. Look for the orange and green trolleys for the best sightseeing tour in town!
Real-Time Trolley Tracking Map
Planning your day around St. Augustine just got easier. With the Trolley Tracker Map, you can see where all Old Town Trolley St. Augustine vehicles are in real time and know when trolleys are expected to arrive at each stop. It helps you decide when to head out, when to take a break, or when to catch the next ride without guessing. It’s a simple way to stay informed and keep your plans moving smoothly as you explore St. Augustine!
FREE Self-Guided Walking Tours
Enjoy St. Augustine your way with our self-guided walking tours. As you hop off the trolley, the adventure continues at your own pace, using your smartphone for turn-by-turn guided audio tours. Explore the Plaza de la Constitucion and the perimeter of the Castillo de San Marcos as you uncover hidden gems. As a bonus, learn more about St. Augustine’s culture with the Convention & Visitors Bureau ‘Black History: People & Places’ app.
The Old Jail
Take a guided tour led by the “jailers” for a compelling look at the cells where imprisoned men and women once lived, the maximum security area reserved for the most nefarious criminals and a collection of weapons.
Visitors can also take a look at the cell blocks, gallows and sheriff’s quarters. See where the sheriff, his wife and children lived, right upstairs from the prisoners, and how they used their own kitchen to prepare meals for the inmates. A tour through this attraction will show visitors what life was like as an inmate and how the Old Jail helped shape St. Augustine’s history.
Oldest Store Museum Experience
Watch in amazement as our friendly clerks, butcher and snake oil salesman demonstrate the very latest inventions for turn-of-the-century living. Meet the proprietor, Mr. C.F. Hamblen. Step back in time and discover the latest and best time saving miracles from 1900!
St. Augustine History Museum
Henry Flagler was a powerhouse and catalyst for change in the real estate and transportation industries. His contributions to Florida are documented and displayed throughout the St. Augustine History Museum. As you tour through, you’ll also see authentic artifacts, unpublished photographs and learn about the evolution of St. Augustine and Florida under Spanish and British rule. More than 400 years of history is on display including toys and dolls from the early 19th and 20th centuries, a replica of a Spanish galleon and real gold, silver and jewelry found in lost treasures off the Florida coast. Housed on the Old Jail, the museum offers another level of insight into Florida’s past.
TROLLEY STOPS
1. Old Jail
2. Visitor Information Center
3. Potter’s Wax Museum
4. City Gates
5. Colonial Quarter
6. Best Western / Bay Views
7. St. George Street
8. Churches
9. Villa Zorayda Museum
10. Lightner Museum
11. Lincolnville Museum & Cultural Center
12. St. Augustine Distillery
13. San Sebastian Winery
14. Plaza de la Constitucion
15. St. Augustine Municipal Marina
16. Oldest House
17. Castillo de San Marcos
18. Ripley’s Believe it or Not
19. Old Town Trolley Welcome Center
20. Mission of Nombre de Dios
21. Old Senator Tree & Villa 1565
22. Fountain of Youth
Booth Locations
Stop 1 – The Old Jail
167 San Marco Ave, St. Augustine, FL 32084
Stop 2 – Visitor Information Center
10 West Castillo Dr, St. Augustine, FL 32084
Stop 3 – Potter’s Wax Museum
31 Orange St, St. Augustine, FL 32084
Stop 4 – The City Gates
3-17 Orange St, St Augustine, FL 32084
Stop 7 – St. George Street
Hypolita & St. George Street
Stop 14 – Plaza de la Constitucion
38 Cathedral Pl, St Augustine, FL 32084
Stop 19 – Old Town Trolley Welcome Center
27 San Marco Ave, St Augustine, FL 32084
SCHEDULE
Old Town Trolley Tours
Daily. Tours depart continuously every 15 minutes.
Tour length: 90 minutes.
9:00 am to 4:30 pm.
July 4: Last tour is at 3pm.
Thanksgiving: Last tour is at 3pm.
December 24: Last tour is at 3pm.
December 25: Closed.
Reservations are NOT needed or accepted.
Hours of operation may be extended during holiday weekends and during peak season. Please call (904) 829-3800 for details.
First Tour of the Day:
Stop #1: The Old Jail: 9:00 am
Stop #2: Visitors Information Center: 9:07 am
Stop #3: Potter’s Wax Museum: 9:11 am
Stop #4: City Gates: 9:15 am
Stop #5: Colonial Quarter: 9:16 am
Stop #6: Best Western/Bay Views: 9:18 am
Stop #7: St. George Street: 9:22 am
Stop #8: Churches: 9:25 am
Stop #9: Villa Zorayda Museum: 9:30 am
Stop #10: Lightner Museum: 9:35 am
Stop #11: Lincolnville Museum & Cultural Center: 9:43 am
Stop #12: St. Augustine Distillery: 9:50 am
Stop #13: San Sebastian Winery: 9:52 am
Stop #14: Plaza de la Constitucion: 10:00 am
Stop #15: St. Augustine Municipal Marina: 10:07 am
Stop #16: Oldest House: 10:10 am
Stop #17: Castillo de San Marcos: 10:18 am
Stop #18: Ripleys Believe It Or Not: 10:23 am
Stop #19: Old Town Trolley Welcome Center: 10:25 am
Stop #20: Mission of Nombre de Dios: 10:30 am
Stop #21: Old Senator Tree: 10:34 am
Stop #22: Fountain of Youth: 10:37 am
Last Full Tour of the Day:
Please note that guests taking this tour will not be able to use the on/off feature.
Stop #1: The Old Jail: 4:30 pm
Stop #2: Visitors Information Center: 4:37 pm
Stop #3: Potter’s Wax Museum: 4:41 pm
Stop #4: City Gates: 4:45 pm
Stop #5: Colonial Quarter: 4:46 pm
Stop #6: Best Western/Bay Views: 4:48 pm
Stop #7: St. George Street: 4:52 pm
Stop #8: Churches: 4:55 pm
Stop #9: Villa Zorayda Museum: 5:00 pm
Stop #10: Lightner Museum: 5:05 pm
Stop #11: Lincolnville Museum & Cultural Center: 5:13 pm
Stop #12: St. Augustine Distillery: 5:20 pm
Stop #13: San Sebastian Winery: 5:22 pm
Stop #14: Plaza de la Constitucion: 5:30 pm
Stop #15: St. Augustine Municipal Marina: 5:37 pm
Stop #16: Oldest House: 5:40 pm
Stop #17: Castillo de San Marcos: 5:48 pm
Stop #18: Ripleys Believe It Or Not: 5:53 pm
Stop #19: Old Town Trolley Welcome Center: 5:55 pm
Stop #20: Mission of Nombre de Dios: 6:00 pm (Entry gates close at 5pm; 4pm on Sunday)
Stop #21: Old Senator Tree: 6:04 pm
Stop #22: Fountain of Youth: 6:07 pm
Ghosts & Gravestones Tour
Nightly.
Times vary according to date.
Please see calendar for available tour times.
Tour length: 1 hour and 20 minutes.
December 24 & 25: Closed.
Private tour groups welcome.
Please call for reservations: (904) 829-3800.
Tours board at the Welcome Center, 27 San Marco Ave.
The Old Jail
Tours depart continuously every 20 minutes.
9:00 am with the last tour departing at 4:30 PM.
December 24: Last tour is at 3pm.
December 25: Closed.
Location: 167 San Marco Ave. St. Augustine, FL.
Hours of operation are extended during holiday periods.
Please call (904) 829-3800 for details.
Oldest Store Museum Experience
Daily from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
December 24: Last tour is at 3pm.
December 25: Closed.
Location: 167 San Marco Ave. St. Augustine, FL.
St. Augustine History Museum
Self guided tours daily from 8:30 till 4:30 pm.
December 24: Last tour is at 3pm.
December 25: Closed.
Location: 167 San Marco Ave. St. Augustine, FL.
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*Attraction tickets do not have to be used on the same day. Ghosts & Gravestones: Reservations required. Reservation based tickets are non-refundable. You may reschedule up to 24 hours in advance of tour time. This tour is rated PG-13 and not suitable for young children.
