Enjoy at your leisure a free self-guided winery tour and wine tasting, where you can taste a selection of wines on a walking tour, thus enjoying the full experience the winery has to offer!

You can also enjoy a short audio-visual presentation in the upstairs theater and discover the art of winemaking as you learn the important details of the 5,000 gallon stainless steel tanks where the wine is fermented and stored prior to bottling. It's fun and educational!

Self-guided Tours and Wine Tastings run throughout the day, and are offered seven days a week (except for major holidays).

Hours of operation are Monday - Saturday, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm and Sunday, 11:00 am - 6:00 pm. Last chance for touring and tasting offered prior to 5:00 p.m.

Emily's favorite: Vintners White

Matt's favorite: Port

Take a free self-guided tour and see how The Spirit of Florida is crafted. Learn about different bourbons and finishing barrels. Best of all, you’ll learn how to make four signature cocktails and bring home everything you need to impress your friends!

For the true spirit-enthusiast, book an in-depth, educational guided tour and tasting experience, with class prices starting at $15.

Self-guided tours available 10:30 am to 5:30 pm.

Emily's favorite: The Florida Mule (self-guided tour)

Matt's favorite: The Saint Bourbon (The Spirit of Florida Bourbon Experience)

Next to the Saint Augustine historic district, just a short walk from Flagler College and Saint George Street shopping, lies a wonderful concoction of kitties and coffee that is better known to many as a cat café.

It is free to visit the café and view the cats, all while sipping on your wine or latte. To help with housing and caring costs, there is a small fee to access the cat lounge and interact with these wonderful felines.

Open Mon./Wed./Thu. 10:00 am - 6:00 pm, Fri./Sat. 9:00 am - 8:00 pm, and Sun. 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm. For one-hour access, there is a general admission fee of $12/person. Reservations not required but recommended, available online.

Our Favorite Cat: Hotel (pictured with Emily)

Built by the Spanish in St. Augustine to defend Florida and the Atlantic trade route, Castillo de San Marcos National Monument preserves the oldest masonry fortification in the continental United States and interprets more than 450 years of cultural intersections.

First admission is at 9:00 am and last admission is at 5:00 pm. The Standard Entrance Pass cost is $15.

Fort Mose Historic State Park is a 40-acre waterfront historic site.

The park offers picnic areas, observation and birding boardwalk, kayak launch boardwalk, a visitor center and museum. Many educational opportunities are available, particularly for visitors interested in history or wildlife viewing.

Enter the year 1738 on the self-guided Flight to Freedom Trail and discover how men, women, and children risked their lives to secure freedom for themselves and their families.

Those inclined toward history will enjoy the interactive museum that tells the complete story of the first legally sanctioned free African settlement in what would become the United States.

Visitors interested in birding will enjoy ample viewing opportunities for species such as the great blue heron, bald eagle, and white ibis.

Open 9:00 am to 5:00 pm daily.

Admission to park grounds is free. To enter the visitor center, there is a $2 fee per adult.

Emily's favorite activity: Interactive Museum (Visitor Center)

Matt's favorite activity: Observation and Birding Boardwalk

Enjoy a fascinating, informative, entertaining tour of Ponce de Leon’s Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park, the original site of the Nation’s oldest city. Located in the area first explored by Juan Ponce de Leon in 1513 and settled by Pedro Menendez de Aviles in 1565, historic St. Augustine is the oldest successful European settlement in the United States. Colonial America started right HERE, 55 years before the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock, and 42 years before Jamestown!

With a long, rich history spanning nearly 500 years, the Fountain of Youth Park will delight and amaze you. Whether you visit for an hour or take all day, 15 waterfront acres will provide you with hours of enjoyment.

Open 9:00 am to 6:00 pm daily; Last Ticket Sold at 5:00 pm. General Admission for Adults is $22.95.

Our favorite exhibit: Navigators' Planetarium

The St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum is a nonprofit dedicated to its mission to discover, preserve, present and keep alive the stories of the Nation's Oldest Port. A privately maintained aid to navigation, it is an active, working lighthouse in St. Augustine, Florida. The current lighthouse stands at the north end of Anastasia Island and was built between 1871 and 1874.

Open 9:00 am to 6:00 pm daily. The last ticket is sold at 5:30 pm. General Admission for Adults is $14.95.

Buc-ee's is the world's most-loved travel center. Founded in 1982, Buc-ee's now has 41 locations nationwide.

If you're hungry, Buc-ees won't disappoint. They have freshly sliced brisket, turkey, pulled-pork, burritos, tacos, and sausages made-to-order. You can also grab-and-go these snacks, along with hundreds of other fantastic Buc-ee's products!

Open 24/7, everyday!

Emily's favorites: Dill Pickle Pretzel Stix and Beaver Nuggets

Matt's favorite: the Award-Winning Bathrooms (voted Cleanest in America!)

Eat, Drink, and be Irish! You’ll always have a wonderful time at Meehan’s, located on the waterfront in downtown Saint Augustine, FL. Meehan’s Irish Pub & Seafood House is the place for locals and visitors to feel right at home in a comfortable traditional Irish Pub, Backyard or Johnny’s Oyster Bar. Have a pint, swap a story, and stay for dinner. Traditional Irish food and signature seafood dishes are their specialty, including Corned Beef & Cabbage, Fish & Chips, and Shepherd’s Pie. They have a variety of burgers and sandwiches, as well as a raw seafood bar and local seafood favorites. Johnny’s Oyster Bar upstairs has a full bar and a fabulous deck where you can overlook the Matanzas River while you dine.

Open Sun.-Thu. 11:00 am - 12:00 am and Fri. & Sat. 11:00 am - 2:00 am.

Emily's favorites: Cork City Curry and Smoky Fish Dip

Matt's favorites: Shepherd's Pie and Irish Clam Chowder

Crucial Coffee, a short distance from the Castillo de San Marcos, provides various coffees, teas, bubble teas, smoothies, and ice cream.

The shop has an open concept where customers can enjoy the outdoor seating area surrounded by flora and fauna. Shelves of books, for guests to enjoy, cover the walls inside this rustic shop.

Open Sun.-Thu. 8:30 am - 9:00 pm and Fri. & Sat. 8:30 am - 10:00 pm.