Day 1
Depart St. Louis International Airport and arrive in Jacksonville, FL by afternoon. We will settle into our hotel accommodations for the next two nights near Amelia Island and enjoy dinner on arrival. (D)

Day 2
Enjoy breakfast before checking out of our hotel. Our short drive leads us to the Victorian Era with a tour of Amelia Island, and the former seaport village of Fenandina Beach. We will also tour American Beach, a seashore resort founded in the 1930s during segregation by Abraham Lincoln Lewis, Florida’s first black millionaire and president of the Afro-American Life Insurance Company. American Beach was a community that was visited mostly by African Americans, though all were welcome. There will be time to enjoy lunch on your own in Fernandina Beach. This afternoon, we travel south through Fort George Island, and make a stop at Kingsley Plantation. The plantation house is the oldest still standing in the state, and the remains of the slave quarters are a rare remnant from Antebellum American life. You’ve traveled from the present to the Victorian era and now colonial. This evening we will enjoy a Southern Style BBQ dinner out and return to the hotel. (B/D)

Day 3
After breakfast at the hotel, we will check out and our short drive will lead us to Jacksonville and the riverfront area to explore the downtown area by skyway and the San Marco District for lunch. This afternoon will bring us to St. Augustine where we will visit the famous Ponce de Leon’s “Fountain of Youth” archaeological park - where you can even drink from the original well thought to bring immortality. Later this afternoon we will check into our accommodations in St. Augustine for next three nights. (B)

Day 4
This morning we will depart the hotel to begin our exploration of historic St. Augustine. Our tram tour through this amazing town will be narrated sharing the importance of America’s oldest city, home to centuries of history! Our tour of the city will include seeing the perimeter of Castillo De San Marcos. Enjoy free time on St. George’s Street and in the Spanish Quarter for lunch and browsing. We will enjoy a stop at Flagler College in the center of the historic district. The college is renowned for its historic campus and occupies the former Ponce de León Hotel, a National Historic Landmark constructed in 1888 by industrialist Henry Flagler. Later we will visit The Oldest Store Museum and Gator Bob’s for browsing. Enjoy a delicious dinner is included this evening. (B/D)

Day 5
This morning we will depart the hotel to explore Anastasia State Park on the Atlantic Ocean. Enjoy time on the beach as well as lunch nearby. This afternoon, we will board our scenic cruise and dolphin watch on the St. Augustine Inlet. Another delicious dinner this evening before returning to our hotel. (B/D)

Day 6
Enjoy breakfast before checking out of our hotel and transfer to the airport for our return flight home. (B)