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St. Augustine, Florida

Karpeles Manuscript Library Mini Museum

The smallest walk-in museum in the United States, this miniature museum preserves and displays a range of historic manuscripts.
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Fernandina Beach, Florida

American Beach Nana Sand Dune

The largest sand dune in Florida sits inside the state's first Black-owned beach.
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Jacksonville, Florida

The Alhambra Theatre & Dining

The oldest continuously-running professional dinner theater in the United States.
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Jacksonville, Florida

Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing Park

This park commemorates the birthplace and legacy of the brothers who authored a song that has come to be known as the Black National Anthem.
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Jacksonville, Florida

Prudential Building's Rock of Gilbraltar

This two-and-a-half-ton chunk of rock was gifted to the Prudential company by the British Navy in 1955.
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Green Cove Springs, Florida

Old Clay County Jail

The second oldest jail in Florida gives insight into the realities of the criminal justice system at the turn of the 20th century.
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Jacksonville, Florida

African Jew Museum

Tucked away in Jacksonville's oldest neighborhood, this museum stands as a repository and celebration of outsider art.
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Starke, Florida

Atheist Monument

The first atheist monument on public land in the United States.
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St. Augustine, Florida

Disease Vector Education Center

The United States' only educational center specializing in disease vectors and mosquitoes.
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Jacksonville, Florida

Beastie Boys Mural

Ch-Ch-Check out the world's largest hand-painted 3D mural.
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St. Augustine, Florida

National Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche

This shrine commemorates the site of the first known Catholic mass in the United States.
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Jacksonville, Florida

Grave of Laura Adorkor Kofi

The final resting place of "Mother Kofi," a Black minister who was assassinated in the middle of a sermon.
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Fernandina Beach, Florida

Fort Clinch

Used as a military post in three different engagements, this fort has remained incomplete and unfired upon for nearly 200 years.
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St. Augustine, Florida

St. Augustine Lighthouse and Maritime Museum

One of the oldest, tallest, and most haunted lighthouses in America.
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Jacksonville, Florida

Fort Caroline National Memorial

This replica of a 16th-century French settlement memorializes one of the earliest attempts at a European settlement in North America.
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Jacksonville, Florida

Friday Musicale

Established in 1890, this Jacksonville institution is the longest running music venue in the state of Florida.
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Jacksonville, Florida

Norman Studios

The last standing silent film studio in Jacksonville is the last remnant of the city's once-thriving movie industry.
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Jacksonville, Florida

James P. Small Park

This century-plus-old baseball park has hosted some of baseball's royalty and stands as the oldest sports complex in Jacksonville.
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Jacksonville, Florida

Boneyard Beach

This hauntingly beautiful stretch of Florida coastline is covered in sun-bleached trees.
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Jacksonville, Florida

Lewis Ansbacher Map Collection

This collection features more than 240 antiquarian maps from around the world, in addition to historical views and plates focusing on North Florida.
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Fruit Cove, Florida

Beluthahatchee Park

The longtime home of author Stetson Kennedy, this park counts Woody Guthrie as a former resident.
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