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Plan Your First Coast Day Trip

Check the places you want to visit, set your start time, and open your custom route in Google Maps — ready to navigate stop to stop.

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Click any place to add it to your itinerary. Mix and match across categories.

🏰 St. Augustine Attractions
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Castillo de San Marcos
Allow 2–3 hours
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Old Town St. Augustine
Allow 2 hours · Old Jail + Oldest Store
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Fountain of Youth
Allow 1–2 hours
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🔦
St. Augustine Lighthouse
Allow 1–2 hours · Anastasia Island (drive)
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🐊
St. Augustine Alligator Farm
Allow 2–3 hours · Anastasia Island (drive)
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🏖️
Vilano Beach
Allow 2–3 hours
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🎣
Vilano Beach Fishing Pier
Allow 1 hour
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USS Orleck Naval Museum
Allow 1–2 hours
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🌊 Jacksonville Beach & The Beaches
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Mind Bender Escape Rooms
Allow 1–2 hours
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🌊
Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park
Allow 3–4 hours
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🌿
Castaway Island Preserve
Allow 1–2 hours
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🦅
Bird Island Park
Allow 1 hour
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🍽️ Restaurants & Bars
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Grouper Shack
Allow 1 hour · Jacksonville Beach
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🍺
Engine 15 Brewing Co.
Allow 1–2 hours · Jacksonville Beach
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Mavi Waterfront Bar & Grill
Allow 1–2 hours · Jacksonville Beach
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🍔
Poe's Tavern
Allow 1–2 hours · Atlantic Beach
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🦐
North Beach Fish Camp
Allow 1–2 hours · Neptune Beach
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🥘
Columbia Restaurant
Allow 1.5–2 hours · St. Augustine
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🌅
Beaches at Vilano Restaurant
Allow 1–2 hours · Vilano Beach
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Your Itinerary
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Drive times are estimates based on straight-line distance. Actual times may vary with traffic, parking, and road conditions.

Pro Tip · St. Augustine
Know What's Walkable
The Historic Downtown Parking Facility on Cordova St is $20 flat. From there you can walk to the Castillo, Fountain of Youth, and St. George Street. The Lighthouse and Alligator Farm are on Anastasia Island — drive separately or hop the Old Town Trolley from 167 San Marco Ave.
Pro Tip · Jacksonville Beach
Beach Blvd Is Your Spine
Grouper Shack, Engine 15, and Mind Bender are all within a mile of each other on or near Beach Blvd. Plan these together for an easy afternoon without backtracking.
Pro Tip · Full Day
Start North, End South
If mixing Jacksonville Beach and St. Augustine, start at the beaches in the morning and drive south to St. Augustine for lunch and afternoon. Traffic on I-95 is lighter heading south earlier in the day.