Click here Step back to the 19th century at the Lightner Museum. The beaches of St. Augsutine are as beautiful as they are fun. Visit one now by watching this video. It's New at the Zoo Oldest Wooden School House Located near the Old City Gates, the oldest wooden school house in the United States dates back to the early 18th century when the house was originally a homestead belonging to Juan Genoply. The building is constructed of red cedar and cypress.
Wooden pegs keep the timbers in place.
Everything was made by hand, even the nails. The house appears on the tax rolls for the year 1716, but it existed years before then. So they say. The St. Augustine Alligator Farm, a nationally accredited zoological park, is home to more than 1,500 live alligators. In the Land of Crocodiles exhibit, you'll explore the only place on earth where you can see all 23 species of crocodilians that inhabit the world.