Colonial Quarter
If H. G. Wells were alive, he’d get a load of this re-created colonial Spanish village—complete with costumed folks doing things they used to do back in the 1700s—and think he was witnessing living proof of a time-travel machine. This is Florida’s Colonial Williamsburg. Watch as the blacksmiths, carpenters, leather workers, musket shooters, and homemakers demonstrate their skills and show you what life was like before the Internet. Climb a 35-foot watchtower for a great view of Castillo de San Marcos. The DeMesa-Sanchez House (ca. 1740–60) is the only authentic colonial-era structure in the compound. The others are reproductions, but all of the architecture and landscape have been so expertly re-created most visitors have no idea the structures are new. Tours are offered daily at 10:30am, noon, 1:30pm, and 3pm. Dine 18th-century style at the British Bull and Crown Publick House or the Spanish tapas-style Taberna Del Caballo.
Tip: It's hard to see everything in one fell swoop, even on the tours, so I recommend you break up your visits into the sections you are most interested in, or plan a return visit.
If H. G. Wells were alive, he’d get a load of this re-created colonial Spanish village—complete with costumed folks doing things they used to do back in the 1700s—and think he was witnessing living proof of a time-travel machine. This is Florida’s Colonial Williamsburg. Watch as the blacksmiths, carpenters, leather workers, musket shooters, and homemakers demonstrate their skills and show you what life was like before the Internet. Climb a 35-foot watchtower for a great view of Castillo de San Marcos. The DeMesa-Sanchez House (ca. 1740–60) is the only authentic colonial-era structure in the compound. The others are reproductions, but all of the architecture and landscape have been so expertly re-created most visitors have no idea the structures are new. Tours are offered daily at 10:30am, noon, 1:30pm, and 3pm. Dine 18th-century style at the British Bull and Crown Publick House or the Spanish tapas-style Taberna Del Caballo.
Tip: It's hard to see everything in one fell swoop, even on the tours, so I recommend you break up your visits into the sections you are most interested in, or plan a return visit.
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