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Activity provider:Historic Tours of America**-St Augustine

Enjoy a guided tour led by the jailers of the St. Augustine Old Jail Museum. This family-friendly tour includes the prisoners’ cells, maximum security, gallows and sheriff’s quarters..

About this activity

Free cancellationCancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refundReserve now & pay laterKeep your travel plans flexible — book your spot and pay nothing today.Duration 1 – 2.5 hoursCheck availability to see starting times.Live tour guideEnglish

Experience

Highlights

• Meet Sheriff Joe Perry who’ll explain how executions were held in the gallows
• Walk through the prisoners cells and visit the maximum security cells
• See where the warden and his family lived just footsteps away
• Learn how the Old Jail helped shape St. Augustine’s history
• Guests age 13+ can upgrade to the late-night Paranormal Investigation Tour

Full description

St. Augustine’s Old Jail was built in 1891 and held prisoners for over 60 years. Now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this old jail is testament to a bygone age in American culture. Enjoy this compelling tour of the jail, led by an expert guide. Glimpse the cell blocks, gallows, and sheriff’s quarters. Your guided tour includes a close-up view of the men and women’s quarters, maximum security, as well as a collection of weapons. Learn about the living conditions of the jail, and see where death-row prisoners were kept. You will see where the sheriff and his wife and children lived right upstairs from the prisoners. Learn about how they used their kitchen to prepare meals for the inmates. The Old Jail deputies will entertain you with tales of justice and punishment when Florida was America’s southernmost frontier. You might even meet America’s most feared sheriff–Joe Perry. For ghost enthusiasts (age 13+), choose the Jail After Dark Paranormal Tour option and join expert professionals on a late-night paranormal investigation using the latest ghost hunting equipment. Uncover the secrets of the Old Jail, St Augustine’s most haunted building.See more

Includes

• 1-Hour Tour of Authentic Old Jail (if option chosen)
• 2.5-Hour Old Jail After Dark Paranormal Tour (if option chosen)
• Professional Guide
• Gratuities

Not suitable for

• People with mobility impairments

Meeting point

The meeting point is The Old Jail, 167 San Marco Ave, St. Augustine , FL 32084.Open in Google Maps ⟶

Important information

Not allowed

• Pets
• Smoking
• Alcohol and drugs

Know before you go

• – For the 1-Hour Guided Tour, tours run every 15 minutes starting at 9:00 AM with the last tour departing at 4:30 PM. Reservation times are on a first come, first serve basis and each tour has limited capacity. December 24: Last tour is at 3pm.
• – For the Jail After Dark Paranormal Tour, guests must be ages 13 and above. No