St Augustine - Historic Old Jail Complex

Florida Heritage Museum is housed in the Old Jail. With over 400 years highlighted featuring Florida's growth from early Indian culture through the Flagler era. Pictures and personal items as well as displays of a model railroad tracing the route he established between Jacksonville and Key West highlight the life of Henry Flagler.

The collections at the Florida Heritage Museum include antique dolls and toys, 16th century Spanish weapons, and a life-size sunken ship and its treasures.

The former St Augustine jail, built in 1892, was turned into a tourist attraction in 1953. Aside from housing criminals, the jail was the home of the sheriff and his family. The sheriff's living quarters, the kitchen, the different groups of cells (for blacks, whites, women and solitary) and the execution room are available for touring. There is a display of weaponry on the second floor.

Six narrated tours, that last 2 hours to 2 days, visit many sites throughout the Old City in open-air trolleys.