Attractions & History
Fort Clinch, historic downtown Fernandina Beach, museums, the lighthouse, and the centuries-old sites that shaped Amelia Island.
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Fort Clinch State Park
One of the best-preserved 19th-century forts in America, set within a 1,400-acre state park on the northern tip of Amelia Island. Self-guided fort tours are available daily, with at least one costumed reenactor on-site. "Living history" weekends occur the first weekend of each month. The park also offers camping, hiking, biking, fishing, and beaches on both the Atlantic and Cumberland Sound.
2601 Atlantic Ave, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
Amelia Island Museum of History
Florida's first spoken history museum, in the former Nassau County Jail on South 3rd Street. Admission includes a docent-led Eight Flags tour covering 4,000 years of island history.
233 S 3rd St, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
Historic Downtown Fernandina Beach & Centre Street
A National Register historic district of more than 50 blocks, with Centre Street running from the Amelia River and the old depot welcome center east to 8th Street.
Centre St, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
Amelia Island Lighthouse
Built in 1838, the Amelia Island Lighthouse is one of the oldest operational lighthouses in the United States. Standing on a small hill overlooking the north end of the island, it was relocated from its original position on nearby Cumberland Island, Georgia. Guided bus tours depart the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month at 10 a.m. from the Atlantic Recreation Center ($10 adults, $5 children). Grounds open Saturdays 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
215 O'Hagan Ln, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
The Palace Saloon
Florida's oldest continuously operating drinking establishment. Originally built as a haberdashery in 1878, Louis G. Hirth converted it to a saloon in 1903 and installed the magnificent 40-foot hand-carved mahogany bar that still stands today. Once a haunt of the Vanderbilts, DuPonts, and Carnegies, it was the last bar in Florida to close on the eve of Prohibition and survived the dry years selling gasoline, ice cream, and near-beer.
117 Centre St, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
Old Town Fernandina
The original Spanish town site of Fernandina, platted in 1811 on a bluff above the Amelia River around a central plaza, and listed on the National Register in 1990.
N 14th St, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
Bosque Bello Cemetery
The city's oldest cemetery, said to date to Spanish rule around 1798, shaded by live oaks near the entrance to Old Town. Its oldest standing headstone is from 1813.
1321 N 14th St, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Neo-Gothic Episcopal church at Atlantic Avenue and 8th Street, begun in 1881, restored after an 1892 fire and consecrated on Easter Day 1901. The parish dates to 1858.
801 Atlantic Ave, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
Pippi Longstocking House (Villa Villekulla)
Private 1888 home on the Old Town plaza, recorded as the Downes or Captain's House, that played Villa Villekulla in the 1988 film. View it from the street; no tours.
212 Estrada St, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance
Collector-car week founded in 1996 and now run by Hagerty as The Amelia, with judged Concours d'Elegance and Concours de Sport fields on the Golf Club of Amelia Island each March.
The Ritz-Carlton, 4750 Amelia Island Pkwy, Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival
Free three-day festival the first weekend in May in downtown Fernandina Beach, honoring the birthplace of modern shrimping with nonprofit food booths, a juried art show and a parade.
Historic Downtown Fernandina Beach, Centre St, FL 32034
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