I've always thought it must be tough for St. Augustine to lure visitors off of Interstate 95. After all, if you're headed to a Florida beach by car, you're probably going to Daytona Beach, just down the road, yet far enough that you want to keep driving. And let's not forget that other Florida attraction. If you've got a car full of kids, and Disney World is less than two hours away, would you stop and potentially have to deal with the whiny kids while you explore history?
For those who do venture to St. Augustine, it's a fine destination with a lighthouse (worth the climb) and a Ripley's Believe it Or Not. St. Augustine takes pride in its claim as "Our Nation's First City" although I've never seen people walking around in period garb as shown in this brochure.
Also, without this pamphlet, I would've never known that Hastings Florida is "Potato Capitol of the world." I know some folks in Peru who may take issue with that claim.
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