San Marcos

European settlement of the United States did not start with Jamestown in 1607 or Plymouth Rock in 1620. Near the northern tip of Florida on the Atlantic coast stands St. Augustine, which was established in 1565 and is the oldest continuously occupied city in the country. While the historic part of the city is filled with T-shirt and coffee shops, two fascinating national monuments nearby, Castillo de San Marcos and Fort Matanzas, add depth to the story of Florida's origins.

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