Everyone forgets about Florida during the holidays but did you know the state holds one of the most decked out towns during Christmas? Here's everything you need to know before planning your trip to St. Augustine! It's also one of the most historic t...
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Nights of Lights
Food & Drinks
Museums
Cute Boutiques
Where to Stay
Nights of Lights
Lightner Museum has the best light set up with beautiful artitecture!
Lightner Museum: Home
Downtown Plaza has the best light set up with a Christmas tree & cabana with the perfect photo up!
Plaza de la Constitución | Visit St. Augustine
The Bayfront Strip is where you'll find the best lights! Walk up & down to see everything without paying extra for a tour
St. Augustine Bayfront
If you hate walking or are traveling with someone who's handicapped don't worry there are tons of trolley tours!
St. Augustine Nights Of Lights 2024-2025 Christmas Tours
Food & Drinks
Tini martini is a must visit bar at night! They have strong martinis & you get two for one because they give you an extra shaker! They go all out for Christmas!
The Tini Martini Bar
Another cute christmasy bar! The drink menu is full of Christmas drinks served in a cute holiday cup to top it off. Located by the downtown plaza!
Forgotten Tonic
The Tipsy Duck Parlor is not a Christmas themed bar but definitely one of the cutest bars you have to go too! The drinks were my favorite & served with a rubber sovineir cup!
The Tipsy Duck Parlor
Casa Reina is a must hit spot for views & great Mexican food! I loved my chimichangas! My boyfriend got the rib tacos on there seasonal menu too!
Casa Reina Taqueria & Tequila
Columbias is a Spanish cuisine restaurant with the cutest Christmas decor you have to go see!
Columbia Restaurant
Not very Christmas themed but had really good food! We got a burger & buffalo wings!
Prohibition Kitchen
A good quick breakfast place! We got the strawberry shortcake stack!
Whips Waffle Company
If you're like us & everywhere was full this was a decent spot to snap up some food!
Barefoot Bill's Island Grill
Museums
We didn't do this museum but I heard it's a good one to see!
Lightner Museum: Home
This was cool to see & only 15$ a person! You can go throughout the week any day with your ticket!
Castillo de San Marcos - National Park Service
I want to go back & do this! But definitely check it out if you go!
St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum
This was one of americas first wax museum, more history than Hollywood so very educational! We had fun just looking at the wax figures. They also had such cute Elvis gifts!
Potter's Wax Museum
I personally would never of done this because it makes me cringe but my bf loved learning about how people who committed crimes were treated. Very eye opening & eerie because these were all used. They preserved a lot of the machines. Crazy right?
Medieval Torture Museum
Cute Boutiques
Bonita was the perfect girly boutique! If you're a Swifty like me you cannot skip this! I bought a Taylor Swift mug & charm bracelet!
Bonita boutique
I went in here & loved all the astrology stuff! I ended up getting my sisters Christmas gift here! They had astrology books & journals I got with a free bag!
Earthbound Trading Co.
I of course had to bring my pups something back so I got a collar, cute chew toy & treats! They had chic chew toys & cute dog merch!
Faux Paws Dog Shop
Where to Stay
Best western was also very decorative & a good location to stay!
St Augustine Hotels Historic District– Best Western Bayfront
Hilton was by far one of the most decorative hotels we saw right on the Bayfront by all the action
