Old City Gates → Huguenot Cemetery
Walk north from the city gates towards the mission; this route extends beyond the St George Street pedestrian core
Old City Gates: Stone pillars marking the surviving entrance to the fortified colonial town
Huguenot Cemetery: Historic Protestant cemetery outside the old town wall
Mission Nombre de Dios Museum → Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park
Separate the active shrine from the Fountain of Youth archaeological park; they are different sites with separate access arrangements
Mission Nombre de Dios Museum: Museum beside the grounds of an early Spanish mission on the bay
Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park: Archaeological park about the Spanish settlement and the Indigenous Timucua people
Old Jail Museum → The Waterworks
Then choose the Old Jail or store museum; check the Waterworks event programme instead of expecting a permanent exhibition
Old Jail Museum: Historic jail building presented as a museum
The Waterworks: Nineteenth-century industrial building adapted for cultural events
Map and stops
The numbered markers match the stops below. A marker does not guarantee an open entrance
Access: Approach or exterior view; admission to the interior is not confirmed
Old City Gates
Stone pillars marking the surviving entrance to the fortified colonial town
View from the street; check interior access separately
Show on the city map ↗Huguenot Cemetery
Historic Protestant cemetery outside the old town wall
View from the street; check interior access separately
Show on the city map ↗Mission Nombre de Dios Museum
Museum beside the grounds of an early Spanish mission on the bay
Check admission with the museum; add indoor visiting time to the walk
Show on the city map ↗Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche
Small chapel in the green grounds of Mission Nombre de Dios
Check visiting times; avoid disturbing services and worshippers
Show on the city map ↗Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park
Archaeological park about the Spanish settlement and the Indigenous Timucua people
View from the street; check interior access separately
Show on the city map ↗Old Jail Museum
Historic jail building presented as a museum
View from the street; check interior access separately
Show on the city map ↗Oldest Store Museum Experience
Museum recreation of an early-twentieth-century store with period goods
Check admission with the museum; add indoor visiting time to the walk
Show on the city map ↗The Waterworks
Nineteenth-century industrial building adapted for cultural events
View from the street; check interior access separately
Show on the city map ↗
Before the walk
- Avoid using closed museum grounds as a passage to the next stop
- Allow for services and quiet visiting conditions at the La Leche shrine
- The route is not confirmed step-free; use open streets around closed sites
Check hours, tickets and access with each venue. Barriers may change the track and queues may add time. Accessibility has not been surveyed on site
Questions before the walk
Does the walk include admission to interiors?
The map links exterior viewpoints and approaches; museum visits, religious services and private buildings follow separate access rules
Must Fountain of Youth be entered to continue the walk?
No — the map links street approaches; the archaeological park is a separate visit
Sources and verification
Written by walkymap from remotely checked sources. No on-site walk is claimed
memorialpcusa.org — memorialpcusa.org ·
missionandshrine.org — missionandshrine.org ·
fountainofyouthflorida.com — fountainofyouthflorida.com ·
trolleytours.com — trolleytours.com ·
trolleytours.com — trolleytours.com ·
stjohnsculture.com — stjohnsculture.com ·
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL. Track geometry and distance are from the route dataset
Elevation estimate: Mapterhorn. Terrain model; stairs and small changes in level may be missed
