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Advanced tickets are required. Tickets cannot be purchased at Fort Matanzas.
Tickets can only be purchased over the phone by calling (904) 829-6506 x239 or at the ticket booth located at Castillo de San Marcos National Monument in downtown St. Augustine. The cost will be $10.00 per adult, children 6-15 $5.00 and 5 and under are free. All ticket holders must check in and collect their ticket at the Fort Matanzas Visitor Center on the day of the event, 30 minutes before the intended tour. Each tour will be limited to 25 visitors. Tickets cannot be exchanged for a later tour due to limited availability.
The tour will include a nighttime ferry ride to Fort Matanzas and a step back in time. Upon arrival at Fort Matanzas, visitors will enter the year 1743 and meet Spanish soldiers stationed to keep watch over and defend the southern approach to St. Augustine. Each tour will include an 18th century cannon firing demonstration.
Fort Matanzas National Monument preserves the fortified watchtower, completed in 1742, which defended the southern approach to the Spanish military settlement of St. Augustine, and protects approximately 300 acres of Florida coastal environment.
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Last updated: October 24, 2018