One of 10 Kid-Friendly Day Trips from Jax! - St. Augustine

This summer, if the kids and you are ready to go somewhere, there are 10 day trips or weekend trips that offer plenty of fun, educational activities for the kids (and your parents too)! Some of them provides extremely fun kids rides. And St. Augustine is one of them, which I enjoyed very much.

St. Augustine

I know, it’s a given. But I often forget what an easy, fun place this is to visit for the day! If you haven’t been to the Alligator Farm, it’s a must do. My personal favorite thing about the Alligator Farm is feeding time when they throw HUGE rats to the gators (that you are basically standing right above) and watch how high they lunge in the air to catch their meal. Scary and Awesome.

If you are looking for a more laid back kind of day, Project SWING park is a fab playground (similar to Sunshine Park in Jax Beach), located right next to the parking garage in downtown. This is a great place to start a day of fun. A walk across the street will lead you to the Castillo de San Marcos where kids will enjoy running in the grass or pretending they are knights (or I guess in this case, Conquistadors!). Head towards the Bridge of Lions and you will find the Black Raven at the Marina. Hop aboard for a pirate ship adventure the kids will LOVE. An excursion to St. Augustine isn’t complete without a stop at Davenport Park and a ride on the historic carousel ride. It is always our last stop on the way out of town!