Lightner MuseumSt. Augustine, located in Florida, was founded by a Spanish explorer Pedro Menendez de Aviles in 1565. It is the oldest city in the US and for that reason is nicknamed an Ancient City or Old City. It is home to the oldest stone fort in the country, Castillo de San Marcos, and the first Spanish mission, Nombre de Dios. As the Spanish settlement, the city has a lot of Spanish Colonial buildings and is a popular tourist destination. Colonial Spanish Quarter is a living museum, which offers an experience of everyday life in 1740’s with the costumed interpreters. The historical building that once was the Alcazar Hotel, today is home to the Lightner Museum. This building of the Spanish Renaissance style is an attraction in itself. The Oldest Wooden Schoolhouse is considered to be the oldest wooden school in the country, but the oldest school is the Voorlezer’s House in Staten Island, NY.
