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Amelia Island
Amelia Island hosts fun festivals (Shrimp & Art, Music, Books, Nature, and Film) at various times throughout the year to complement the island's compelling allure. The barrier island in northeast Florida (near the Georgia border), was the original Florida tourist destination, dubbed "The Newport of the South" in its 19th century heyday. Northern tourists flocked to Amelia back in America's Golden Age (1870 to 1910).
In more recent times, Conde Nast Traveler's discriminating readers have ranked Amelia Island the "top Florida island" and one of the"Top 10 North American Islands," according to a Reader's Choice survey (11/2008). The Victorian-era seaport of Fernandina Beach, located on Amelia Island, has made the National Trust's list of "12 top vacation destinations in the United States for historic preservation." The only location in the U.S. to have flown eight flags throughout history (as dibs on the island changed hands), the bounty of Amelia Island was not plundered by pirates of the past. Nor was this barrirer island's historic seaport of Fernandina Beach over-commercialized --its historic character was, thankfully, not lost to modernization of the twentieth century. Amelia Island's treasures remain to be appreciated today as they were long ago. |
Fernandina's 52-block historic district (with 450-plus historic structures on the National Register of Historic Places -- homes, churches, commercial buildings) was preserved like a Victorian time capsule, providing a glimpse of small-town, yesteryear Florida. You can hop aboard a trolley for a tour of the island's key attractions. Also visit the Amelia Island museum, take guided tours with museum docents (there's also a ghost tour to explore island haunts every Friday night), or take a self-guided walking tour of the historic district. (Also visit the museum's website at www.ameliamuseum.org.) This historic distric offers quaint, historic bed & breakfast inns, this idyllic small harbor town (sometimes called "a tropical Mayberry,") showcases some of the best preserved Victorian-era architecture on the eastern seaboard in the U.S. Just stroll down some of the streets off Centre to admire gracious Queen Annes, charming Victorian cottages and bungalows, sweeping verandahs, and sidewalks lined with ancient oaks draped in moss. Various architectural styles were fashionable during the Victorian era, in the 1850 to 1910 period.
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 | Of interest to history buffs will also be the island's civil-war era fortress (surrounded by more than 1,100 preserved acres of maritime forest in Fort Clinch State Park). Amelia Island is also home to the oldest existing lighthouse in the state of Florida, dating back to 1839, the oldest surviving hotel (the 1857 Florida House Inn) and the oldest continually-operating Saloon (The Palace). Besides the oceanfront luxury resorts with pampering spas, fantastic golf, tennis complexes and oceanfront pools, at the other end of the spectrum is Amelia Island's Pipeline Surf Shop. You'll find art and jewelry done by local artist and a true surf shop experience. |
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OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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