St. Augustine, Florida.

St. Augustine, Florida, is a gem of a place to visit if you need to sneak away for some peace and quiet on your Mickey Mouse vacation. After visiting this location, I think it would make a perfect destination in itself. Sort of a North, Key West feel.  There are lovely shops that line the downtown area and plenty of attractions to visit. We did a segway tour around town and fell in love with this beautiful water-front town located about two hours from Orlando. 

The locals all know this place, and now, so do we. With cobblestone lined streets, and plenty of history, St. Augustine is a friendly town worth your visit. If you are into ghost hunting, this is also the place for you. Have you watched the Ghost Hunters St Augustine light house episode? It was one of the scariest I have ever watched. So, of course we went there. We climbed the quaint lighthouse snapping lots of pictures. While we saw no ghosts, we enjoyed out tour very much--the view from above is incredible.


St. Augustine also has a fort that has been turned into a park that is worth a visit. As for food, they have several  top-notch sea food restaurants, and an Irish one that we visited (get the shephards pie if you go!), as well as a yummy Australian coffee shop to round out your day. 
Check out the specials and try one of the haunted night tours,