St. Augustine Historic Bar Crawl: 3 Hours, Local Guide & Food

Walk the oldest city's streets, drink at working breweries, and hear the stories that shaped America.

A 3-hour walking tour of St. Augustine led by a local guide who combines history with stops at craft breweries, historic homes, and neighborhood restaurants. You'll taste beer at three locations, eat local food along the way, and explore colonial architecture on streets that have stood since the 1600s. The route changes seasonally to feature different partner establishments, and every stop offers wine, cider, cocktails, hard seltzers, THC-infused drinks, or non-alcoholic options. Minimum age 21.

Step-by-step itinerary

Historic bar crawl and city exploration

• Meet guide at Dog Rose
• Select first drink
• Explore Lincolnville neighborhood
• Visit Prince Achille Murat house
• Pass by O'Reilly House Museum
• Walk along Aviles Street
• Pass by the Plaza
• See the narrowest street
• Pass Castillo de San Marcos
• Walk St. George Street

The experience

The tour starts at Dog Rose in the Lincolnville neighborhood, a locally owned craft brewery on the south side of the historic district. Your guide meets you there, helps you pick your first drink (beer, wine, hard seltzer, or something else), and then leads you out into the streets. Dog Rose makes its own brews on site, but the whole crawl is built around choice: every stop offers multiple beverage types, so beer lovers and non-drinkers move through the same route together.

From there you walk through narrow brick-lined streets that have kept their colonial character since the 1700s. You'll pass the Father Miguel O'Reilly House, St. Augustine's oldest standing home, built in 1691 and now a museum; see the 1790 coquina house where both a nephew of Napoleon and Ralph Waldo Emerson stayed in the 1820s; and walk Aviles Street, one of the city's most intact historic passages. The guide tells you the stories (who lived where, what happened, why the architecture matters), while you move between stops. Food is included during the experience, so you're eating local bites between drinks, not just drinking on an empty stomach.

The route isn't fixed. It changes depending on the season and which partner establishments the guide wants to highlight that day, so you might hit different breweries or restaurants each time the tour runs. You'll see the Plaza, laid out by Spanish Royal Ordinance in 1573; Treasury Street, built only 7 feet wide to make it nearly impossible to steal gold being transported from the ships; and the Castillo de San Marcos, the oldest and largest masonry fort in the continental United States, finished in 1695. The whole thing takes three hours, which means you can do this in the morning or afternoon and still have the rest of your day open.

What’s included

• Beer tastings at three craft brewery and restaurant locations.
• local food and bites throughout the three hours.
• bottled water.
• a local guide who leads the walk and tells the history of St. Augustine's colonial streets and architecture.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 12:00

Book up to18h before

AgesAdult (21 and older) · Under 21: can't be booked

GroupUp to 8

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends at a different place from where it starts.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Moderate physical effortWheelchair accessiblePets welcomeNot recommended during pregnancyNot recommended with heart problemsNot recommended with back problems

Operated by St. Augustine Experiences

Is this one for you?The three-hour commitment leaves your morning or afternoon free depending on when you book, so you can fit this crawl around museum visits or other plans. If you want to understand St. Augustine's actual history while discovering local spots you'd never find on your own (and you're 21 or older) this walk does both at once instead of choosing between them.

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Top questions

What kind of drinks are available at each stop on the St. Augustine Historic Bar Crawl?

Every stop offers beer, wine, cider, cocktails, hard seltzers, THC-infused drinks, and non-alcoholic options, so you're not locked into beer even though the crawl starts at a craft brewery. Dog Rose makes its own brews on site, but the variety stays the same across all three tasting locations.

Is food included in the St. Augustine Historic Bar Crawl?

Yes, local bites are included during the experience, and bottled water is provided as well. The food keeps you full between stops and is part of what makes the three-hour pace work without anyone getting lightheaded.

What historic sites will I see on the walking tour?

You'll walk past the Father Miguel O'Reilly House, St. Augustine's oldest standing home from 1691; the 1790 coquina house where Prince Achille Murat and Ralph Waldo Emerson stayed; Treasury Street, the narrowest street in the city at only 7 feet wide; the Plaza, laid out in 1573; and the Castillo de San Marcos, the oldest masonry fort in the continental United States, finished in 1695.

How long is the St. Augustine Historic Bar Crawl and what time does it start?

The tour runs for three hours. Your guide meets you at Dog Rose in the Lincolnville neighborhood to begin, and the specific start time depends on which departure you book.

Can I do the bar crawl if I don't drink beer?

Yes. Every stop offers wine, cider, cocktails, hard seltzers, THC-infused drinks, and non-alcoholic options, so you can choose what suits you at each location. The history and the food are the same for everyone regardless of what's in your glass.

What dietary restrictions can the St. Augustine Historic Bar Crawl accommodate?

Vegetarian diets are easily accommodated. Vegan, kosher, dairy-free, sugar-free, and gluten-free options have a much more limited selection, so those restrictions require advance notice when you book.