Amazing sunsets, beautiful white sand -sugar-like - beaches, excellent restaurants, boating, fishing, sailing, watching the "traffic" on the Intracoastal Waterway, historic Ft. Matanzas and Castillo de San Marcos, historic St. Augustine (the oldest permanent settlement in America), local farmers' markets - two a week; musical and theater events at the St. Augustine Amphitheater and various indoor venues; close to the larger metropolitan area of Jacksonville; other sites unique to St. Augustine - like the Alligator Farm, Dolphin Adventure at Marineland, Botanical Gardens, specialty shops, etc...