America's Oldest City

Today, David and I went to historic St. Augustine (est. 1565) where we toured the fort at Castillo de San Marcos.  For many years, it was the northernmost outpost of Spain's vast New World Empire, and it is the oldest masonry fort and best-preserved esample of a Spanish colonial fortification in the continental United States.  Ground was broken in 1672 and the fort was finished 23 years later.  The town was very quaint, much like Key West or Savannah, and we walked through town and browsed the shops.