Fountain of Youth Spring House - St. Augustine, FL - Spring Houses on Waymarking.com

The Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park is the site where on April 3, 1513, Ponce de Leon came ashore to landmark and record for all time the first monument in our nation's history... the discovery of the continent of North America. The Spring House at this site is constructed from native building materials of coquina rock and cypress, and helps to preserve and protect the Fountain of Youth (a free flowing spring), as well as the famous Landmark Cross. The Landmark Cross, discovered at the turn of the 19th Century, is made of 27 coquina stones and is believed to have been placed there by Ponce de Leon at his historic landing. The cross remains today in the spot where it was originally discovered.

The spring, located adjacent to the landmark cross, sustained the Timucuan Indians for thousands of years before Europeans explorers arrived. As a preservation measure, the spring was welled up in 1875 to keep it from collapsing in on itself. Here, all visitors are invited to participate in the tradition of drinking a cup of the unique water as millions have done in the past, while viewing the animated dioramas of the Indian village of Seloy and the historic first landing.

Visit Instructions:
Describe your visit and post at lease one original photo.

Recent Visits/Logs:

Date Logged Log User Rating   01/12/2023 Metro2 visited it 03/28/2015 the federation visited it 08/16/2014 3-Bearss visited it 05/27/2013 whttiger visited it 05/26/2013 BackyardBeekeepers visited it 03/29/2012 NFJK visited it 08/10/2011 Dulcimoore visited it 04/30/2011 petendot visited it 11/22/2010 thanatos01 visited it 10/26/2009 Keldar5 visited it 02/15/2009 BluegrassCache visited it 03/03/2008 adgorn visited it 01/11/2008 Marine Biologist visited it 11/10/2004 sfwife visited it

View all visits/logs