Fort Mose Historic State Park - St. Augustine (FL)

5 /5 Rae Augenstein: Although weve been to StAug many times, this was our first time stopping at Ft Mose. Lovely, peaceful boardwalk through the marsh. Saw lots of birds and some animal tracks we couldnt figure out. Nice museum for $2 per person. Will definitely be back.

5 /5 Clayton Pilbro: I went on a Thursday, as the museum isnt open during the first part of the week. For a small fort and a touched away museum, this has one of the nicest and most interactive displays of all the forts in the area. There are videos to watch and colorful, illustrative displays with many artifacts to walk you through the history of the entire area and the fort. This exhibit will only continue to grow, as they plan to build a scaled model re-creation of the fort soon.

5 /5 Karen Navarrete: Visited this park on the first Saturday of the month. We met some wonderfully dedicated men who do a monthly display of colonial weapons and who very knowledgeable about this time period.

5 /5 Melanie Good: Everyone who visits St Augustine should go to Fort Mose. You will learn about an important part of history that is generally ignored by mainstream historical accounts. The role of freed slaves in colonial st Augustine is fascinating and their story needs to be told and heard. Moreover, the museum at the fort is small but excellent—it has interactive exhibits that give you a taste of what people’s lives were like who lived at Fort Mose. The guide working there also explained a lot to us about the fort and was very knowledgeable about the area, answering all my questions and offering insight into this part of history. There’s also a small boardwalk to observe nature. Fort Mose is a must-see!

5 /5 Amy Justine: We loved our visit here and was pleasantly surprised by the story we found here. I teach history for a living and find it a shame that I was not familiar with the story of Fort Mose. Make sure you watch the video before you do anything else at the site. It will explain the story of the site. The museum is also very well done. I would recommend taking your time, reading the plaques, and listing to the testimonies. I can’t wait to revisit this park in the future as they continue to do more reconstruction to the park.