# Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park > Place to go for families in the Jacksonville area (FL). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Open 9 a.m.–6 p.m. daily; last entry and last ticket sold at 5 p.m. - Where: Ponce de Leon's Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park, 11 Magnolia Avenue, St. Augustine, FL 32084 - Ages: All ages; children 5 and under free - Price: Ticket window: adults $22.95; seniors (60+) $20.95; children 6-12 $9.95; children 5 and under free; discounts for active military and AAA - Schedule: Open 9 a.m.–6 p.m. daily; last entry and last ticket sold at 5 p.m. - Organizer: Fountain of Youth Properties - Official page: https://www.gatemastertickets.com/store/SearchEventDaySpan.aspx?selected=181&CompanyID=GM208&clear=false - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/jacksonville/activities/fountain-of-youth-archaeological-park--listing-7d6f50a19bda7c9f0ec15a8c ## About A riverside archaeological park in St. Augustine on the site of Pedro Menéndez de Avilés's 1565 settlement, the start of the oldest continuously occupied European city in the United States. Families can sip from the spring in the Spring House, sit in the Navigators Planetarium and see the Discovery Globe, watch cannon firings and blacksmith demonstrations, walk through a recreated Timucuan village and the 1565 Menéndez settlement site, look over active excavations, climb the Spanish lookout and stroll the Founders Riverwalk. Peacocks roam the grounds. 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