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Oldest Store Museum in St. Augustine, FL

Historic Tours of America • 167 San Marco Avenue • St. Augustine, FL 32084

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Oldest Store Museum in St. Augustine, Florida

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Situated on San Marco Avenue in historic St. Augustine, the Oldest Store Museum offers a unique experience seeing some of the most incredible items created at the turn of the 20th century. Visitors can watch actors portray clerks, snake oil salesmen and butchers while showing you items like a steam-drive tractor, a grain thresher, guns and ammunition, tonics and elixirs, and more.

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Watch in amazement as the friendly clerks, butcher and snake oil salesman demonstrate the very latest inventions for turn of the century living. Items such as a goat-powered washing machine and a gas powered iron! Its truly like walking into a Sears Roebuck catalog from 1908.
Meet the proprietor: Mr. C.F. Hamblen and watch in amazement as the friendly clerks, butcher and snake oil salesman demonstrate the very latest inventions for turn of the century living.

The local actors/storytellers make this tour even more entertaining by providing history and humor all rolled into one. They are recognized for their ability to captivate and entertain guests, as they share a common enthusiasm for history and talent to amuse folks.

Visit the Oldest Store in St. Augustine with its impressive 100,000 items such as:
-Steam Driven Tractor bullet Tonics & Elixers
-Farm Equipment bullet Health Underwear
-Worm Syrup bullet Corn Sheller
-Collars & Corsets bullet Guns & Ammunition
-Grain Thresher bullet Goat Powered Washing Machine
-Bikes & Trikes bullet Gossip
-And So Much More

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SUSAN T

Chattanooga, Tennessee

"A step back in time"

Reviewed September 19, 2019 NEW

This store is like visiting the store in the TV series Little House on the Prairie. Some items go back further than that. You will see the early century bicycles with the huge back wheel and small front wheel. Also, old medicines, canned food, old sewing machines and an old washing machine that was pulled by a small animal. It ran the clothes through the old ringers as the animals walked around. You see farm equipment and supplies as well as hand made shoes and clothing. Great little place to visit and hear the stories behind the items. The medicine stories were wild! I recommend this attraction.

Vida B

Montreal, Canada

"Was super surprised"

Reviewed September 15, 2019 NEW

Such stuff from the 1900’s! From children’s medicines to horse harnesses, to washing machines, to ...well just go there and enjoy. There was also a fun distraction for the children during the tour. I found it just as fun myself.

143lydiam

Clermont, Florida

"Great museum & tour!!"

Reviewed August 24, 2019 NEW

Our tour guide was Orville! He gave a very informative, fun & interactive tour!! So much history and so many amazing artifacts!!! Loved seeing all of the authentic items and hearing all of the history of this little store!! This museum is a true GEM!!! Look forward to coming back and seeing it again with family & friends!!!

Lakshminarayana... V

"Best museum tour America (not kidding !)"

Reviewed August 15, 2019

The oldest store in US museum gave me a memory I won’t forget. The tour guides were role playing store owners from the 19th century. They had real items from back then and a huge collection of 19th century items which is can-touch experience as most of them are in amazing condition. Amazing demo and no glass walls or anything. Puts every other museum tour to shame! Just Amazing

Jakegabe282828

"Interesting and Entertaining"

Reviewed August 13, 2019

The items in the store are authentic to the time period. The tour guides speak from the time period as well. It was informative and fun. Brings you into a time long ago. Also, bigger than it looks. A definite must!!!