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Scenic header: Crossing a dry moat, this drawbridge was the only way into the Castillo. · NPS Photo · Photo credits

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Drawbridge entrance to the Castillo de San Marcos

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Castillo de San Marcos National Monument

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Explore a coastal fortress built of shell-stone coquina, overlooking the waters of St. Augustine. Ramparts and rooms reveal centuries of conflict, changing empires and imprisonment.

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Fort Matanzas, a fortified watch tower made form coquina.