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Cumberland Island National Seashore
113 W St Marys St
St. Marys, GA
(912) 882-
Phone Number: 912-
http://www.nps.gov/cuis
Most day-
The Cumberland Queen
P.O. Box 1203
St. Marys, GA 31558
(912) 882-
(877) 860-
http://www.nps.gov/cuis
Adult = $20.00
Child [12 and under] = $14.00
Senior [65 and over] = $18.00
Cumberland island is accessible only by water, and most people arrive via the Cumberland Queen ferry, which departs daily from St Marys. The ferry is a 45 minute scenic venure that sets the mood for the trip. Reservations can be made up to 6 mos in advance, and are recommended during the summer season.
Guided tours on Cumberland Island
Lands and Legacies Tour
Reserve at 912-
Tours occur daily and depart from the Sea Camp Ranger station shortly after the 9:45 a.m. ferry arrives
National Park Service staff provide guided, interpretive tours via passenger vans and an open air tram to historic locations around the Seashore. Sites visited include the 106 room Plum Orchard Mansion, the Alberty House, and the First African Baptist Church, which also served as a schoolhouse and community center. The late John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette were married in the tiny, humble church in 1996.
Historic Tram Tours
Meets at the flag pole on the waterfront.
Groups of 10 to 100 can reserve a Historic tram tour of Downtown St. Marys. 800-
Cumberland Island National Seashore Museum.
129 Osborne St.
St Marys GA
912-
Wednesday through Sunday 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Engaging displays depicting the island’s history, culture and ecology.
http://www.nps.gov/cuis/planyourvisit/museum.htm
Not to be confused with the visitor’s center beside the ferry dock, which offers little in interpretive displays, this facility is located one block from the waterfront. the exhibits portray the archeological beginnings, showcases local history and ecology, and illustrate the opulent lifestyle of the Carnegies. “The Forgotten Battle” exhibit includes artifacts from the last battle of the War of 1812, fought at St. Marys’ Point Peter.
Orange Hall House Museum
311 Osborne Street
St Marys GA
912-
www.orangehall.org
The “Grand Dame of St. Marys,” Orange Hall is an elegant 1830’s antebellum mansion museum with daily tours. Reportedly the site of paranormal phenomena, Orange Hall has appeared on the Haunted TV network as the setting for a ghost hunter’s reality show. Three different ghosts are said to make regular appearances. One is a young girl, believed to be the daughter of the builder. Another ghost is an elderly man, and the third is a woman dressed in purple, who supposedly appears in photographs taken in front of the building. A possible fourth spirit occasionally sighted is a soldier who, by his uniform, predates the Civil War.
St Marys Submarine Museum
102 W St Marys St
St Marys GA 31558
912-
Submarine memorabilia, displays including a working periscope, portions of actual submarines, and replicas of torpedoes. St Marys is home to Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base, one of only two Trident submarine bases in the world.
St Marys Aquatic Center
301 Herb Bauer Road
St Marys GA
912.673.8118
http://www.funatsmac.com/
St Marys Aquatic Center is a 7-
Howard Gilman Memorial Park on the Waterfront
A peaceful place for a walk, for sunset-
St. Marys Submarine Museum
102 St. Marys Street West
St Marys, Ga. 31558-
(912) 882-
A wide variety of Submarine artifacts, memorabilia and information are on display, and you can view the beautiful St Marys waterfront through a real periscope.
Lang Charters
St. Marys, Georgia
912 674 8062, 912 882 4262
http://www.langcharters.com/
Fishing charters, sightseeing and river cruises. (limited to six persons per cruise.)
Up the Creek Expeditions
111 Osborne St
St marys, GA
912-
877-
www.upthecreektrips.com
Up The Creek offers a variety of kayak nature tours and specialty trips to a number of scenic waterways in coastal Georgia and Florida’s. Half-
Fort Clinch State Park
2601 Atlantic Ave
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
(904)277-
www.floridastateparks.org/fortclinch/
Fort Clinch is a brick Civil War era Union fort, designed to block ships from entering the Confederate port. The fort never saw battle. Interpreters in period costume answer questions, and a small museum runs a short movie about living conditions in the fort during the Civil War.
Fort Clinch State Park is a heavily wooded, scenic park situated on the northern tip of Amelia Island, just south of the Georgia state line. The verdant spreading trees form a living archway that shades hiking and biking trails. The beach is wide, clean, and fairly empty. Catch the sunset off of the long fishing pier, and bed down in a campsite under the canopy of moss-
The Green Elephant Ghost Tours
406 Osborne St
St Marys, GA 31558
912-
90-
Amelia Island Museum of History
233 S. Third St
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
904-
www.ameliamuseum.org
Permanent exhibits include artifacts from the native Americans who settled this region, as well as the industries, wars and missions that shaped Florida’s history.
On The Water Adventures
Egan's Creek Marina
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
904-
www.onthewateradventures.com
Private guided nature tours of Amelia and Cumberland Island. Offering two hour, half-
Amelia River Cruises and Cumberland Sound Ferry Service
1 South Front Street
Fernandina Beach, FL 32034-
(904) 261-
http://www.ameliarivercruises.com/
The Amelia Island River Cruise offers a 2 hour narrated water tour of Cumberland Island which highlights the history and local folklore. This is a great way to visit Cumberland Island with young kids in tow. Children enjoy the story telling, and get to see wild horses, wild turkey, waterfowl, and dolphins galore.
Okefenokee Swamp
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
2700 Suwannee Canal Road,
Folkston GA 31537
912-
http://www.fws.gov/okefenokee
The 400,000 plus acres of marsh, cypress forest, lakes and islands that is Okefenokee swamp is but a small portion of the vast swampland that European settlers found when they arrived in South-
The Okenfenokee Swamp Park
From the east
U.S. 1 South
Waycross, GA 31503
912-
okefenokee@wildblue.net
9:00 a.m. to 5:30pm
Crooked River State Park
Crooked River State Park
6222 Charlie Smith Sr. Highway
St. Marys , GA 31558
7 miles north of St. Marys on Ga. Spur 40 or 8 miles east of I-
Reservations (800) 864-
Park (912) 882-
http://gastateparks.org/CrookedRiver
Located on Georgia's Colonial Coast, this park offers cozy facilities in a beautiful setting. Campsites are surrounded by Spanish moss-
Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve
12713 Fort Caroline Rd
Jacksonville, FL 32225
(904) 641-
Http://sercms.nps.gov/timu/index.html
Includes the 600 acre Theodore Roosevelt natural area, with nature trails though grasslands, forest and wetlands. Also includes Fort Caroline and Kingsley Plantation. Rich archeological area -
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