We live only an hour away and have never visited the Old Jail until yesterday. We are glad we did. It was very entertaining and just long enough to keep my son's attention. The tour guide was funny and kept it kid friendly. There's also other shops and buildings to go into afterwards. I didn't realize what all was there. I would recommend a visit if you haven't been. read more

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Super interesting and our guide Wiley was super good and funny. We had a great visit!

We had a tour with prisoner Felix (spelling could be off). It was AMAZING! We were hesitant to visit St. Augustine since we had children with us who typically are not interested in museums. Felix made it so interesting for them! My son (squirrel boy) was so into it and listened to every word! He even came home and did some research. Even my 5 year old was paying attention! Thank you Felix for making the entire experience fun for my children, in turn...making it fun for me as well! You're awesome :) read more

This was a fun and educational tour. Frank was an excellent tour guide. This was an operating prison until 1953. So much history. read more

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Make sure you get Benny as your guide. He's the best!! Very entertaining and gives you so many fun insights.

Went with a school group, and the kids thought this OK. We really did have an awesome tour guide and it was mildly interesting to me, mildly to the kids too. But for $10, I'd have been disappointed by the shortness of it all and how small the place is. read more

This was the most fun we had in St. Augustine! It is worth every penny, don't miss out. My husband is usually Mr. Grumpy - won't pay attention, doesn't engage, constant look of boredom - NOT HERE! Pearl was so interesting & engaging, he was smiling & even participated. I was thoroughly shocked. It was worth every penny & we loved it. read more

Great look into the past! Our tour guide "prisoner trustee" Millie, was amazing! She really gets into the role to help you understand the workings of The Jail and how prisoners where treated at the time. The tour takes you from the grounds outside to the Sheriff's office all the way to the guard tower. Recommend checking it out if your into local history of St. Augustine. Tour is good for all ages. read more

Great tour for all ages. Fun, interesting, and short enough to hold everyone's interest. The animatronic sheriff at the end was silly but I'm sure he's a hit with the younger crowd. The tour guide was very knowledgeable - I learned a bunch of historical facts about St. Augustine. He also stayed "in character" which made it fun. What I liked best was that it was fun and light-hearted but not too childish. I would have loved to see this place at night - it seems like a prime spot for a ghost tour. We heard rumors about there being an overnight at the Old Jail but couldn't find anything definite. read more

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Went on this tour during a recent stay in St Augustine. I thoroughly enjoyed this tour with Sheriff Otis. He was engaging, informed, and entertaining with all the individuals in our party. I highly recommend this tour for anyone visiting the area. It's quite interesting and fun. read more

The Old Jail is one of the most historically interesting places to visit. Don't let the size of the building fool you, what it lacks in size it makes up in stories. For the tour I was taken to all places in the jail, seeing the history first hand and hearing the chilling tales of the past. Our tour guide was very friendly at the same time, he was very child friendly and did his best to make every aspect of our tour enjoyable. I thoroughly enjoyed visiting here and I had a ton of fun. I would highly recommend coming here if you are looking for something interesting to do in St. Augustine read more

I've seen the inside of better jails. Trust me. Wait a sec, that didn't come out right. I just was not impressed, and the stories are not very interesting. There are better things to do here with your time and money. Trust me. read more

It was a really good experience especially with the tour guy Harrison he knew a lot a was definitely really good!!!

What a fantastic tour! This was so much fun. Our guide was Patrick and I highly recommend waiting for him to be your guide. He was awesome and funny. Make sure you take this tour and the Oldest Store tour. Not kidding, these are two of the things you will remember most about St. Augustine! read more

Fun experience! I love history and this place is full of it. Right up my alley. Fun your guide and very informative your. Two thumbs up!

BoBaloo was a great tour guide very knowledgeable and funny. He was very attentive to our Irish relatives who had a few questions for him. very nice man. read more

It was worth it, lots of fun our tour guide Bucky or " Becky " was the best loved him so much thanks read more

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Spent the day in St. Augustine and took the kids to the Old Jail Museum and they loved it. The tour is short, comical, and informative. I love that they relay the history through storytelling. I believe our guide was Ian and his jokes and punch lines were funny. read more

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I decided to visit the Old Jail based on recommendations. They offer free parking which is a plus, given the lack of free parking in the city. We walked around and took pictures in the Old Jail wagon. I was looking forward to entering the jail. Our family of 4 paid 40 dollars to join a tour group. I was a bit disappointed we were not going to be able to roam around the jail on our own. The disappointment continued throughout the short tour. It was interesting but definitely overpriced. The whole experience lasted around 20 minutes. Our guide was a bit dull and we couldn't really get into the stories. I believe this city has much better attractions to offer. read more

08/14/2020 We went to the old jail After Dark tonight and it was a great experience and time. And very very scary Emmanuel was one of our investigators and he was AWSOME! This is what he was made for ! He is passionate about it and has many cool and fascinating stories to tell. I could sit and talk to him all day about this stuff. Thank you so much Old Jail After Dark ! read more

I am been on a tour to the old jail several times. It is so informative. I had 2ittle guys with me and they loved it. Our guide was Bucky and he w a s fantastic. So much fun read more

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Everyone we talked to seemed very knowledgeable but our guide Tully, made the whole experience! He was right into his character from the beginning and never faltered. If the rest of the guides are half as good as Tully, I'd highly recommend this tour! read more

One of my favorite places we went to while on vacation in Jacksonville. SO worth the $13 and Jasper was absolutely incredible! Such a fun, family oriented time. You will absolutely not regret it! read more

The tour started with just the wife and I, the Deputy Sheriff patroled the yard and kept his inmates in line, inmate Bobalew began his tour with a few one liners keeping us warm with laughter from the cold rain pouring down on us. The tour was solid with historic peices throughout, sad and disturbing tales of the life of an inmate in 1908 and a few jump scares. Bobalew displayed great knowledge and good humor. A good tour for anyone looking to burn a few minutes and hear some good tales. read more

We took a short vacation in St Augustine and had a couple rainy days so we decided to go check out the old jail we heard so much about. I have 2 teenaged boys 15&16 and they really enjoyed it. Frank was our guide and he made it very interesting and fun. Be sure to stick around after and check out the shops. Highly recommend! read more

How fun! These guides really put you in the time period that this jail was open and full of jail birds! They make it so realistic and at the same time you take in so much history! The place was very nice and set up perfectly. I suggest getting a guide! The experience is so much fun! They also have a gift store that is fully stocked! read more

This is a must see in St Augustine! The tour was fun and informative - even the 5 children with us loved it! Bobalew was the BEST tour guide... Child friendly but definitely held the interest of the adults too. read more

The Old Jail has a fascinating history - expect to learn all about it in books. While debatably accurate to the time period I've never experienced such a patronizing, aggressive historical site tour lacking real historical facts. Don't waste your time. read more

Interesting and entertaining.A must see at least once! Staff friendly and interactive,great place for pictures and excellent for families!

This museum is cheesy and 100% a tourist trap! However, the tour guides try to make it a fun experience which almost is worth the price of admission. I wouldn't recommend spending the money for a solo trip to the museum, but part of a tour package would be acceptable. read more

This place was great! So much history. The entire staff was amazing. They did a great job touring us through the old jail house, the first general convenience store in the US, and VIP trolley. read more

Patrick was our tour guide and he knocked it out of the park. He did such a great job personalizing the tour for our group. Patrick stayed in character & remained very theatric. He really made it a memorable tour. After the tour we asked him for a photo, he then ran my husband & I around a few spots to take some of the two us- which was so fun for us! 10/10 recommend taking the tour with him! read more

This tour was amazing! We arrived about 11:30 on Tuesday Oct 22. It must have been the perfect time. We had two "inmates" chatting with us, our party of 3 got a very small tour. Our guide was Frank. He was simply outstanding. I don't feel that he played up any part of the tour for drama's sake as most tour guides generally do. We all felt he was very personable, he was willing to answer any questions we had, He was very good at pointing out things we might not have considered. We would definitely go on this tour again and would hope to once again have Frank, we've thought of more questions! This is a 30 minute walking tour with some stairs (I do not know if this is accessible as far as the second floor where the cell block is, photos are permitted, fun is allowed, creating scenarios for your arrest are allowed. Be smart and don't be disrespectful, many people suffered greatly here. read more

This is a fun, educational tour for both children and adults. Reasonably priced in comparison to some other attractions/museums.

We got this as part of our trolley tour and frankly we weren't sure we would go - seemed a bit corny. We decided on the 2nd day just to do it and I'm glad we did. Jack was our tour guide and while he did the typical "stk" I'm sure he is supposed to say - he also made it very interesting and real as he described what the prisoners went through. I never thought about woman prisoners ... shudder... We were glad we went on the tour and recommend Jack as the guide. read more

This was fun and interesting. The fact that the guide is in character just adds to the cool factor. My five-year-old even enjoyed the jail, and the tour guide was awesome at interacting with him along the way. We purchased the admission with the trolley tour, and we weren't disappointed. It gives you a great glimpse into history. read more

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Jack did a great job for our 3:15 New Years Eve Tour. He was funny , informative and engaging. Is was very interesting and we had a lot of laughs. read more

This tour was amazing, this place has so much history. Seeing the conditions that those prisoners used to live in is so intriguing to see. I hear they have a ghost tour, next time I come back to St Augustine, I definitely plan on doing it read more

Interesting I guess but I think it was too much for my kids. The hanging and killing info was a bit much. Our guide was a bit stiff and you could not always here him or understand him. Wish we had a different guide. Anyway, the feel of the jail was oppressive and sad but interesting also. read more

Deputy Jim was a great tour guide. He answered all questions and gave great info. The tour lasted about 45 minutes. He takes you around the outside and inside the jail, and explains the lives of the prisoners and the sheriff. He stays in character the entire time. It's pretty cool. You find out at the end what this jail has in common with Alcatraz. This tour is great for families or just adults. It'll keep you interested the entire time! And it's just steps away from the other attractions of the old town, and down the street from the Fountain of Youth. read more