Of note is the unrepentantly funky The Palace Saloon on Centre Street, the oldest continuously-operating drinking establishment in Florida, such a lure for the rich sons of Carnegie that a cell in the nearby jail was refurbished for their frequent stays.
A trip by foot or trolley around Fernandina leads to the Old Town historic district, the 19th Century Fort Clinch and North 6th Street, the so-called Silk Stocking district, where the wealthy built their pastel-colored mansions.
And Fernandina offers plenty of places to eat: Of note in a culinary scene celebrating local products is 29 South, a cozy beach bistro paired with the high-end stylings of Chef Scotty Schwartz, and Le Clos, with fine French cuisine from Paris-trained Chef/Owner Katherine Ewing. Look for buttermilk fried chicken at Leddy’s Porch at the Florida House Inn; British afternoon tea at the Hoyt House Bed & Breakfast Inn; and T-Ray’s Burger Station, an unmarked secret in a defunct gas station on A1A and named one of the 50 best burger joints in America by USA Today. Pop in to Marlin & Barrel distillery, making rum and vodka from local sugarcane.
Amelia Island is called the Isle of 8 Flags, courtesy of the French, Spanish, British, Mexican, Confederate, American, Patriot Republic of Florida and Latin American Patriots' Green Cross standards it has flown. Fernandina Beach, Florida became the capital of smuggling, slaves and the sin trade in the early 1800s, transformed in the late 19th Century by tourists arriving on steamships from New York and wealthy snowbirds like the Carnegies and Vanderbilts. Railroad magnate Henry Flagler set his eye—and railroad—on St. Augustine as a winter destination, leaving Fernandina as a Victorian village locked in time, undisturbed by the ravages of popularity and pretty close to perfect now.
A Book Festival in February, the Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival in May and Jazz Fest in October fills local streets. The Saturday Fernandina Beach Market offers local food and art just off the main drag Centre Street.
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