Sightseeing tips in St. Augustine, Florida

If you’re going:

What: The HMS Bounty, a replica of the historic British merchant ship infamous for the 1789 mutiny led by Fletcher Christian against Capt. William Bligh. The ship was built for the 1962 MGM film, “Mutiny on the Bounty,” starring Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard and Richard Harris.

Where: St. Augustine Municipal Marina (next to the Bridge of Lions)

When: Open for tours from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday through Sunday.

Cost: Tickets are $18.99 for adults; $9.99 for children 5 to 12; and free for children younger than 5. A joint and discounted ticket to tour the H.M.S. Bounty and The St. Augustine Pirate Museum will also be available at The Pirate Museum and on the museum website, www.thepiratemuseum.com

Tickets to tour the ship only are $10 for adults and $5 for children. Tickets to tour the museum only are regular prices: $12.99 adults, $6.99 kids (5-12 years) and under 5 free. Tickets to tour the ship only are available at the marina. Ticket to tour the ship and the museum are available at the marina, the museum website and at the museum.

For more information, go to www.tallshipbounty.org.

Other sightseeing tips

In addition to all major historical sights, you can also take a number of guided tours through the city or a romantic moonlight-tour on the mysterious and secretive Matanzas Bay. It was in this sheltered bay, which many of the Spanish sailing ships made their final bunkringsstopp before they sailed back to Spain. It was often when the pirates struck with his conquests. It is said that you can still see the silhouettes of pirate ships come sailing in full attack when the full moon shines at its best.