The Wandering Disciple

The eerie Warden Castle is the starting and ending point for your journey into the paranormal world aboard the Ripley’s Ghost Train. Board the train and your ghost host will take you on a trip through the haunted ancient city, hearing all the ghost tales the city has to offer. Once you return to the castle, your journey continues on foot through the Castle, one of the city’s most haunted places. (Photo: November 12, 2011)

A guide tells the haunted tale of the ancient city during the Ripley Ghost Train. Hop aboard the train and learn about the dark side of the nation’s oldest city. Listen to the true tales of paranormal encounters on the chilling journey with three stop along the way that allow you to explore for ghosts yourself....if your brave enough. (Photo: November 12, 2011)

St. Augustine, Florida: Take a trip into the darkness of the third most haunted city in the country onboard Ripley’s Ghost Train Adventure. Board the train and listen to the dark history of the oldest city in the county, while stopping to look for paranormal activity at three haunted locations. The tour begins at the Warden Castle, home to Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum. Here you are issued an EMF detector and a disposable camera to use on your tour. After a brief introduction and lesson on your equipment, the group boards the train and its off to explore the city. As you travel the city, the hosts tell you stories of the various haunted establishments in the city. From the ghost that charges the fences of the Tolomato Cemetery to the ghost of a little girl that is found near the city gates, these are just a few of the stories that St. Augustine has to offer. The first stop of our tour was Castillo de San Marcos. From here, we split into two groups and explored the grounds of...

St. Augustine, Florida: Well we made it through the cold night. The lowest I noticed the temp overnight was 40 degrees. That last minute stop at Wal-Mart to grab a heater paid off as it did the trick to keep the tent just warm enough to get through the night. Now if only I wouldn’t had forgotten the air mattresses. The cold night rewarded us with a spectacular sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean. We headed to the boardwalk overlook to watch the sun peak over the horizon and welcome us to a new day of adventures. Today was going to be a busy day so we began by heading for breakfast. We decided to have breakfast at Wildflower Café on A1A in St. Augustine Beach. They were highly recommended locally so we gave them a try. It was a bit pricey for breakfast but the food was delicious. My wife had a ham and cheese omelet and my son and I had pancakes. The best part of the meal was the bacon, I could have eaten a lot more but we had a town to explore. After breakfast we headed to Fort Mose Histori...