Ponce de León's name wasn't tied to the Fountain of Youth until 14 years after his death. The Granger Collection, NYC Half a millennium ago, in 1513, the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León ...

Casey Feindt Ponce de Leon's Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park is the site of St. Augustine's original settlement. Here, you'll learn about the Spanish settlers who arrived in the 1500s ...

In 1513, while searching for the storied Fountain of Youth, explorer Juan Ponce de Leon happened upon this land. He called it La Florida and claimed it for Spain. Then, in 1565, conquistador Don ...

Susan B. Barnes Completed in the 1880s (replacing the original 1835 lighthouse that was destroyed) and a National Historic Landmark since 1998, the Ponce de Leon Inlet Lighthouse & Museum is ...