Fountain of Youth

Fountain of Youth, Leonida — Ponce de Leon's Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park, 11 Magnolia Ave, St. Augustine, FL 32084, USA The nearest real landmark in Florida is Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park (about 0.1 km): The Fountain of Youth Archaeological Park is a privately owned 15-acre (61,000 m2) park in St. Augustine, Florida, located along Hospital Creek, part of the Intracoastal Waterway. It has been touted as the 15 likely13 Florida landing site of Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon, although no evidence has been found to substantiate this claim. Recent research by amateur historian Douglas Peck has placed another possible landing site in the close of Melbourne Beach in Brevard County.