Spanish Military Hospital: Historic Museum Tour
4.7
71 Ratings
St. Augustine

Step into the past at the Spanish Military Hospital Museum in St. Augustine. Experience surgical demonstrations, learn about colonial medicine, and explore the origins of popular medicines today.

Duration: 40 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Spanish Military Hospital Museum - Travel back in time to the Spanish Military Hospital Museum where the doctor is always in.
    Our fully guided tour takes you back to colonial Spanish days of medicine.
    Your journey to the past begins as our skilled surgeon performs surgical demonstrations.
    Watch as our Apothecary creates medicines and discover how…
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What's Included
  • Professional interactive guides
  • Museum Admission
Additional Information

Take a historical journey to the Spanish Military Hospital Museum where there’s always a doctor on hand. Our 40-minute comprehensive guided tour transports you to the era of Spanish colonial medicine.
The trip into history commences with our capable surgeon showcasing surgical procedures.
Witness our Apothecary concocting medicines and learn about the…

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Location
Spanish Military Hospital Museum
3 Aviles St,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(71 Ratings)
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C5390wodianel
Feb 23, 2026
UNIQUE EXPERIENCE - The tour was excellent. Learned many interesting facts and can now truly appreciate forefathers of medicine. The opportunity to see the primitive instruments and listen to the fascinating stories was a unique experience.
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Maryjeant2013
Feb 2, 2026
Don't miss this museum tour - Kate was very engaging and informative. She answered all our questions. She made the medical care provided there during the time very interesting. If you have interest in medicine or health don't pass this place up. Well worth it!
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Landl1234
Sep 14, 2025
Fascinating medical history tour - For anyone with an interest in the practice of medicine-or medical history in general- this tour is a can't miss stop. Our guide, Jose, was extremely knowledgeable and was eager to answer all of our questions. Highly recommend.
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Bubby2me
Mar 20, 2025
Very Informative & Interesting! - My sister and I did this tour in March and holy moly - they know their stuff! I wish I remembered his name (but he is pictured), but our "guide" was so passionate and informative. We got there earlier than the rest of the group and he got started with us. He was so full of the history of the hospital, historical medical practices, and just so excited about it. He walked us through the procedure for removing a bullet and amputating a limb. I found it really informative and interesting.
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Cynthia_t
Feb 22, 2025
Great look at history - This was a fascinating look at medical history. Our guide was knowledgeable and friendly. Questions were welcomed and if she didn't know the answer, she said so instead of making up an answer.
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Angeleyes27
Jan 24, 2025
Guide knew her stuff - I don't know how our guide remembered all the information that she told us. This place offers a 40 min tour which takes place in 3 rooms of this place. The knowledgeable guide gave a good amount of information and answered all our questions. She told us how surgeries were done during the time the hospital was in operation.
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Sandra_w
Sep 1, 2024
Very informative - Very interesting and informative. I certainly appreciate the knowledge shared. My 16 year old grandson was very engaged and asked several questions. We both enjoyed it.
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Rhonell_k
Mar 19, 2026
Fun and informative... - Fun and informative experience. We were with a group of school children which actually made it even more enjoyable to watch their reactions to the information.
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Michiganmelissa04
Feb 23, 2026
Informative but overpriced and small. - Overpriced and tiny. I did learn a good amount, but there is not much to this museum at all. It really is primarily a lecture by the guide. I learned a lot, but had I known it was mainly a lecture, I might have reconsidered. That said, the guide did a fine job.
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Vacationerguy
May 22, 2025
Very Interesting - I stopped in because I had purchased a Tour Pass and figured I might as well check this out since admission was included. I was informed it was not a self-guided experience, but rather a guided, educational experience similar to a classroom lesson. If that sounds boring to you, just give it a try anyway! Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and taught us, while showing actual historic medical instruments, how to amputate a large limb, as well as how to amputate a finger, and then went over the process of releasing pressure and swelling from the brain. The content is perhaps graphic to some, but presented in a tasteful way intended to educate rather than shock. We also learned the methods used in an old apothecary and were given a chance to smell some of the old medicinal herbs and properties. There was a small gift shop attached that offered seeds to grow several medicinal herbs at home. Overall, a very interesting experience well worth checking out.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).