Many of St. Augustine’s restaurants, retail, hotels, and attractions are found smack dab in the middle of the Historic District. This part of the city dates back to the 18th century and the layout of its streets remains consistent with how the citizens of the 1700s would have likely encountered them and are as readily walkable as those of a much more modern city. Not simply a hub of commerce, the district's proximity to the waterfront lends itself to great photo opportunities of the neighboring Matanzas Bay.