Explore Two Historic Towns
Connect to the Cumberland Island Ferry
The Cumberland Sound Ferry is an alluring link between the seductive shores of Florida, the captivating charm of the Deep South, and the enchantment of America’s most beautiful wilderness beach—Cumberland Island.
Your cruise may bring you face to face with dancing dolphins, beguiling sea otters, or even a submarine coming into its homeport of Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base.
Both Fernandina Beach and St. Marys are great walking towns with outdoor cafes, art and antique galleries, museums, eclectic shopping and historic attractions just steps from the waterfront.
In Fernandina, you can tour the 50-block Historic District by horse and carriage. Discover the origin of our nation’s shrimping industry. Learn the history of the Eight Flags, the lighthouse, and a Civil War-era fort.
In St. Marys, re-live the last battle of the War of 1812, tour an antebellum mansion, man the periscope in the Submarine Museum, and hear the spellbinding tales of ghosts in the centures-old Oak Grove Cemetery.