History Mystery Mayhem and Murder

History Mystery Mayhem and Murder The TRUE stories behind the ghosts & legends... pirate raids, deadly plagues, strange burials, unsol Join us if you dare!
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Our nightly adventures uncover the TRUE stories behind the ghosts & legends of St. Augustine... pirate raids, deadly plagues, strange burials, unsolved murders, and more! City Walks is the original Historic Walking Tours of St. Augustine, and our award winning History Mystery Mayhem & Murder is NOT another ghost tour! Book online at www.StAugustineCityWalks or call (904) 825-0087.

02/29/2020

This is the DEATH MASK of a young woman who drowned in the River Seine in the 1880s. As was customary in those days, her co**se was put on display in the Paris mortuary, in the hope that someone might recognize her and claim her body. The pathologist on duty became entranced by the girl with the enigmatic half-smile, and so he commissioned a plaster cast made of her face. This mask was replicated many times over. She became known as "L'Inconnue de la Seine,” or “The Unknown Woman of the Seine.”
In 1955, a toymaker named Asmund Laerdal created what we now know as the CPR doll. Asmund wanted his mannequin to have a natural appearance. Remembering a mask on the wall of his grandparents' house many years earlier, he decided that the L'Inconnue de la Seine would become the face of Resusci Anne - the CPR doll. So you see, this anonymous woman who drowned in the 19th century is responsible for saving many, many lives the world over. It is said that she has the most kissed face of all time. I hope you enjoyed this little tale!

12/13/2019

Have a happy Friday the 13th.

It's Friday the 13th, a day that people either embrace or fear. A day that doesn't usually come around too often.

More than 60 million people worldwide claim to be affected by a fear of Friday 13th. Some of them won’t go to work, drive cars or get out of bed on this day. Many hospitals have no room 13, while airports don't have a Gate 13 and a lot of hotels don't have a floor 13. The official word for the fear of Friday 13th is paraskevidekatriaphobia.

The belief that Friday 13th is bad luck may have sprang from Norse legend when on Friday, 12 Gods were joined by a 13th God, Loki who was a cruel one, he brought upon humans great misfortune. Loki crashed a party at Valhalla disguised as an old hag and took advantage of the Norse virtue of hospitality and to never turn away a needy guest. The Gods allowed him in and fed him thinking he was a nomad soul passing through. Valhalla was the banquet hall of the Gods. The Gods where enjoying a great feast were Balder, who was Odin's son was letting people throw spears at him to show his strength and courage. There were 12 guests present at the hall they were the greatest of the Norse Gods, until Loki arrived. Loki the trickster Norse God was the 13th guest, the affair turned grim when Balder the beloved son of Odin, the God of light, joy, and reconciliation was killed when Loki tricked Balder's sightless brother Hod into throwing a spear of mistletoe at him. Mistletoe was the only on earth that could kill Balder. By doing this Loki brought about the promise of Ragnarök which in Norse mythology will be doomsday, when Odin will get revenge on Loki. There will be a great battle between the Gods, this will bring about the end of the world ushering in a new dawn where Balder will be resurrected and rule in place of Odin.

On Friday 13th in the year 1307 thousands of soldier monks of the powerful Knights Templar were massacred by French king Louis IV it is said that blood ran through the streets like a river. Many people believe this is where our fear of the date springs from. The Pope of the church in Rome in Conjunction with the King of France, carried out a secret death warrant Against "the Knights Templar". The Templar's were terminated as heretics, never again to hold the power that they had held for so long. The Grand Master Jacques DeMolay was arrested and before he was killed, he was tortured and crucified, this was carried out on Friday 13th and there were 13 High Templar's which ruled the Knights Templar.

In Spanish-speaking countries, Tuesdays dated the 13th not Fridays are considered unlucky. In Italian culture, Friday the 17th is considered unlucky.

The number 13 appears many times on the U.S. $1 bill there are 13 stars, 13 stripes, 13 steps, 13 arrows and even has an olive branch with 13 leaves on it. Also there were 13 colonies in British North America. There are 13 stars and stripes on the original American flag.

From a religious standpoint, Muslims tout Friday as the day Allah created Adam, legend has it that Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit, the apple on a Friday and later died on a Friday and Christians consider Friday as the day on which Christ was crucified by the Romans. Also the number 13 in the Christian faith is the number of guests at the Last Supper with the 13th guest at the table being the traitor Judas. When Christians combine this day and number the combination can only hold special significance. In Judaism The Bar Mitzva is held at age 13 on a Friday the Jewish Sabbath day. The Bible also lists 13 attributes of God.

There are also 13 Witches to a Coven. Which is true for many traditional Covens.

10/14/2019

In today’s modern, industrialized world, there’s a certain number of things we take for granted without really considering the fact that they weren’t

06/06/2016
Join us on this fascinating year-round experience that explores the TRUE tales & bizarre legends of  's darker side of h...
11/05/2015

Join us on this fascinating year-round experience that explores the TRUE tales & bizarre legends of 's darker side of history, on the original History Mystery Mayhem and Murder tour! Learn more at www.StAugustineCityWalks.com or call (904) 829-1122

10/27/2015
Interesting! Especially if your from Nebraska!
09/19/2015

Interesting! Especially if your from Nebraska!

From first-degree murder to chicken theft: Convicted criminals and their striking mug shots.

07/01/2015
07/01/2015

Thank you Maggie for our walking tour! We are enjoying our Anniversary/Honeymoon trip in St. Augustine!!!

Learn more about these types photos and other morbid Victorian customs on our tour!
06/14/2015

Learn more about these types photos and other morbid Victorian customs on our tour!

Photos of the dead used to be very popular.

St Augustine takes on a different aura at night....maybe it's all the dark-sided true tales we share on the History, Mys...
06/14/2015

St Augustine takes on a different aura at night....maybe it's all the dark-sided true tales we share on the History, Mystery, Mayhem & Murder Tour? ;) www.citywalks.com or 904-825-0087 (note: photos taken by a tour guest)

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