Exploring Historic Downtown Fernandina Beach | Florida's popular Amelia Island has been inhabited for centuries, has been under eight different countries’ flags, and has seen everything from pirates to bootleggers to shrimpers. It’s no wonder then that the seaport village of Fernandina Beach has a historic district spanning 50 blocks and has over 400 structures listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Learn the history of Fernandina! | Find more travel tips at PaigeMindsTheGap.com