St. Augustine, Florida: Showboat Car Wash
Built in 2005, inspired by a California riverboat car wash built in the 1960s. Surrounded by a moat of run-off, you have to drive across a gangplank to get "on board."
- Address:
- 520 S. Ponce De Leon Blvd., St. Augustine, FL
- Directions:
- On the west side of US 1, around a half-mile south of King St. or around 1.5 miles north of Hwy 312.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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Riverboat Car Wash A drive-thru car wash on US 1 in St Augustine. I'd go into more detail, but...what else is there, really?
[CharlesT, 04/19/2005]Nearby Offbeat Places
- World's Oldest Rug - Zorayda Castle Museum, St. Augustine, FL - < 1 mi.
- Thwarted Footsteps of Andrew Young, St. Augustine, FL - < 1 mi.
- St. Augustine Pirate & Treasure Museum, St. Augustine, FL - 1 mi.
- In the region: Lighthouse Home, Fernandina Beach, FL - 54 mi.
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Built in 2005, it was inspired by a California riverboat car wash built in the 1960s. Surrounded by a moat of run-off, you have to drive across a gangplank to get "on board."