The Most Walkable City in America Might Be in Florida. Here's the Proof.

St. Augustine, Florida has been nominated by USA Today's 10Best Readers' Choice Awards for Most Walkable City to Visit in the United States - and this episode makes the case for why it should win. Voting is open now through June 15, 2026, and you can cast one vote per day at the link below.This isn't just a campaign plug. St. Augustine has a walkability argument that no other city on this list can make: its streets were designed for human foot traffic in 1565, more than 200 years before the United States existed. The city's compact historic core - laid out according to Spanish colonial planning principles that prioritized pedestrian movement - puts the Castillo de San Marcos, the Cathedral Basilica, Flagler College, the Plaza de la Constitución, and dozens of restaurants and galleries within a few blocks of each other. That's not modern urban planning. That's 460 years of infrastructure that was never designed around a car.In this episode we break down what the USA Today campaign actually is and how voting works, why St. Augustine's case for walkability is fundamentally different from every other city on the list, and where to actually walk when you're there - including the corridors most visitors never find. We cover St. George Street and the historic downtown, Aviles Street (the oldest documented street in the United States), the Matanzas bayfront seawall, the Lincolnville Historic District and its Civil Rights history, the Uptown district along San Marco Avenue, and King Street's concentration of Gilded Age architecture.St. Augustine has landed as high as 4th on this list in previous years. This year it should be number one. Go vote.🌎 Keep Gallivanting With Me If you liked this story, you’ll love what’s waiting on my YouTube channel: youtube.com/@ChadGallivanter See more photos, behind-the-scenes, and upcoming trips on Instagram: instagram.com/ChadGallivanter More travel stories, history deep-dives, and extras live at: ChadGallivanter.com📬 Questions, ideas, or media requests? Email me at [email protected]