St. Augustine is the oldest settlement in America, with a history going back to the late 1400s, when Ponce de Leon came there and discovered the Fountain of Youth. There's also a rich history from the late 1800s, when Henry M. Flagler used his great fortune to build or buy hotels and establish a railroad in Florida to attract tourists. He had three big hotels in St. Augustine facing each other on the corner of King and Cordova Streets. Here are the three buildings as they look today. Only one is still a hotel. The former Ponce del Leon Hotel (above) is now Flagler College (Flagler.edu). The former Hotel Alcazar (below, left) is now the Lightner Museum (LightnerMuseum.org). The old Cordova Hotel (below, right) is now the Casa Monica Hotel (CasaMonica.com).     next