No visit to St. Augustine, Fla., would be complete without a tour of Flagler College, formerly the Ponce de Leon Hotel built by Henry Flagler.

ST. AUGUSTINE — There are many attractions to visit in the nation’s oldest city and some of them are easily overlooked. Like the Legacy Tour of Flagler College, Henry Flagler’s monument to opulence and grandeur.

Located near the main attraction area on King Street, Flagler College began life in 1888 as the plush Hotel Ponce de Leon, a staggeringly beautiful edifice built in Spanish Renaissance style by railroad and oil magnate Flagler. Flagler also built the Alcazar Hotel across the street, which was later turned into the present-day Lightner Museum and used as St. Augustine’s City Hall.
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