Live like a Vanderbilt

Even if I were alive during America's gilded age I would probably not have been able to experience the wealth of the Vanderbilt's or Rockefeller's.  Today however,  I can visit the Lightner Museum in St. Augustine, Florida and gain incite into the wealth and magnificence of a bygone age.  In 1887 Henry Flagler built the Spanish Renaissance Hotel Alcazar to accommodate vacationing wealthy patrons who could ride his railroad down the east coast to St. Augustine.  The hotel was used for many years in that capacity but eventually was sold to Chicago publisher Otto Lightner to house his extensive collection of Victoriana in 1946.  You can view a plethora of items from Tiffany glass to Winston Churchill's stuffed lion in an opulent setting that compliments the artifacts.  We try to arrive when a live demonstration of spring powered musical instruments is occurring in the Music Room.  You can even have lunch at the Cafe' Alcazar which is located at the bottom of the huge drained indoor pool.  Even our grandchildren enjoyed their visit once they got past the "museum" word.  Click on the link for a map and tour information.  http://www.lightnermuseum.org/main_lightner.html

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