Fort Myers

Fort Myers, the commercial center and county seat of Lee County, is located in the southwestern corner of Florida, on the southern banks of the Caloosahatchee River--the river which takes its name from Calusa Indians that once inhabited the region. ...

Fort Pierce

Fort Pierce, located near Indian River Lagoon, sits along Florida's Treasure Coast in St. Lucie County. Early Spanish settlers from St. Augustine first came down the Indian River in 1565 and tried to establish homes in the area. But battles ...

Fellsmere

In 1896, Fellsmere was little more than swampland on the banks of Blue Cypress Lake when two local farm companies, spurred by the arrival of the railroad, began selling plots of land to eager settlers. Nature reclaimed the land in ...

Flagler Beach

The sands of Flagler Beach stretch like a blanket for six miles between the Atlantic coast and historic State Road A1A-Florida's version of Route 66. The beach is named in honor of Henry Flagler, the oil tycoon who spent his ...

Davis-Monthan Air Force Base

Supporting American military operations during most of the 20th century, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base outside of Tucson, Arizona traces its history back to the earliest days of military aviation.

Opening first as an Army base in 1925, the U.S. government named ...

Monticello, Florida

Located in the vicinity an old Indian village, the town of Monticello was originally known as Robinson after its first postmaster, John G. Robinson. In 1827, the community changed its name to Monticello in honor of Thomas Jefferson's Virginia plantation, ...

Bonifay

Bonifay is located in southeastern Holmes County, which was established in 1848, shortly after Florida became a state. Like many Panhandle communities, the town traces its origins to the expansion of the railroad. As railroads stretched across Northwest Florida and ...

De Funiak Springs

Located near the highest point in the state of Florida, DeFuniak Springs is built around a distinctively circular spring-fed lake. Colonel William D. Chipley chose the location for the town after coming upon its pristine waters while on a railroad ...

St. Francis Cathedral

St. Francis Cathedral, located east of the Santa Fe Plaza, is the fourth church constructed on this site. The first church, constructed in 1609, housed the statue of the Virgin Mary, La Conquistadora, believed to be the embodiment of Mary ...

Frontier Restaurant

The Frontier Restaurant is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico on the historic Route 66 highway. As one of the first continuous paved highways to link east and west United States, Route 66 has been like a mirror held up to ...