Bandelier National Monument

Just over a million years ago, a volcano in the Jemez Mountain range near Los Alamos, New Mexico exploded with a force 600 times that of Mount St. Helens. The falling ash from the explosion formed a type of soft ...

Skopelos on the Bay

Skopelos on the Bay Seafood Restaurant was a Pensacola landmark popular for its fine dining and romantic atmosphere. Originally owned by the Silivos family, Skopelos offered Mediterranean influenced cuisine created by the chef and manager of the restaurant, Gus Silivos. ...

San Ildefonso Pueblo

San Ildefonso Pueblo, on the eastern bank of the Rio Grande in northwestern New Mexico, has been home to the Tewa-speaking Pueblo Native Americans for centuries.

In 1617, Spanish conquerors established a mission at the pueblo and set about catholicizing ...

Bayview Fisher-Pou Chapel

The Bayview Fisher-Pou Chapel has served the city of Pensacola for one hundred and forty-two years and continues to serve the members of the community in their hour of need.

In 1868, Felix Bonifay established the first undertaking business in ...

Pensacola Beach Sign

The Pensacola Beach Sign was designed in 1960 by Mrs. Patricia Thorton Born. The Sign was commissioned by the Santa Rosa Island Authority to help direct tourists to drive from the city of Pensacola to Pensacola Beach.

Lamar Advertising built ...

Bob Sikes Bridge

The Florida Department of Transportation built The Bob Sikes Bridge in 1973, repairing the only drivable route from Gulf Breeze to Pensacola Beach.

The previous bridge at that location, a draw bridge, was referred to as the "Rabbit bridge" by ...

Dania Beach

The first permanent settlers in Dania Beach arrived from Chicago in 1898 with Henry Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad. W.C. Valentine, a developer and pioneer, planned the community, which he called Modello. These early settlers, most of Danish heritage, renamed ...

Pompano Beach

Pompano Beach, the second oldest city in Broward County, has a history dating back a thousand years. The area near Lake Santa Barbara was first inhabited by Tequesta Indians, who buried their dead in earthen mounds still visible today in ...

Delray Beach

Delray Beach is located in the southern portion of Palm Beach County along Florida's Atlantic Coast. Today, the city is known for its tourism industry but originally was recognized for its rich farmland and the economic opportunities associated with Henry ...

Boca Raton

No one knows for sure how Boca Raton got its name. The literal Spanish translation is "rat's mouth," but according to the Boca Raton Historical Society the more correct translation is "Thieves Inlet." A variation of the name first appeared ...