The Grand Canyon

Carving its way through 277 miles of Arizona desert, many people consider the Grand Canyon to be one of the greatest natural wonders on our planet. Created through millions of years of geological activity, the Grand Canyon represents one of ...

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 ...

Allan Davis Sea Shells & Souvenirs

Allan Davis Seashells and Souvenirs operated in Gulf Breeze, FL for 65 years.

Mr. Davis' storefront sported a brightly painted yellow sign with 10 foot tall lettering advertising Seashells and Souvenirs for sale. The front yard was home to a ...

The Sandshaker Lounge

The Sandshaker Lounge opened for business in 1971, becoming the first stand-alone bar on Pensacola Beach. The lounge is located near Pensacola's most visited beaches including Casino Beach and Quietwater Beach.

The lounge is not only the oldest bar, but ...

Homestead

Homestead, the second oldest city in Miami-Dade County, sits near the tip of peninsular Florida, thirty miles south of Miami. Located in a precarious natural environment, bounded on the west by Everglades National Park, and to the south and east ...

Naples

Located in extreme southwestern Florida, Naples is in an area that was once home to Calusa and Seminole Indians. White settlers began arriving in the 1860s when Roger Gordon, a frontiersman and traveler, constructed a small fishing camp in the ...

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 ...