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 ...

International Center/Japan House, Bldg. 71

Opened in 2004, The University of West Florida International Center and Japan House offer state-of-the-art amenities and classrooms for international education programs and cultural events. Features of the complex include international education classrooms, an authentic tatami room and a Japanese ...

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, ...

Nevada Test Site and Mercury

Bombs away! For over four decades the Nevada Test Site served as the principal proving grounds for nuclear weapons. Of the 1,054 nuclear tests conducted, 928 were detonated here. Serving first as the Los Vegas Bombing and Gunnery Range, it ...

Milton/Bagdad

Milton and Bagdad have their roots planted in the forests of longleaf pines that once blanketed Northwest Florida. In 1830, Joseph Forsyth and the Simpson brothers constructed Arcadia Mill near present-day Milton, a nickname for Mill Town. Bagdad traces its ...

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 ...

University of West Florida

The University of West Florida, with campuses in Pensacola and along the Emerald Coast of Northwest Florida, is one of Northwest Florida's prized resources. UWF is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and serves a student population ...

Dorothy Walton Cottage

The Dorothy Walton Cottage is an example of Anglicized, French Creole architecture common to Pensacola in the early 19th century. Constructed primarily of Northwest Florida yellow pine, the cottage contains covered front and rear verandas, a high loft, and is ...

Old Christ Church

The Old Christ Church, constructed in 1832, is the oldest standing protestant church in the state of Florida. The church itself is constructed in the Norman Gothic Revival style, and is designed after Sir Christopher Wren's Old North Church in ...

T.T. Wentworth Florida State Museum

The T. T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida State Museum is one of Pensacola's most iconic buildings and one of America's most unique museums. Built in the popular Italian Renaissance style--characterized by wide overhanging eaves, decorative brackets, clay tile roofs, and classical ...