Neon sign for the Surf Station store, which sells surfboards, wetsuits, and beachwear in St. Augustine, Florida. Founded in 1565 by Spanish admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, the city is the oldest in the Continental United States — begun decades before three other famous early sites: Jamestown, Virginia (1607); Santa Fe, New Mexico (1610); and Plymouth, Massachusetts (1620). Photo by Carol Highsmith, 2020.