West Palm Beach

The flat, subtropical coastal plain around West Palm Beach, edged by the Lake Worth Lagoon, has shaped both its waterfront development and its role as a regional service center. Founded in 1894, the city grew alongside the resort community of Palm Beach across the lagoon, yet developed a distinctly urban downtown around Clematis Street. The Flagler Museum in Palm Beach recalls the railroad-era transformation of this stretch of Florida’s Atlantic coast, while West Palm Beach is home to the Norton Museum of Art and the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. Waterfront parks and the Intracoastal Waterway keep the coast central to daily life. Explore nearby webcam locations that provide complementary perspectives on Palm Beach County’s Atlantic shoreline.

Florida occupies a low-lying peninsula in the southeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Gulf of Mexico to the west. Lake Okeechobee lies near its centre, and water from this basin historically flowed south through the Everglades, a vast subtropical wetland protected in part by Everglades National Park. The Florida Keys extend southwest from the mainland, while long sandy coasts and inland freshwater systems shape everyday life across the state. St. Augustine, founded by Spain in 1565, is widely recognised as the oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement in the United States. Explore additional webcams nearby to understand how Florida connects with the Atlantic, the Gulf, and the Caribbean.

The Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts define much of the United States — their ports, fisheries and trade routes have long tied the country’s economy to the wider world. Between them, the Rocky Mountains, Great Plains and Mississippi River basin form sharply different regions, from high western ranges to broad agricultural heartlands. Cities carry much of the national story: New York’s Statue of Liberty, a gift from France dedicated in 1886, remains an enduring symbol, while Washington, DC concentrates major federal institutions. Indigenous nations have shaped these lands for millennia, and their living cultures remain essential to the country’s identity. Find related webcams in the surrounding areas to build a fuller picture of the United States.