NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Florida has plenty of ancient structures scattered throughout the region, owing to the long and storied history of the state.
But did you know that the Sunshine State is also home to the oldest building in the entire Western Hemisphere?
Per historians, the monastery was first built in 1141 after around 8 years of construction, meaning it existed close to four centuries before Christopher Columbus ever even arrived in the Americas…