Shaped like a buoy, the 12-foot-tall marker sits at the southernmost point of the continental United States, 90 miles from Cuba. The Southernmost Point, a popular destination for vacation selfies, was badly damaged in 2017′s Hurricane Irma and required extensive restoration. When it was vandalized on New Year’s, thousands of people shared photos of the suspects, expressing disbelief that anyone would purposely damage the monument.
