1) Key Largo: Ocean Reef Club The Ocean Reef Club ranges out to over 2,500 acres of outstandingly done landscapes that includes the luxury of three golf courses, thirteen eateries, a tennis club, a cultural center and so much more. The area is gated and is extremely private and enclosed, making it one of the [...]
The East Martello Art Gallery has rotating and permanent exhibit of local art including bold primitives by Mario Sanchez, and th bizarre ‘junk art’ of Stanley Papio. Despised by his neighbors dur ing his lifetime, Papio was a junk dealer who lived in Key Largo and maintained a “junkyard museum” at is own home. His [...]
A morning exploring the East Martello Tower and Museum, followed by an afternoon at the beach and a visit to Fort Zachary Taylor State Park. Bring a picnic, or buy a snack lunch at a beach stall. Don’t forget swimming gear and sunbiock. Built in the mid-1800s to protect Key West from enemy attack, the [...]
This is a leisurely itinerary, designed to follow a busy day in the Old Town, and your walk will be broken by a slow and pleasant lunch. Head toward the southern end of Old Town, near the middle of Whitehead Street, where you will find Key West’s Bahama Village. Bordered by Angela, Petronia, and Olivia [...]
As the topographical tail of the United States, Key West dangles off the end of the Florida Keys chain, an island of unfettered freedoms and capricious charms. It is a nonchalant, end-of-the-road kind of place where people who never want to grow up feel right at home. It is crazy, indulgent, uninhibited and hip, full [...]
A stop at the Caribbean Club for an early morning Bloody Mary, followed by a visit to the African Queen, lunch at Mrs Mac’s Kitchen, and a late afternoon stroll through the Florida Keys Wild Bird Sanctuary. The Upper Keys are about a one and half hour drive south of Miami Beach, which makes them [...]
South of Miami Beach, follow Highway 1 to reach the inimitable Florida Keys, America’s near-tropical islands. As they trickle farther from the mainland, the Keys become noticeably more removed from mainstream tempos and rules. A laid-back, quasi-renegade attitude takes hold. Dress is fishing-boat casual. Life revolves around the water. Time is told more by [...]
The 31 islands that make up the Florida Keys are linked together by a series of 42 bridges and dozens of causeways. They are divided into three regions: the Upper Keys, Middle Keys and Lower Keys. Overseas Highway, a sometimes tedious but always panoramic road, snakes its way through the entire island chain and comes [...]
In April of 1982, after the Federal government set up a series of road- blocks in the Keys to screen for illegal drugs and aliens, outraged residents banned together in a mock public protest. It was not that they wanted to shelter illegal aliens or help drug traffickers, but they resented the intrusion. Hoisting a [...]
Although Key West had already become a tourist mecca in the 1930s, the post-war years and the 1950s brought a substantial increase in tourism throughout the Keys. The fact that President harry Truman spent his vacations at the Key West Little White house no doubt added to the area’s popularity. What was good enough for [...]
During the 1880s the American government poured millions into the economy and Key West became a boom town. By 1890, it was not only the largest city in Florida, but the richest city per capita in the United States. Although the wrecking industry had died out, it was replaced by other money-making endeavors, which were [...]