By Terry Gibson Each fall, a tranquil vibe settles over the Florida Keys, fresh as a cool sea breeze. Keys folks in the fishing and diving businesses catch their collective breaths after a frenetic summer season. Locals take advantage of a plethora of great fall fisheries. Visitors can cash in on…
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By Dalia Colon Where: The Florida Keys Highway starts at the southern tip of Florida near Miami and continues from Key Largo to Key West. Length: 106 miles. How to get around: Car or bicycle. Best time to visit: September to observe bird migration season and avoid the winter crowds. Fun fact: The…
Read MoreJeff Klinkenberg A rooster crows in the distance. A palm tree sways. A tourist hands me his camera in front of a concrete marker on the corner of Whitehead and South Streets. For the record, I am taking the photograph at 24 degrees 33 minutes north latitude and 81 degrees 45 minutes – it’s…
Read MoreJeff Klinkenberg Writers have always loved the Keys, none more famous than Ernest Hemingway, who bought a beautiful Spanish colonial home at 907 Whitehead Street in 1931 and stayed eight years. It’s a major tourist destination. I always go. I like to walk around the tropical gardens and imagine…
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By Dalia Colón Key West welcomes party animals—and we’re not just talking about the revelers whooping it up on Duval Street. The Conch Republic is as hospitable to four-legged visitors as it is to their human companions. If you and your favorite roll dog find yourselves with a weekend to spend in…
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By Janet K. Keeler It happens 365 times a year. Yet when the sun sets in Key West, people flock to the water’s edge as if…
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Tom Scherberger Want to explore the cultural, historical, and architectural treasures of Key West, Fla.? There’s an app for that. Just go to Florida Stories Walking Tours, and download the app created by the Florida Humanities Council. With this app you can learn, at your own pace and on your own…
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By VISIT FLORIDA staff The Florida Keys are a chain of barrier islands extending off the southern tip of Florida in warm, tropical waters. Though the Keys don't boast the wide, expansive stretches of beach that other parts of the state are famous for, there is an abundance of small, sandy beaches…
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TREVOR GREEN and RAFAEL LIMA Having heard stories about a doll cursed by voodoo in Key West, ghost hunters, psychics, skeptics and believers come to Fort East Martello in Key West to visit Robert the Doll. In 1950, the Key West Art & Historical Society opened Fort East Martello as a museum. The…
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TREVOR GREEN When you're visiting Key West, be sure to make your way down to the historic waterfront. From there, take a private sailing tour on the waters surrounding Key West with Sunset Sail Key West, a small, locally-owned fleet of sailboats and sailors. After a day of Key West sailing, make a…
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