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For More Information KEY LARGO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (305) The Florida Keys & Key West. Come as you are. FLORIDA KEYS VISITOR CENTER (305) 451-1414 [email protected]/[email protected] Milemarker 106, Overseas Hwy. Key Largo, FL 3451-14143037, U.S. ISLAMORADA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 305-664-4503305-664-4503/[email protected]@islamoradachamber.org Compose your vacation in any Key. Milemarker 82.6, Overseas Hwy., P.O. Box 915 Islamorada, FL 33036, U.S. MARATHON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ((305)305 )743-5417 743-5417/[email protected]@floridakeysmarathon.com Milemarker 53, Overseas Hwy. Marathon, FL 33050, U.S. LOWER KEYS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (305) 872-2411/[email protected] (305) 872-2411 [email protected] KEY LARGO ISLAMORADA MARATHON LOWER KEYS KEY WEST Milemarker 31, Overseas Hwy. Big Pine Key, FL 33040, U.S. Sport Fishing Your Hometown in the KEY WEST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ((305)305 )294-2587 [email protected]/[email protected] Dive Capital of the World. A Natural Escape. The Uncommon Place. 510 Greene Street, Key West, FL 33040, U.S. Capital of the World. Heart of the Keys. FLORIDA KEYS & KEY WEST TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (305) 296-1552/1-800-FLA-KEYS P.O. Box 866, Key West, FL 33041, U.S. Directions BY AIR: TheThe KeyKey WestWest IInternationalnternationa lAirport Airpor hast ha scommercial commerci aservicel servic ande and is iserveds serve dby b y major airlines. Bmajor airlines.oth the Key We Bothst and the M aKeyrat hWeston a iandrpo rMarathonts have ch airportsarter se rhavevice, chartergenera lservice, aviatio n and rental service. For specific information on how to get here, including direct flights to Key West, go to wwwgeneral.fla-ke yaviations.com/g and rentalettinghere .service. For specific information on how to get here, BY LANDincluding: A leisu rdirectely d rflightsive fro tom KeyMia mWest,i and go a nto opportunity to drive the only designated All-American Road in Florida. Only 30 other roads in the nation have received this highest recognition possible under the National Scenic Byways program. To reach the Florida Keys Overseas Highway, bypass the traffic of the City of Miami by taking I-95, I-75, or FL-836 to the Florida Turnpike, south. Card Sound Road offers an alternate route to Key Largo. Greyhound Bus Lines (1-800-231-2222), The Keys Shuttle (305-289-9997) and Florida Keys Express Shuttle (305-743-7454) serve the Florida Keys, Miami International Airport and Fort Lauderdale- Hollywood International Airport. Greyhound also services Marathon and Key West airports. Once you arrive in the Florida Keys, you may not need a car. In Key West you can park at the Park-n-Ride garage at 300 Grinnell Street in Old Town. You’ll do and see more on foot. Potential RV Camping visitors should consult with our RV Camping grounds for advanced reservations. BYB YSEA: SEA: Sail through America’s Caribbean. All channels are well-marked. Marinas abound. And dock space is available. Key West Express: 3 to 3.5 hour daily passenger ferry departing from You can let go in The Keys in less The fish breaks water and takes Here you can let go in a The Lower Keys are as pristine and Discover a city where real Sail through America’s Caribbean. All channels are well-marked. Marinas abound. And dock space is than an hour south from Miami. flight jumping into the sky, bouncing world of small town individualism beautiful as they were eons estate titles date back to the Kings available.Ft. Myers Keyyea rWest-round Express: and se a3s oton a3.5l s ehourrvic edaily from passenger Marco Isl aferrynd. departing from Ft. Myers year-round 1-888-539-2628 www.seakeywest.com Legendary Key Largo, the Dive capital sun light off its fin as only a sailfish where the glow of the people is ago. You can let go and experience of Spain. Stroll the palm-lined and seasonal service from Marco Island. of the world. To the west, tranquil can. He nearly rips you from the absolutely genuine. life as it should be. Unspoiled. streets and discover gingerbread Florida Bay and the primeval chair as he breaks and runs at Marathon is a hometown that is Relaxed. Natural. mansions, tin-roofed conch houses, Alternative Transportation Everglades backcountry. To the east, speeds only approached by your the perfect homebase while you let go Dive the incredible living reefs the John Audubon House and Ernest Once you are in the Florida Keys, please consider using alternative means of transportation. the impos-sibly clear blue waters of racing heart. Though it seems like in the Keys. Anything you decide in the Looe Key National Marine Hemingway’s home. Walk in the The Greyhound Keys shuttle runs the length of the destination. Each area has limousines and the Gulf Stream and the wondrous hours, it’s only been minutes since to do anywhere at all in The Keys is Sanctuary. The wide range of depths footsteps of Thomas Edison, Lou shuttles to help you get around. Some fishing charter captains will even pick you up at your enchantment of the nation’s only you hooked the hurricane at the end only a few mile markers away. open this undersea world to the Gehrig, Harry Truman and Tennessee hotel. In Key West you can use convenient public transportation, taxis, pedi-cabs, tour trains, living coral reef. of your line. But, at this moment, A fascinating natural serenity novice snorkeler as well as the Williams. Gaze at the fabled treasure trolleys, bicycles or even your own two feet to see the sights. Dive into adventure in America’s you’re the one who’s hooked because beckons you to explore Crane seasoned scuba diver. of the galleon Atocha. Discover foremost underwater parks – John the world’s only concern is that Point Hammock where ongoing But you can easily subject your tomorrow’s fine art trea-sures by A Marker for Every Mile Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park trophy dancing on the top of the sea. archeological digs reveal seven muscles and wits to the stress of Key West’s well-known and unknown Down here in the Keys, the Overseas Highway is like our Main Street. And the best way to get and Key Largo National Marine This is what it means to let go in centuries of visitors and residents. battling major league sailfish, tuna, artists. And don’t forget about the around is to know the mile marker of your destination. These little green signs that dot our Sanctuary. You can also explore the the Sportfishing Capital of the World; Visit the Museum of the Florida Keys; dolphin and their deep-sea brethren. world of wonder down under (the sea, highway every mile begin just south of Florida City with number 127 and run all the way down 510’ U.S.S. Spiegel Grove, which is Islamorada – the perfect lure. stroll the nature trails in one of the Or, you can quietly stalk the elusive that is), as Key West is home to some to zero in Key West. They’re like our addresses. If you know the mile marker of where you’re the largest wreck ever in divable U.S. When you are not fishing on the world’s last remaining thatch palm bonefish, snook, tarpon and snapper of the best fishing and diving known to going, getting there is easy. waters. Key Largo’s living coral reef water, you could be under water hammocks; and dive Sombrero Reef - in our secluded backcountry waters. man including our newest underwater astound both the shallow – water diving on Islamorada’s barrier reef. home to coral canyons and archways Let go in an elegant resort, wreck, the U.S.S. Vandenberg. snorkeler and the deep – water Shop, dine, gallery – browse or providing an array of sea life. secluded cabin or a beautiful bed Only in Key West would the sun scuba diver. catch yourself up in the history, arts Or, walk where Henry Flagler’s and breakfast. You can send yourself shine brightest when it sets. Everyone On the sea, you can let go and go & crafts, seafood festivals or State Overseas Railroad steamed across to camp where our campsites and RV gathers for the never planned, always after the big ones with a Key Largo Parks. Follow the antics of trained the original Seven Mile Bridge. slots are right on the water. Leisurely varied Sunset Celebration at Mallory Charter Boat Captain. Or chase the dolphins, turtles and sea lions. But don’t let our laid-back lifestyle kayak inshore water. Explore the Square. Once the sun is safely tucked wily bonefish and tarpon with one of fool you. There is a lusty tradition of upland hardwood forests of Watson away by jugglers; mimes, musicians our backcountry guides in the waters spirit and action in Marathon. Where Hammock. Or, just kick back and and street artists, the city moves to a CITY MILE MARKER APPROX. MILES FROM MIAMI of Florida Bay or the Everglades. pirates like Lafitte, Morgan and loll on The Key’s finest beach-a mile different beat. A night beat. The streets, Key Largo 118-90.7 58 58 Kick back and explore the past in Teach once sailed, powerboats race of natural sand at Bahia Honda State filled with sidewalk cafes, open-air Islamorada 90.7-63 76 76 2 historic Tavernier; bike or stroll our in world-class competition. Record- Recreation Area. bars, legendary pubs and world-class MarathonMarathon 63-4763-47 11111 1 nature trails; frolic with a trained breaking trophies are reeled in from In the Lower Keys, you can’t help restaurants come alive.