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Crane Point is one of those special places that is as peaceful and relaxing as it is educational and entertaining. Whenever people go there they resolve to return soon, but it is never soon enough.
Posted - Friday, January 15, 2010 12:31 PM EST
Birdwatchers take note – this park's collection of hardwood hammocks, mangrove swamps, and wetlands makes it one of the best birding destinations in the country. Like many of the Keys’ state parks, Curry Hammock is part of the Great Florida Birding Trail. But it is also a site for Hawk Watch International’s raptor census, thanks to its prime location on the migratory path of some of the world’s most spectacular birds of prey. Swimming, snorkeling, fishing, camping, canoeing, and a playground make this a fun park for families.
Posted - Friday, January 15, 2010 12:31 PM EST
There’s nothing quite like it in the Keys. Tropical breezes sough through tall pines and emerald waters lap gently up on a glistening white sand beach. Locals bring picnic baskets and hammocks and children laugh and splash in the surf.
Posted - Friday, January 15, 2010 12:31 PM EST
It’s the place where Harry S. Truman did all of his presidential work during the winter months, where Dwight D. Eisenhower created the U.S. Department of Defense and where John F. Kennedy may have made a decision that averted World War III.
Posted - Friday, January 15, 2010 12:31 PM EST
Of all the wondrous spectacles the Keys have to offer, the first thing my mother wanted to see on her inaugural visit to the islands was the world-famous Key deer. Of course, she was assuming they would be in some sort of enclosure, readily available for viewing and photo opportunities.
Posted - Friday, January 15, 2010 12:31 PM EST
Even on a day when temperatures near Marathon dipped to as low as 49 degrees, the Dolphin Research Center was abuzz with activity.
Posted - Friday, January 15, 2010 12:31 PM EST
Among all Florida state parks, the Keys have some of the best.
Posted - Friday, January 15, 2010 12:31 PM EST
Four hours is hardly enough time to visit the tiny chunk of the Dry Tortugas that holds Fort Jefferson.
Posted - Friday, January 15, 2010 12:31 PM EST
Nearly 10 years and $6 million in the making, the Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center is aimed at educating people about the Keys’ unique ecosystem above and beneath the sea.
Posted - Friday, May 11, 2012 06:08 PM EDT
All right all you road-weary travelers, you’ve made it to the Keys and have driven down U.S. 1 at that ominous speed of 55 mph ... or slower. So already you’ve been immersed in the “slow down and take it easy” mentality of the Keys, giving the right of way to not only pedestrians and bicycles, but also land crabs, iguanas and chickens.
Posted - Friday, January 15, 2010 12:04 PM EST
