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Reconnect in the Keys
For decades the Florida Keys island chain has been famed as a realm of natural beauty, open spaces and infinite horizons. A relaxing, rejuvenating escape from the pressures of everyday life. A place that values sustainability and the preservation of environmental wonders. An enticingly exotic locale, despite being located at the southernmost tip of the continental United States.
Reconnect with the Natural World in the Florida Keys
To reconnect with the natural world of the Florida Keys, visitors can immerse themselves in the island chain’s many open-air areas where seclusion is intrinsic. Wander along sandy beaches, discover nature trails through hammocks and rainforest areas, or explore the clear blue waters surrounding the Keys.
Reconnect with Simple Pleasures in the Keys
There are seemingly endless ways to reconnect with nature, family and friends — and your own best self — throughout the Florida Keys. Simple “unplugged” activities found only in the island chain can help make your vacation meaningful and memorable.
Reconnect Through Shared Adventures in the Florida Keys
In the Florida Keys, it’s possible to savor the things that matter most with the people who matter most on the vacation of a lifetime. The island chain offers scores of opportunities to reconnect through shared experiences and memory-making adventures.
Time to Reconnect with Family in the Florida Keys
In the Florida Keys & Key West, the 125-mile-long island chain at the southern tip of Florida, families can find seemingly endless ways to reconnect, make new memories and strengthen generational bonds. Memories can be made just by driving the famed Florida Keys Overseas Highway with more than 40 (count them!) bridges, including the landmark Seven Mile Bridge.
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Visitors stroll on the entrance path of the Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum in Key West, Fla., Monday, Jan. 6, 2016. A facet of the prize for the winner of the Florida Keys Flash Fiction literary contest is the opportunity to spend up to 10 days writing in the same study that Hemingway utilized when he lived and wrote at the house in the 1930s. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O'Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
Christ of the Deep Statue
Katherine Wieland, left, and Cody Wagner, right snorkel over the "Christ of the Deep" statue, an underwater icon for John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park. Named after a former Miami newspaper editor, Pennekamp is the nation's first underwater preserve and is the predecessor to the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary that protects the entire waters off the Keys island chain. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Stephen Frink/Florida Keys News Bureau)
Fort Jefferson Moat
DRY TORTUGAS, Florida Keys — A snorkeler swims along the moat wall at Fort Jefferson in Dry Tortugas National Park. Located 68 miles west of Key West, Fla., in the Gulf of Mexico, the park is made up of seven tiny coral-and-sand islands and visitors can reach it by ferry, seaplane or private boat. The Civil War-era Fort Jefferson, one of the largest masonry structures in the Western Hemisphere, is the remote park’s awe-inspiring centerpiece. (Rob O'Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau)
Alligator Reef Lighthouse
First illuminated in November of 1873, Alligator Reef Lighthouse is positioned about five miles to the south of Islamorada in the Florida Keys. It was named after the USS Alligator, a small U.S. Naval schooner that grounded at the location in 1822. The screw-pile-built lighthouse was automated in 1963 and is still operational and the area around it is a popular snorkeling, diving and fishing location. Photo by Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau
Dry Tortugas National Park
Fort Jefferson, a six-sided fort situated in the Dry Tortugas National Park, Fla., 68 miles west of Key West, seen in this picture shot Thursday, July 1, 2004. Nicknamed "Gibraltor of the Gulf of Mexico," the 150-year-old fort was never fully completed and never fired upon. During the Civil War, Fort Jefferson served as a Union military prison whose most famous prisoner was Dr. Samuel Mudd, convicted of complicity in Abraham Lincoln's assassination. (Photo by Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau)
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A Turtle Hospital staffer, right, shows visitors to the center a female green sea turtle that underwent treatment for intestinal ailments. Visitors to the Florida Keys can tour the world's only state-certified veterinary hospital for sea turtles located in Marathon, Fla. Photo by Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau
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Dolphin Research Center is one of several venues in the Florida Keys that provides interactive opportunities to learn about the intelligent mammals. Photo by Dolphin Research Center
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Visitors relax on floating air mattresses off Bahia Honda State Park, in the Lower Florida Keys, near Big Pine Key, Fla. Bahia Honda park offers outstanding amenities for vacationers including campsites. In an annual survey of American beaches, Bahia Honda was voted the top beach by Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman, a Florida International University professor known as "Dr. Beach." Photo by Bob Krist/Florida Keys News Bureau