Florida Keys Attractions

 
To the south of Miami are the Florida Keys (from the Spanish cayo, "islet, reef"), a chain of coral islands of varying size which extends for more than 110 miles/180km between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. Until a devastating hurricane in 1935 they were linked by a rail line extending to Key West, from which there were boats to Havana (Cuba). The boldly engineered Overseas Highway (US 1) now runs over 42 bridges and numerous artificial causeways to the south-eastern tip of the United States. The little islands of Sands Key, Elliot Key, Cotton Key and Old Rhodes Key, lying off Biscayne Bay, are now part of the Biscayne National Underwater Park, established in 1980. Off Key Largo (pop.

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Sunset over the ocean off of Key West.Key West
Dry Tortugas National Park off the Florida Keys.Dry Tortugas National Park, Key West
Southern most point in the continental USA, located in Key West.Southernmost Point, Key West
Palm trees on a beach in Key Largo.Key Largo
The black and white lighthouse at Key West.Key West Lighthouse Museum, Key West
Palm trees on the beach at Islamorada.Islamorada
A key deer munches on a leaf at Big Pine Key.National Key Deer Refuge, Big Pine Key
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