With the addition of a new brewery on Stock Island, the Florida Keys are up to 5 craft breweries. They’re great places to experience Keys style and ambiance. The beer’s good, too!

Many people miss it, sticking to Duval Street, but one of the most scenic strolls in Key West — and a top freebie — is the harbor walk along Key West Bight, also known as the Historic Key West Seaport.

One of our favorite stops in the Florida Keys is Anne’s Beach in Islamorada, a shallow, sandy playground for the whole family at mile marker 73.5, And it’s free.

Lionfish are gobbling up native species on Florida Keys reefs. Now you can gobble them up instead.

Late summer may not the best time of year for tent camping in the Florida Keys, but it is the right time to plan for fall, winter and spring camping.

Rooted in the boisterous days of pirates, wreckers and rum runners, inebriation is an established ritual in Key West. Celebrate with locals at these favored watering holes away from the crawlers on Duval Street.

Florida Keys RV parks are busy all year, but you might get a break in summer and fall. Book well in advance if you plan to visit from January through April.

The regular Florida lobster season opens on August 6 and continues through March 31 for both recreational divers and commercial trappers in South Florida and the Florida Keys.

Our favorite pit stops for road food (and cocktails) along the Overseas Highway.

There are excellent reasons to stop in Islamorada on your Florida Keys trip. Kayak to Indian Key, feed the tarpon at Robbie’s Marina, visit two craft breweries, plus there’s a cluster of cultural attractions and a top-notch museum.