Best places to go and things to do on a Florida Keys vacation

Last updated on April 27th, 2020 at 12:11 pm

For a series of small islands, the Florida Keys pack in a lot.

Here’s a guide to Florida Rambler articles, highlighting special places to discover and experiences not to be missed.

Resources for planning a Florida Keys vacation

• Mile marker guide with dozens of stops to help make the most of your drive south.
• Florida Keys wildlife: Places to see animals
• Tiki bars: Soak up the Keys atmosphere
• 12 great kayak outings in the Keys
• Top 10 pit stops on Overseas Highway
• Best beaches in the Florida Keys
• Bicycling the Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail
  
• Walking from Key Largo to Key West

Places to discover in the Lower Keys and Key West

• Free things to do in Key West
• Key West on budget: Accommodations, restaurants
• Florida Rambler guide to the Lower Keys
• Eight Key West restaurants for authentic local flavor
• Bahia Honda State Park: Good beaches & a great bridge (cq)
• No Name Pub worth finding on Big Pine Key
• Key West Butterfly Conservatory: A tranquil stop
• Audubon House, a lovely refuge in Key West
• Historic Key West Seaport
• Historic Key West Cemetery
• Fort Zachary Taylor
• Hogfish Grill: Where Key West locals go for fresh fish
• Key West chickens
• National Key Deer refuge
• A three hour ferry ride or a seaplane ride away: The stunning Dry Tortugas National Park.

Places to discover in the Middle Keys

• The Old Seven Mile Bridge and Pigeon Key
• Sea Turtle Hospital in Marathon

 Places to discover in the Upper Keys

• Islamorada emerging as hub with new museum, brewery
• Indian Key: Kayak into history
• Feed the tarpon at Robbie’s Marina
• Original African Queen boat in Key Largo
• Florida Keys Wild Bird Center
• John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park

Camping and lodging in the Florida Keys

• Best tent camping in the Keys
• Long Key: Beach camping in the Keys
• Curry Hammock State Park, camping in the Middle Keys
• Camping near Key West
• Camping at the Dry Tortugas
• Classic Keys cabins on Big Pine Key

Annual events in the Florida Keys

• Fantasy Fest in Key West, last week of October
• Marathon Seafood Festival, March 12-13, 2016
• Hemingway Days in Key West, late July, 2016
• Seven Mile Bridge Run, April 9, 2016