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Road-trip in Florida : 14 days

Visit Key West in one day

Early in the morning, we hit the road from Islamorada where we were staying for the night, and go to Key West (1h40 drive from Islamorada)

we parked on Truman Avenue (one of the few free parking street in Key West), and walked all day in this famous city of Key West.

The things to see there are the Southernmost Point of the Continental U.S.A also called The Southernmost Point Buoy which is an anchored concrete buoy where tourists like to take selfie.

I particularly appreciated the visit of Ernest Hemingway’s house (http://www.hemingwayhome.com/), a charming old house, and an immersion in the life of the writer at that time.

very interesting visit of the Ernest Hemingway's house
very interesting visit of the Ernest Hemingway’s house

The beaches in Key West are not very impressive, but allow you to refresh yourself. The atmosphere of the city, and in particular the famous Duval Street, is much more interesting to explore.

According to me, one day is more than enough to visit Key West, especially since I was travelling with children, so I did not explore the “night life” of Duval Street.

on the way back, we took a swim break at Bahia Honda State Park, which offers different beaches with green water. we can also see and visit the beginning of an old bridge, left abandoned, which retraces the history of the construction of the mythical road to Key West

In the evening we spent our second night at the Sands of Islamorada hotel then head of Everglades

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Islamorada, on the way to Key West

from Miami to reach Key West and stopover for the night in Islamorada (1h43 drive from Miami)

Islamorada, on the way to Key West
Islamorada, on the way to Key West

The road to reach Key West is long and monotonous. Very difficult to do in one go from Miami. Moreover, the price of the night is exorbitant in Key West. That’s why I recommend you to stop in Islamorada, one of the islands that are scattered along the road to Key West. Islamorada is according to many guide one of the best value for money to spend the night.

On the way to Islamorada, you can take a swim break at different places. I had noted Harry Harris Beach and Park (but I didn’t have time to stop there in the end).

And just before arriving in Islamorada, you can discover the Rain Barrel Village (https://rainbarrelvillage.com/ ), a really amazing arts and crafts store that will entertain your kids.

Islamorada also has the advantage of being close to Robbies (https://www.robbies.com/), which is a must-see on the way. You can feed the Tarpons (big, fast fish) with a bucket of fry (this will amuse your kids a lot). You can also have breakfast (or lunch, dinner) in the restaurant improbably decorated with thousands of dollar bills.

I stayed at the Sands of Islamorada Hotel (https://sandsofislamorada.com/). This is actually a roadside motel, which I found very expensive for what it offered. Especially since there was a lot of Sargassum algae on the sea along the hotel, so it was impossible to swim. But when I compared the prices of other hotels in the area, I realized that it was not that expensive.

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