We have had the pleasure of visiting Key West twice and we just love it! The town never disappoints. We love the laid back atmosphere, the food, the party, the sailing, and the Key Lime Pie.
We rented a convertible and drove to Key West from Miami this time, which was worth it!! It’s such a beautiful drive and you have the advantage of stopping in the other Keys on the way down. In today’s post I will be highlighting the drive to Key West. Some notable stops we made:
Coral Castle Homestead, FL: This was a cool little museum/tour of a “castle” that was built by a Latvian-American man in the 1920s. He spent 28 years building the structure, mostly made of Limestone. He never let anyone watch him work. To this day, no one knows how he did it! This is a cool stop if you like weird or different stuff.
Robbie’s Islamorada, FL: What a cool little village. You wonder what you’re getting into when you pull off the road but it is worth a pitstop (you are ready to take a break from the car at this point anyway!). There are cute little open shops with t-shirts, ornaments, wood signs, and souvenirs. There is a bar and restaurant if you need a little refreshment. There are several watersports (Kayaks, Jet skis, snorkeling, parasailing, and more!) available to rent. My favorite part though? Feeding the Tarpon!! You can pay a few dollars for a bucket of fish to feed to huge schools of Tarpon that swim right up to the docks! Beware of the Pelicans though, they are NOT shy.
Twisted Shrimp Islamorada, FL: Everyone needs to stop and eat on a road trip, and when you are in the Florida Keys you need to stop and have shrimp where the locals eat shrimp. The Bonus? This place serves gluten free fried shrimp and is allergy friendly. If you have food allergies (and I do) you know how important it is to figure out where the allergy friendly restaurants are!! Don’t expect anything fancy here, just some great shrimp and a super nice staff!
Hope you have the opportunity to enjoy some of these stops! On our next post, we will be highlighting the food and drink of Key West!