Around five million people visit Key West, Florida, each year. They arrive by airplane, ferry, cruise ship, or via the overseas highway from Miami, and they’re all in for a tropical treat.
For the one-year anniversary of the show, we took The Daily Refresh (ABC television) on a 24-hour exploration of the Conch Republic. Watch the video, then check out links to our favorite historic sites, parks, restaurants, dive shops, and more below!
Attractions
Mel Fisher Maritime Museum
The Hemingway Home and Museum
The Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservancy
Truman Little White House
Bars & Restaurants
Conch Republic Seafood Company
El Meson de Pepe
Sloppy Joe’s Bar
Willy T’s Restaurant and Bar
Dive Shops & Dive Sites
Captain’s Corner Dive Shop
Wreck of the U.S.S. Vandenberg
Nearby National Parks
Biscayne National Park
Dry Tortugas National Park
Everglades National Park
State Parks & Gardens
Fort Zachary Taylor Historic Park
Key West Garden Club
Key West Tropical Forest and Botanical Garden
Nice touristy video, y’all. I remember Mallory Square as a quiet and much smaller segment of concrete and seawall, no benches. We perched on a low wall and sipped something cold while we and a couple of others willing to brave the summer sweltering evening heat watched a sailboat cross the streak of setting sun brilliance lying on the flat calm face of the Middle Ground beyond the channel. Long before the cruise ships, Mel Fisher’s museum, etc- when the reefs were healthy and fishy.
Isn’t it interesting to watch a place change over time? Sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse, sometimes just different. And as an observer, we become part of that history. So fascinating!