It’s the beyond that will call to you. At Marrero’s Guest Mansion you’ll be in the ideal vantage point to experience Duval Street and beyond. You’ll take a right out your front door for Duval Street – a half block away! And Mallory Square is just a ten-minute walk. Go left for the path less traveled. Once you’ve gotten your...
There may be few ‘best-kept secret’ lodgings in Key West anymore, but there will always be hidden gems. With five million visitors a year on this seven square mile island, how can anything be a secret? But we’ve found a hidden gem – an oasis, really – you may not know about: Winslow’s Bungalows. Winslow’s Bungalows, Est. 1856, is part...
If you’ve visited Key West you may not have known that you were driving over an island with its own vacation bragging rights before you got there. We didn’t. You (we) were so excited to be arriving at the actual Key West, plus Stock Island doesn’t exactly look like vacation paradise. You pass strip shopping centers, repair shops, gas stations....
Key Largo is known as the Diving Capital of the World, and most of us don’t go to the Keys to spend time on a beach. But when your resort has its own little beach to lounge and watch the sunset, your day of diving, boating, or day drinking at the bar down the street is complete. But before you...
When you’re seeking an excellent craft beer the sensation you’re going for is, of course, taste. Not a visual. We’re thinking that’s why most brewpubs are dark and intimate as if you’re hiding from the world while turning inward, eyes closed, sipping that delicious hoppy and bitter, or malty and roasted, cold brew… But this is Florida. And Florida is...
When one of your favorite places on earth to park it is on a stool at a beach bar, the definition of such can be as broad as the ocean itself. Surrounded by good live music, a cold one placed in front of you by your smiling server, convivial fellow imbibers just happy to be; if the beach is in...
The Florida Keys: Yes, “paradise” often comes to mind but not always “peaceful.” Mixed in with the hottest party destination just down the street? How can all of this even exist in one sentence, much less within the same two blocks? Well, these are The Keys, after all. As The Keys aren’t exactly famous for their beaches (you knew that,...
We don’t have a boat – yet – but are powerfully drawn to the water. The unimaginable depths, the way light plays on the surface… even the smell. 89% of humans want to be near the ocean, the other 11% near the mountains. Yes, I pulled that from just my experience but you have to admit is has a ring...
Wait… is anything secret in the Florida Keys? With an estimated 4 million visitors each year, and land that is less than a third of a mile wide at most points (and mere feet wide occasionally) how can anything be off the beaten path? You practically see the entire path from your car window as you drive through the...
