We could have just driven down to Key West as a day trip from Key Largo but we decided to stay for 2 days - relax - and see as many sights as possible.
We stayed at the Southernmost House, a historic hotel / museum.
You can see it for yourself here www.southernmosthouse.com but here is the view from our room (302) and of the house from the ocean front.
This hotel was perfectly located for exploring Key West - which is easily done on foot.
We walked up Whitehead Street, passing the southern most point of the US, checking out the lighthouse - interesting because it's the only US lighthouse that's built within city boundaries - the home of Ernest Hemingway, the road marker for the start of US Route 1 (the overseas highway) to watch the sunset at Mallory Square. We then walked back along Duval Street checking out the bars and shops, stopping for our first taste of conch (pronounced conk) shell fish. The bars along here are absolutely buzzing - every night. It's an assault on the senses but so much fun and always something going on. I may have sampled a few pina coladas - another good reason for not taking the car out.
There is much more to see than that but we were quite happy with what we fitted in.
I would definately recommend staying in Key West rather than just driving down there for the day. We were there for the Conch Republic Independence Day celebrations (- in 1982, in scenes reminiscent of the old B&W film Passport to Pimlico, Key West declared independence from the mainland US as a protest to some border patrol issues). It's worth a quick google to check it out. It certainly added to all the fun.
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