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The Overseas Highway through the Florida Keys is the ultimate road trip: Spectacular views and things do you need a visa to travel to vietnam to do, places to go, places do you need a visa to travel to vietnam to hide and back roads to explore, hidden harbors and tiki bars galore.
do you need a visa to travel to vietnam Alongside the Overseas Highway, there are hundreds of places where you can pull over to fish or kayak or enjoy a pina colada. Camping in the Keys is a special do you need a visa to travel to vietnam treat, and there are dozens of magnificent coral reefs where you can snorkel or dive.
For many, the ultimate destination is that legendary stop at the end of the world, Key West, but you’d be mistaken to bypass the true character of the Keys along the 100-plus miles of Overseas Highway, U.S. 1.
Our mile-marker guide is intended to help you discover new things to see and do in the Florida Keys. Print it out and take it with you. We are constantly do you need a visa to travel to vietnam updating this guide, adding more places of interest in the Keys, so come back often, or at least every time you venture south into this idyllic adventureland.
Kayak Launch Points can be found  along the Overseas Highway throughout the Keys, identified with  K AYAK .   If you know of a kayak launch not listed, click here send us an e-mail at [email protected] or tell us about it in the comments do you need a visa to travel to vietnam below this guide. Gateway to the Keys
126.5 Card Sound Road (CR-905) goes east to the Card Sound Bridge and northern Key Largo. If you re not in a hurry, take the toll road ($1 toll). Card Sound Road traverses a wild area that once had a small community do you need a visa to travel to vietnam of Card Sound. All that s left now is Alabama Jack s, a funky outdoor restaurant and tiki bar known for its conch fritters do you need a visa to travel to vietnam and the line of motorcycles it attracts. (Don t be afraid; it s a family oriented place and great fun.)
If you take Card Sound Road, you ll pass a little-known park, Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park, before coming to Key Largo itself. Saved from becoming another condo, this park preserves one of the largest tracts of West Indian tropical hardwood hammock in the United States. There are picnic tables and two short hikes a two-mile nature trail and a one-mile loop.  If you fill out a back-country permit form at Pennekamp State Park, you can hike  an additional four miles of trails.
108.5 Gilbert s . Near the end of the 18-Mile Stretch, just before you cross the Jewfish Creek Bridge to Key Largo, you ll see an access road on your right that goes to Gilbert s Resort and Marina, an Old Florida gateway to the Keys. The big attraction here is the tiki bar, which really pops on weekends.
102.8 KAYAK     John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park entrance, oceanside: A great place to take a snorkeling trip or kayak through mangrove tunnels.  If you want to camp, you can (and should) make reservations up to 11 months in advance through Reserve America .
102 Need a free place to stop for picnic ? Behind the Key Largo government center (bayside) there s a pretty little waterfront park area with covered picnic tables. Folks who live on boats moored just off shore come and go from here via dinghy do you need a visa to travel to vietnam or kayak.
99. 7 The African Queen, the actual 100-year-old steamboat from the 1951 Humphrey Bogart-Katherine Hepburn film, is moored do you need a visa to travel to vietnam next to the Holiday Inn oceanside do you need a visa to travel to vietnam here. You can take a 90-minute cruise or a two-hour dinner trip. Here are details on cruising on the African Queen.
do you need a visa to travel to vietnam 95 to 100 This was the early community of Rock Harbor. A small railroad depot was also here. The name of the post office here  was Rock Harbor until the 1948 Humphrey Bogart-Lauren Bacall film Key Largo inspired residents to cash in on that success and seek a name change.  In 1952, the postal service agreed and the post office was renamed Key Largo.
93.6 Florida do you need a visa to travel to vietnam Keys Wild Bird Center , gulfside.  Wander do you need a visa to travel to vietnam along a boardwalk through a mangrove forest at this volunteer-run wildlife-rehab facility with an informal, backyard  feel. The center is free, though you may want to stuff some dollars into the donation box. It’s open from sunrise to sunset. You’re free to wander without anyone hassling you.  It’s a great place to bring kids; a stop will only take 15 or 20 minutes, unless you decide to linger. Read more about  a visit here.
92.6 Burton Drive, Harry Harris Park oceanside. This small park has a man-made beach, picnic tables, a picnic shelter and a playground.  It s a great stop for a picnic or swim on your roadtrip. There is a $5 admission for those over 16 on Saturday, Sunday and federal holidays.  Incidentally, the early community of Planter was here.
86.7 - Rain Barrel Artisan s Village . It s fun to browse the arts and crafts here. And everybody has to get their picture taken with the giant lobster out front. This anatomically correct Florida lobster is 30 feet high and 40 feet long. It was created by Marathon artist Richard Blaze about three decades ago and it has a name – Betsy.
85.3   Hog Heaven Bar Grill . A popular sports bar and seafood restaurant before you get to Holiday Isle. You can t miss the sign. The restaurant is tucked in behind a building on the oceanside. A frequent stop for bikers and tourists.
85.3 Windley Key State Fossil Reef Geological Site , gulfside.  Windley Key is worth a stop. It s an old quarry where fossilized coral was acquired for use in building Flagler s Overseas Railroad in the early 1900s. Visitors can walk along 8-foot-high quarry walls to see cross sections of the ancient coral and learn about the quarry and its operation. There are also some short self-guided trails through the native vegetation. The park has picnic tables.
84.2 Theater of the Sea , established in 1946, it s the second oldest marine mammal attraction in the world. Its salt water lagoon was originally a quarry for Flagler s Overseas Railway. Offers do you need a visa to travel to vietnam live dolphin shows, exhibits, a private swimming area and various ways to interact with dolphin, sea lions or rays for additional charges.
84.2   Holiday Isle /Postcard Inn. The world famous tiki bar is a regular stop for many travelers to the Keys for their first Pina Colada. do you need a visa to travel to vietnam The tiki bar is funky, the way the Keys used to be, and it anchors a complex of motels, restaurants, bars and beaches now called Postcard Inn. The marina do you need a visa to travel to vietnam s docks are filled with charter fishing boats. You can also rent jet skis, kayaks or boats. Like many places in the Keys, Holiday Isle lays its own claim to Kokomo beach, made famous by the Beach Boys song of the same name.
84   Whale Harbor Bridge spans a waterway that connects the ocean and Florida Bay at Whale Harbor. Oceanside, there is a long sandbar that emerges at low tide, a magnet for recreational boaters and swimmers. On summer weekends, you ll see the boats lined up at anchor.
83.5   Whale Harbor Restaurants and Marina . Three restaurants and a cool tiki bar overlook the marina do you need a visa to travel to vietnam and a fleet of charter fishing boats. The restaurant that draws the biggest crowds is Whale Harbor s World Famous do you need a visa to travel to vietnam Seafood Buffet, where an unbelievable variety of seafood is laid out every night for the hungry masses. If you prefer more formal dining, veer right as you enter the building for linen tablecloths of the Brazilian steakhouse, Braza Lena. Next door, on the bridge side of the complex, Wahoo s Bar and Grill is high above the marina overlooking the inlet. The outdoor tiki bar is pleasant and a less funky than the more famous Holiday Isle Tiki Bar across the channel.
82   Lorelei Resaurant and Cabana Bar, gulfside. Lorelei s big mermaid sign on US 1 says: Relax, you’re finally in the Keys. Lorelei s is a great place to pause for refreshments. It s all open air with tables around a lagoon. It s especially popular at sunset.
81.5 Islamorada Library and park, gulfside; Hurricane Memorial ; Cheeca Lodge, Oceanside. The library and the Hurricane Monument do you need a visa to travel to vietnam were constructed  after the devastating 1935 hurricane.  It s worth stopping at the monument and considering the impact of this historic storm.
81.5   Worldwide Sportsman  is a part of the Bass Pro Shops empire, offering a wealth of fishing tackle, outdoors gear, boating accessories and clothing. On display inside is a classic Keys wooden fishing vessel, the kind Ernest Hemingway once patronized. You can also arrange charters here on more modern fishing boats.
81.5   Islamorada Fish Company , a popular seafood market, restaurant and sunset tiki bar that is part of the Worldwide Sportsman complex. Besides dining, you can buy fresh fish at the market out front. The restaurant has its own fishing fleet, do you need a visa to travel to vietnam so the fish is fresh off the boat. This is the original Islamorada Fish Company location, which Bass Pro has now replicated at many of its other stores around the country.
79.8 Bud and Mary s Marina oceanside at the foot of Tea Table Relief Bridge. Drift fishing party boats, deep-sea and backcountry charters available. In March 2013, a full day of fishing on the party boat was $65.
78.0 KAYAK .  Indian Key Bridge. Lignumvitae Key Botanical Site, bayside in distance.  Lignumvitae Key Boat Ramp gulfside; Indian Key Archaeological Site, San Pedro Underwater State Park and Alligator Lighthouse, oceanside at a distance.
Indian Key is Bonnie s  favorite kayak or canoe destination: Where else do you see such memorable scenery while exploring a ghost town on a tropical island?  Here s information on a paddle trip to Indian Key.
77.5   KAYAK    Robbie s Marina , bayside.  No trip to the Keys is complete without a stop to feed the tarpon at Robbie s Marina. You can rent kayaks or arrange tours to Lignumvitae Key or Indian Key at the marina. Fishing charters also available. The Hungry Tarpon   is a funky wooden fish shack built in 1947, a good place for breakfast, lunch or dinner, with outdoor seating overlooking the marina.
73.4 Anne s Beach , Oceanside. Anne s beach is a  lovely, sandy,  free bea