Connect to the Environment with New Florida Keys Eco-Experience Trail Pass
There’s a new way to explore the Florida Keys — a way that’s fun, fascinating and focused on nature. Visitors can now discover the island chain’s eco-attractions and environmental offerings by using the free Florida Keys Eco-Experience Trail pass, featuring nearly 50 geo-tagged, bookable activities that encourage connecting with the Keys’ natural world.
Six Reasons Key West is Stranger Than Fiction
With its funky charm, quirky characters, end-of-the-road mindset and reputation as a bastion of the bizarre, Key West might seem more like a fictional setting than a real locale. But while the continental United States’ southernmost city is real enough, it definitely proves the old proverb that reality can be stranger than fiction.
Dry Tortugas and Everglades: the Keys’ Intriguing National Parks
Planning a visit to the Florida Keys this spring or summer? As well as enjoying the island chain’s many land-and-water attractions and near-addictive easygoing vibe, you can also explore two of the United States’ most intriguing places: Dry Tortugas and Everglades national parks. Both parks are nothing less than priceless national treasures.
Get Your ‘Inner Pride On’ in Key West — Island Style
Key West has an incredible lineup of events planned for its 2019 Pride extravaganza. So mark your calendars for June 5-9 and get your “inner pride on” in the Florida Keys. Highlights include playful pool parties, fabulous drag competitions, pride-themed movie screenings, theatrical and vocal performances, block parties, mischievous nightlife and an over-the-top Pride Parade.
Pirates of the ‘Cowibbean’ Stage the Planet’s Only ‘Zero-K’ Race
“Athletes” in the weird and wonderful Cow Key Channel Bridge Run, the planet's only “zero-k race,” follow a 300-foot course across one of the Florida Keys Overseas Highway’s shortest bridges. Most wear wacky cow- or bull-themed costumes (some paired with tutus!) and the 2019 race is themed Pirates of the “Cowibbean.”
Connect and Protect: Explore Sustainable Travel Events in the Keys
Throughout April, throughout the year and throughout the Florida Keys, sustainable family-friendly events are offered for travelers seeking to connect with the unique Keys environment and help to protect it. Among them are Mote Marine Laboratory’s Ocean Fest and the Florida Keys Wildlife Society’s full-moon kayak excursions into the National Key Deer Refuge.
These Shoes Were Made for Sprinting: Key West’s Zany High-Heeled Drag Race
During the Great Conch Republic Drag Race, female impersonators and their “pit crew” transform part of Key West’s Duval Street into an improvised speedway. The quirky challenge features “dragsters” from across the island, sporting their highest heels and glam racing attire, sprinting down the street in an “only in Key West” event.