Strange bedfellows and drag queens in unnervingly high heels race down the streets of Key West in April, highlighting the Florida Keys’ overflowing event lineup for visitors. It's all part of the upcoming antics in continental America's southernmost city.
The world premiere of an innovative professional dance production will take place in Key West April 13-15, set against lush plants and trees on the oceanfront grounds of the Civil War-era West Martello Tower — with dancers and musicians appearing and performing, like elemental forest spirits, among the foliage.
Avid divers have a rare opportunity in the Florida Keys this year — the chance to celebrate two major Key Largo shipwreck anniversaries (including the 15th "sink anniversary" of the world-renowned Spiegel Grove) with unforgettable dives.
What's new and exciting in Key West this year? An upscale LGBT dance club that will inspire you to get out and dance. Called the Sidebar, it includes a stunning 12-foot video wall where dance videos are shown nightly.
The Cow Key Channel Bridge, stretching about 300 feet between Key West and neighboring Stock Island, is among the shortest of the Florida Keys Overseas Highway’s 42 bridges. It’s also the site of a wacky event believed to be the world’s only “zero k” bridge run.
The Florida Keys offer wedding sites that can't be found anywhere else in the world, so couples can marry in a venue as memorable as their love. Historic Civil War-era forts, the homes of literary and political legends, and waterfront or even underwater settings are available in the unique island chain.
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Key West is well known for its residents’ welcoming and accepting attitude toward all people -- an attitude that gained formal recognition when local artist JT Thompson conceived the now global “One Human Family” concept.
The quirky, charismatic Florida Keys & Key West are connected by a vibrant community of creative spirits — and pieces of their work have been collected into a mural that bridges the Keys with colorful artistry. It’s called, fittingly, “The Connections Project: A Mosaic of the Keys."
No Key West visit is complete without experiencing the incredibly beautiful blue-green water, vivid coral reef -- the only living coral barrier reef in the continental United States -- and (last but not least) sunsets that will knock your socks off.