Key Largo: The Hurricane Noir That Locked Bogart in a Florida Keys Hotel
Bogart, Bacall, a gangster, and a hurricane collide in a Florida Keys hotel. John Huston’s 1948 noir is tense, sweaty, and impossible to look away from.
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John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park: America’s First Underwater Park Is Still the Best
In 1963, Florida created America’s first underwater park off Key Largo. John Pennekamp protects 70 square miles of living coral reef, 650 species of fish, and a bronze statue standing on the ocean floor.
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Lobster Mini-Season: Florida’s Wild 48-Hour Bug Hunt in the Keys
Every July, Florida opens a 48-hour window for recreational divers to hunt spiny lobster before the commercial season begins. Tens of thousands descend on the Keys for two days of beautiful madness, sunburn, and coolers full of bugs.
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The Florida Reef: The Third-Largest Barrier Reef on Earth Is Hiding Just Off the Keys
Most people think of Australia when they hear barrier reef. But Florida has one too, stretching 360 miles along the Keys. It is the only living coral barrier reef in the continental United States.
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Jules’ Undersea Lodge: The Florida Hotel You Have to Scuba Dive to Reach
There is a hotel in Key Largo where check-in requires scuba gear and a 21-foot dive to the bottom of a lagoon. Jules’ Undersea Lodge is the only underwater hotel in the U.S., and it might be the most Florida thing you can do.
