Florida Keys Island Guide
Florida Keys Island Guide Island-by-Island Population, Attractions, Lifestyle & Real Estate Appeal America's Island Chain There is no road trip in America quite like US-1 through the Florida Keys. From the moment you cross the last traffic light before the bridges begin, the mainland dissolves behind you and something more elemental takes over: turquoise water stretching to both horizons, pelicans riding thermals above mangrove islands, and the reassuring knowledge that you are headed to the southernmost edge of the continental United States. The Florida Keys are a coral cay archipelago unlike anywhere else on earth. Stretching roughly 120 miles from the southeastern tip of Miami-Dade County down to Key West and beyond to the remote Dry Tortugas, the chain encompasses approximately 1,700 islands of varying size. Of those, only around 43 are inhabited, all strung together by the legendary Overseas Highway — a 113-mile ribbon of asphalt, bridges, and seascape that Travel + Leisur...