If you want to get up close and personal with a manatee, Crystal River is the place to do it. During the winter months, manatees flock to the springs along the Crystal River to find warmth when temperatures drop in the chilly bay waters. Temperatures...
What's 9°F and located in Orlando, Florida? ICE! at the Gaylord Palms, this year featuring Frosty the Snowman! With a little time to kill before picking my parents up at the airport, we decided to head to the ICE! exhibit for a taste of the...
I am still a kid at heart and have always loved to solve a puzzle, so I get pretty excited to participate in any scavenger hunt type activity. If the Amazing Race had a non filmed version, I would be all over that, but anything...
Pigeon Key has long been a mystery in my mind. It's a small island with an abundance of history located in the middle of the Old Seven Mile Bridge. For years I had driven by this island and missing bridge link and created stories about what...
Delicious food? Check. Interesting Culture? Check. Beautiful Art? Check. Miami's Little Havana has it all. I have been pining to explore this Cuban area in more depth, so when Miami Culinary Tours invited us to join one of their walks, we jumped at the chance to...
The Florida Keys are a special place. Rough on the outside, as many Caribbean destinations are, but underneath there is a welcoming charm, the type you can only get from an unhurried seaside town. Although the Keys are not technically in the Caribbean, you are...
Key West is so much more than partying and beaches--ok, well those do happen to be top activities on the island, but I want to share with you some of our favorite spots as well. Even though the island is less than 7 square miles,...
In a past life, the East Martello Museum was a military fort, but today it is home to a rather odd museum with bizarre and even some haunted exhibits and residents. The exhibits cover a good range of Key West history through historic artifacts, local...
An almost hidden beach next to a fort from the Civil War era does not sound like the typical Key West scenery, but that's exactly what Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park is. Expansive beaches are surprisingly few and far between throughout the Keys, but...
Key West is home to many bed and breakfasts ranging from small and basic to grand and fancy, but most are cheaper than staying in a larger hotel. I like the quaintness and personal attention of a bed and breakfast, but we had yet to...
Sunsets in Key West are a big deal--every evening Mallory Square hosts a sunset celebration where thousands of people gather to watch the sun dip below the horizon. With gorgeous colors and the elusive green flair, more often than not, you will catch a great...
Somehow, Key West continues to draw me in with a tighter grasp every time I set foot on its sizzling shores. I have visited this tiny island paradise more times than I can count (and yes, I can count into double digits, thank you very...
