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Florida Keys
Florida Keys Travel Guide
The 800-plus islands and islets lying off southern Florida are at once a unique landmass and a mass of contradictions. Long years of geographic isolation not only allowed the tropical flora and fauna to flourish here, but enabled locals to nurture a unique, decidedly quirky culture. Unfortunately, the increased volume of visitors traveling the 100-mi-long Overseas Highway that links the Upper, Middle, and Lower Keys has threatened both. So the Keys now have a split personality. On one hand, they're a junglelike, reef-rimmed wilderness populated by free-spirited folks; on the other they're a relatively mainstream realm comprising traffic jams, shopping malls, and trailer parks. Avoiding the latter can be difficult. But you'll find that the charm of the former is ample reward—particularly if you stick to spots like Bahia Honda State Park and John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park.
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