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The
Florida Keys Scenic Highway is also
called "Road to Paradise", because it travels through some of the
Florida's most spectacular scenery. Palm trees, tropical beach huts and
sandy roadsides grace the 106.5 miles of Florida Keys Scenic Highway
connecting the world-famous island-hopping Florida Keys along U.S. 1 to
Mile Marker 1 - the southernmost point in the continental United
States.
This is the place where you can experience
outstanding
natural beauty, world-class diving,
freat fishing, interesting festivals, the dreamiest views of crystaline
waters, sunrise and sunse views, interesting state and national parks,
water sports,
historic sites, museums, island cuisine, unique tropical atmosphere,
rich cultural heritage and friendly people that enjoy the laid-back
lifestyle of the Florida Keys.
With the gentle turquoise waters of the Gulf
of Mexico on one
side and the majestic Atlantic Ocean on the other, you will travel over
forty-three bridges from Key Largo to Key West. The "Seven Mile
Bridge," located at Mile Marker 47, is more than 35,000 feet in length.
With more than 800 keys, most of them uninhabited, this drive offers
breathtaking sights, so have your camera ready!
Biscayne National Park in Southern Florida
is one of the largest marine parks in the National Park System with 95%
of its 173,000 acres under water. The park is made up of four
ecosystems: the coral reef, the mangrowe-fringed shoreline, the shallow
estuary of Biscayne Bay and the Florida Keys. The systems are not only
dependent on one another, but each also has its own special qualities
found nowhere else.
Biscayne protects a rare combination of
aquamarine waters, emerald
islands, and fish-bejeweled coral reefs. Here too is evidence of 10,000
years of human history, from pirates and shipwrecks to pineapple
farmers and presidents. Outdoors enthusiasts can boat, snorkel, camp,
watch wildlife…or simply relax in a rocking chair gazing out over the
bay.
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Did
You Know?
The
Overseas Highway is a 127.5-mile (205.2 km) long road carrying
U.S. Route 1 through the Florida Keys.
Did You Know?
Biscayne National Park's shallow mangrove
shoreline provides the ideal place to introduce kids to canoeing.
Canoes are available for hourly rentals from the park's concessioner.
Did You Know?
Convoy Point (home of Biscayne National Park's
Dante Fascell Visitor Center) is considered one of South Florida's best
windsurfing locations.
Did You Know?
A glass bottom boat trip over Biscayne
National Park's coral reef can be a great experience, but to really see
the reef, get in the water. It's not only fun, but you'll also be able
to see things folks on the boat can only imagine!
Did You Know?
The geology of Biscayne National Park's
area has been influenced by changing sea levels,
currents, hurricanes, and reef-building organisms like corals.
Did You Know?
In 2001, scientists taking a plant inventory
in Biscayne National Park discovered a population of semaphore
pricklypear cactus, one of the world's rarest plants. Previously known
as only 9 plants in the lower Florida Keys, the new population numbered
570 plants...over 60 times the previous count.
Did You Know?
South
Florida's subtropical climate produces forest types that are more
typical of the Caribbean than of mainland North America.
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