A Key Encounter Nature Theater
Clinton Square Market Mall
Key West, FL
Theatre / Gallery / Museum showing Keys wild
life on 3 big screens
Free admission
Open 7 days a week
African Queen
MM 100
Holiday Inn Docks
Key Largo, FL
This is the original boat from the movie "The
African Queen" starring Humphrey Bogart and
Katherine Hepburn. There is no fee for viewing.
Audubon House & Tropical Gardens
205 Whitehead St.
Key West, FL
305 294-2116
www.audubonhouse.com
The 1840's home of Captain John Geiger. This
unique home is furnished with 19th Century
antiques. The tropical gardens is where John J.
Audubon painted.
Open daily 9:30 am - 5:00 pm.
Bahia Honda State Park
MM 37
Oceanside
Bahia Honda Key, FL
Cited as one of the nation's top 10 beaches.
Deep waters close to shore offer outstanding
swimming and snorkeling. Camping and
cabins, fishing, nature trails. The park is on 524
acres including one small island offshore on
the southwest end of the park. Many plants and
animals in the park are rare and unusual,
including marine plant and animal species of
Caribbean origin. Trees in the park include the
yellow satinwood, gumbo limbo and silver
palm. There is a nature trail that follows the
shore of a tidal lagoon at the far end of
Sandspur Beach. Concession service, marina,
snack bar, gift shop, snorkeling tours, kayak
rentals. Admission charged.
The Bat Tower
You'll find the tower down a dirt road, just off the
road to the Sugarloaf Airport, bayside at MM 17.
The Bat Tower is one of the most unique
attractions in the Keys. Entrepreneur Richter
Perky, who wished to establish a fishing camp
in Sugarloaf Key, built it in 1929. He erected the
Bat Tower as part of a chemical-free plan to
thwart pesky mosquitoes on his property.
Unfortunately, Mr. Perkey passed away before
he could carry out his innovation strategy.
Clinton Square Market Mall
Key West, FL
Theatre / Gallery / Museum showing Keys wild
life on 3 big screens
Free admission
Open 7 days a week
African Queen
MM 100
Holiday Inn Docks
Key Largo, FL
This is the original boat from the movie "The
African Queen" starring Humphrey Bogart and
Katherine Hepburn. There is no fee for viewing.
Audubon House & Tropical Gardens
205 Whitehead St.
Key West, FL
305 294-2116
www.audubonhouse.com
The 1840's home of Captain John Geiger. This
unique home is furnished with 19th Century
antiques. The tropical gardens is where John J.
Audubon painted.
Open daily 9:30 am - 5:00 pm.
Bahia Honda State Park
MM 37
Oceanside
Bahia Honda Key, FL
Cited as one of the nation's top 10 beaches.
Deep waters close to shore offer outstanding
swimming and snorkeling. Camping and
cabins, fishing, nature trails. The park is on 524
acres including one small island offshore on
the southwest end of the park. Many plants and
animals in the park are rare and unusual,
including marine plant and animal species of
Caribbean origin. Trees in the park include the
yellow satinwood, gumbo limbo and silver
palm. There is a nature trail that follows the
shore of a tidal lagoon at the far end of
Sandspur Beach. Concession service, marina,
snack bar, gift shop, snorkeling tours, kayak
rentals. Admission charged.
The Bat Tower
You'll find the tower down a dirt road, just off the
road to the Sugarloaf Airport, bayside at MM 17.
The Bat Tower is one of the most unique
attractions in the Keys. Entrepreneur Richter
Perky, who wished to establish a fishing camp
in Sugarloaf Key, built it in 1929. He erected the
Bat Tower as part of a chemical-free plan to
thwart pesky mosquitoes on his property.
Unfortunately, Mr. Perkey passed away before
he could carry out his innovation strategy.
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Florida Keys Attractions
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The Blue Hole
Big Pine Key
The Blue Hole is an abandoned limestone quarry. The rock material removed was used to build
many of the original roads on Big Pine Key. Since there is no inlet or outlet to the Blue Hole, its
existence is dependent on rainfall and from salt water which flows through the surrounding
limestone. Fish, turtles, alligators and the occasional wading bird can be found in the Blue Hole.
Alligators can often be seen hugging the shoreline, lazily sunning themselves.
Access for the disabled is provided.
Big Pine Key
The Blue Hole is an abandoned limestone quarry. The rock material removed was used to build
many of the original roads on Big Pine Key. Since there is no inlet or outlet to the Blue Hole, its
existence is dependent on rainfall and from salt water which flows through the surrounding
limestone. Fish, turtles, alligators and the occasional wading bird can be found in the Blue Hole.
Alligators can often be seen hugging the shoreline, lazily sunning themselves.
Access for the disabled is provided.
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