58 miles SW of Miami
The Upper Keys are a popular year-round refuge for South Floridians, who take advantage of the islands’ proximity to the mainland. This is the fishing and diving capital of America, and the swarms of outfitters and billboards never let you forget it.
Key Largo, once called Rock Harbor but renamed to capitalize on the success of the 1948 Humphrey Bogart film (which wasn’t actually filmed here), is the largest … Continue reading →
Excerpted from Frommer's South Florida including Miami and Keys, 6th Edition, © 2009, Wiley Publishing, Inc.