Hollyday Planner

See the itinerary for the quick list

We went to the Keys to spend Thanksgiving with some close friends. So they knew all the great spots to go. Many of these spots look like “holes-in-the-wall”. But they were the best!
Be sure to rent a car and visit the other keys. Here’s the list of our highlights from our time.

Key West

• Mile Marker 0 – Corner of Fleming & Whitehead
• “The Rainbow Tree” / The Kapok Tree – In front of the Monroe County Courthouse
• Southern most point in US – Stand in line if you want to, but we took a quick picture from the side.
• Emma Carrero Cates Pier & Ponce de Leon Beach – Near the Southern most Point buoy
• Hemingway Home – Tour the house and play with the 6-toed cats
• Harry S Truman Little White House
• The Butterfly Conservatory – lots of fun animals inside.
• Fort Zachary Taylor State Park
• Hurricane hole – Great restaurant & place to watch sea life
• Duval street – the infamous main street of Key West
• Mallory square – Famous spot to sit & watch the sunset (get there early)
• Smokin Tuna Saloon
• Sandbar sports grill
• Waterfront Brewery
• Two friends
• Hog’s Breath Saloon
• Sloppy Joe’s Bar – (supposedly Ernest Hemingway’s favorite Bar – Great T-Shirts)
• DJ’s Clam Shack
• Garbo’s Grill
• Badboy Burrito
• Key Lime Pie Bakery

Other Keys

• Sea Turtle Hospital – Marathon Key. Don’t skip. May have been our favorite place to visit.
• Keys Fishery / Seafood Market – Marathon Key. Where we bought our fish for Thanksgiving dinner.
• Galley Grill – Summerland Key
• Tonios Seafood Shack & Tiki Bar – Summerland Key
• Boondocks – Ramrod Key. Where we played our traditional round of mini golf.

Spend time out on the water. We were there with friends who had a boat. But there are plenty of options to charter a boat. The water never gets too deep.

A couple of things we didn’t get to on our trip, but looked fun

• Dry Tortugas National Park
• Stargazer Tour – lots of options