Southernmost Point – Key West, FL
If you’re hoping for a tourist photograph here, it’s best to visit first thing in the morning, as there is usually a line of people waiting for the iconic photo.
If you’re hoping for a tourist photograph here, it’s best to visit first thing in the morning, as there is usually a line of people waiting for the iconic photo.
It was the only restaurant on the island that we visited TWICE, which I think makes it the clear favorite for the trip.
Once we were seated, we began ordering appetizers including the conch fritters that are pretty much synonymous with the Keys. They were tasty (probably the best fritters we had on the trip) and disappeared quickly. Similarly, all of the rest of our appetizers disappeared quickly as well – we were so hungry that I barely photographed our meal!
If you find yourself somewhere near Ocala, FL in need of a Tesla Supercharger AND breakfast, Eggs Up Grill has got you covered.
Flamingo is the southernmost Visitor Center, and features a General Store (in the process of begin rebuilt at the time of this writing), a Marina, a Bait and Tackle shop, and several hiking trails.
This is the ecosystem that Everglades is most known for – the flooded grasslands that host the most iconic species like the alligator, crocodile, and plethora of wading birds.
Driving along the main road from Homestead to Flamingo, you’ll pass as sign that reads “Rock Reef Pass, Elevation 3 feet”.
It’s comical, but the sign is not intended to be a joke – this is one of the highest points of elevation in the entire park.
Pinelands is a very short and easy walk, but I think it’s one not to miss because it features an important feature of the Everglades National Park that is key to the survival of many species – solution holes.
Not far from the Nike Missile site lies Long Pine Key, an area which encompasses nearly 19000 acres of slash pines, one of the largest and most threatened expanses of pine rockland remaining in the US. At one time, these pines dominated the entirety of South Florida, but have been eliminated by the growth demands and raw material harvesting.
There are a multitude of unique plant and animal species that set the Everglades apart, but there is another feature which separates Everglades from every other National Park – the presence of a nuclear missile base.