This landmark is only 90 miles from Cuba. For a town whose major activity for many is slowly stepping out of their room and heading down to the nearest air-conditioned pub on Duval Street to escape the heat on a hot afternoon, Key West has plenty of activities to stir one's adventurous soul. Not surprisingly, water sports are abundant. Fishing, diving, snorkeling, jet skiing, parasailing, boat rides and swimming are all readily available.
Excursions are also available closer to home base.
For a place surrounded by water, one would think Key West would be covered in sand, but it has only three beaches, the best of which is Smathers Beach near the airport. South Beach and Dog Beach are located next to each other near the Southernmost Point in the Continental United States, a must-stop in its own right. A giant land marker is positioned at the end of the road and is the most photographed place on Key West. The Dry Tortugas is America's' most inaccessible National Park 70 miles west of Key West in the Gulf of Mexico. If you are into biplane rides , look up Fred Cabanas.