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FLORIDA KEYS VACATION | KEY WEST ATTRACTIONS

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Channel: Jones Family Travels · 2012 · People & Blogs

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Join our group of VIP Dreamers and get access to exclusive travel information from JFT at https://bit.ly/JFTVIP Come along with us to the Florida Keys for a quick vacation and visit to Key West! To celebrate Disney Cruise Line coming in to the port of Miami, we were invited to Miami for a kick-off party for Disney Cruise.

We felt this would be a great opportunity to turn a business trip into a Florida Keys vacation with the family by just tacking a few days on to the end of the trip for a visit to Key West.

Our plans included a snorkeling trip to the Dry Tortugas and Fort Jefferson, watching the sunset from Mallory Square, eating some great seafood, and relaxing by the pool.

We were able to accomplish some of these activities. The snorkeling trip to the Dry Tortugas proved to be prohibitively expensive. For our family of 4, plus Grandma, it would have cost nearly $800 for the ferry ride back and forth!! That seemed a bit excessive, so we just decided against that adventure.

The sunset at Mallory Square was great, as usual. We didn't get to see the crazy cat person show that we used to love, but found a new favorite that you can see in the video.

On our last full day, we decided to pay for the Old Towne Trolley tour bus. This proved to be a great learning opportunity for the kids and a great, inexpensive way to get around Key West. The trolley drivers go through a spiel that gives you much of the history of Key West. As we rode the trolley several times, the history of Key West was drilled into our heads. Good for kids learning more about the history of their state! We should have paid for the trolley the day before, though, as you get the next day free! We could have had 2 days for the price of 1! Something to keep in mind for your next Florida Keys vacation.

We had some awesome food, right at one of the marinas in Key West. Of course, tried some Key lime pie, and found some new places to visit in Key Largo, Marathon, and some of the other Florida Keys.

On our way home, we visited the Everglades National Park and Biscayne National Park - 2 more Junior Ranger badges for our kids to add to their growing collection. Everglades National Park was really cool with lots of interesting roadside stops and hikes. Biscayne was pretty boring, unless you have or rent a boat, as it's mostly water.

We love the Florida Keys and can't wait to go back. Next time, though, we'll likely stay in Key Largo or another Florida Key and just do a day trip to Key West. This is what we normally do and enjoy the trip much more.

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