5 Reasons Why It's the Perfect Time to Visit the Florida Keys
Following U.S. Route 1 to its southern terminus, visitors will find the city of Key West, Florida. Playfully nicknamed the Conch Republic, the area...
Following U.S. Route 1 to its southern terminus, visitors will find the city of Key West, Florida. Playfully nicknamed the Conch Republic, the area, located 165 miles south of Miami and 95 miles north of Cuba, gained its moniker in 1982 after locals staged a tongue-in-cheek 'secession' prompted by a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint set up between the city and the Keys without warning. Today, locals continue to celebrate this fictional independence each year with novelty flags, parades and a raucous pirates' ball—setting the tone for a whimsical experience in the continental United States' southernmost city and islands just beyond.