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Legendary road food in the Florida Keys

Legendary road food in the Florida Keys

Everybody has their favorite pit stops on the Overseas Highway in the Florida Keys.

It may be a tiki bar for the first rum-runner of a Keys weekend, a margarita or simply a bowl of conch chowder capped with Key Lime pie.

It’s a Keys tradition.

We’re not offering a critical review of food or service, although survival and fame is testament to their quality. These are landmarks, venerable roadside…

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Big Bend Coastal Byway: A less-visited part of Florida that is worth visiting

Big Bend Coastal Byway: A less-visited part of Florida that is worth visiting

Hitting the highlights of the Big Bend Coastal Byway. (See interactive map at bottom for detail.) Picture this: A two-lane road with no traffic that runs for miles along an undeveloped sandy coastline, where you can stop and wade into the water and watch wading birds and even dolphins. Even in Florida, such a place still exists, and it’s called the Big Bend Scenic Byway. One of five federally…

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Top 10 'pit stops' along the Overseas Highway

Top 10 ‘pit stops’ along the Overseas Highway

Best Florida Keys restaurants for your road trip

Everybody has their favorite pit stops when traveling through the Florida Keys on the Overseas Highway. It may be a tiki bar for the first rum-runner of the weekend, or a quick bite of home-made chow topped off with Key Lime pie.

It’s a Keys tradition.

The prerequisites for making this list are that you have to be able to see the place from the…

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