Post #412102 by AlohaStation on Tue, Oct 7, 2008 8:13 AM

If you are coming to Miami MAKE TIME to drive north to the Mai Kai!! Especially, if you have never been! There are several places to stop and see some tikis but only one that is worth spending any time. Here are some of my favorite stops along the way:

Coral Castle
Alabama Jacks - grouper sandwich
Raintree - artists village // go across the street for more
Dolphin encounter - swim with dolphins
Tiki Bar - Islmarada tradition - tikis but not tiki, get a Rumrunner
Capt Mike's - roadside dock to feed the 100lb tarpon
Bahia Honda State Park - snorkeling
After Bahia Honda the keys are very generic and not overly interesting. Big Pine Key has the Key Deer and there are several Bird Recovery places that are cool. The drive from Miami is 4 hours and by the time you get past Marathon you're ready to be there. Once in Key West check out the Kino Sandal Factory.

Have a Pirate Punch for me at Capt. Tony's