IMPORTANT: You need to come prepared to this key If you expect to enjoy everything it has to share…read more The state park does not treat the island with pesticides. Bring: water, bug spray, and maybe a hat. There are bathrooms past the house on the right with a ramp. COST: $2.50 and $2.00 for access and tour. HOW TO GET HERE: We moored on the other side of the island and took the dinghy to the dock. Their Website has information for transportation to the island. We had a private tour of the island it the history is just unreal. The vegetation is massive and I had no idea how large this key actually measured. Because you can't swim or fish 100' from the dock or mangroves, it acts as a nursery for a ton of fish. I saw barracuda, sheep's head, yellow fin, ciro.

Lignumvitae Botanical state park is one of the last remaining natural keys. This park has a strict…read morepolicy on visitation and only offers restricted access due to its natural preservation efforts. Like others, I recommend to come in the winter months, due to the amount of mosquitos. This island is not sprayed like the residential keys, due to preservation, so you can imagine the number of hungry mosquitos. We came over in late October and it was still pretty buggy. There's a neat old house on the island and the ranger will give you the history of the house and the residents who maintained it. There is a long hiking trail but we only made it about 20 minutes in before turning around due to the bugs. And I do have a fairy high threshold for bugs. We did get to see some Golden Orb Weaver spiders, so that was totally worth the trip. It was cool to get the history of the Key. I'm looking forward to come back hike the entire trail in the winter!

Looking for a One of a Kind Experience? With Animal Encounters, Feedings, Habitat Views, Teaching…read moreSessions of Under-the-Sea Creatures, and Sights you Might Never be able to See In-Person on Land~ This Spot in Marathon Really gives an In-Life Personal Experience for All Ages of Us Humans! When you Arrive, Parking is Free and the Establishment is Welcoming! Once you Walk-Up you are Warmly Greeting and Asked if you have ever been before! The Menu Explains Everything you Can, Want, or Dream to Do! Take a Minute to Explore & Decide what you want! After that, the Gift Shop is right behind you! Keep Walking and you are Submerged Into this Amazing Aquarium Encounter~ What do you want to See? Do you want to Learn? They have In-Water Encounters and Land Encounters as well as Guided Tours & Hourly Observations! ~What can you Feed~ ::Stingrays ::Tortoises ::Tarpon ::Snappers ::Lobsters ::Barracuda ::Alligator ::Fresh Water Turtles They have a Cafe OnSite Called the Eagle Ray Cafe with Full Menu Lunch / Beverages of Assortment Plus Beer|Wine! The Coral Reef Tank is Such a Sight to See! You see more than a Lovable Magical SeaLife Sight that could be Watched for Hours! The Biggest Part of Our Experience was Feeding the SeaLife!! They give you a ClipCard after Purchase and it gives you Multiple Feedings! The Quality, the Staff, the EXPERIENCE is One of a Kind! Something to Encounter! A Place to Be and Earthly Bond to Life~

Cost of $30.00 per person, good for kids but not so much for a couple without kids. We were done…read morein 30mins, we looked at all & fed the fish, watched some get their afternoon meals.

This historic park has a lot of great history here. I'd recommend reading about it on Wikipedia and…read moremany other websites. It's an island off the coast of Islamorada, FL. It was a fun trip from Robbies. We rented 5 kayaks to go out on the water. Most of the water was shallow until after you get past the bridge, the water will become deeper. They provide you a path to follow and a map to ensure that you stay away from the current. You have the option to go with a guide, but we went together and did just fine. It took us 35 minutes to get from Robbies to the Island via Kayak. When you arrive, they have an area that they recommend you to park your kayaks at. Now there are other locations but if you seen them, this is the best location to stop at for sure. The island is small and difficult to understand that there was a neighborhood here once upon a time in 1863, over 100 years ago. We were able to make it to the other side of the island. Members of our team decided to go swimming at the top of the surface to see what they seen under the water. One thing it was very hot on this day, so it worked our well. The island doesn't have lots to offer, but can be a good day to paddle out, explore, even take a lunch and relax until it's time to go back.

Indian Key State Historic Site is situated on an island, and configured to illustrate its history…read more  It's a fun and easy trip by kayak from Robbie's Kayak Shop.  Tip: When you're on the island you'll find well-marked signs that guide you on a walk around the points of interest.  You can even download an audio about the tour and play it on your phone. This is a nice way to spend an hour or so, and it makes coming here even more fun if you come by kayak :-)

As one of the oldest attractions in the USA, this is one not to miss! Performances by the staff…read morewere excellent. If you like the idea of or visited Seaworld but want something much more unique and almost customized to you, then come here to Theater of The Seas. We went to all of the shows and had a really good time. Highly recommend visiting here. All ages will enjoy it.

Really cool way to spend a few hours in Islamorada. About $55 per person but you can see the…read moreshows/demonstrations as many times as you like. Each show is on a set schedule so you walk from location to location every 15 to 30 minutes. They have a cool dolphin show, and fun/informational shows with sea lions, parrots, turtles, crocodiles, and fish/sharks/rays. The dolphin show was the highlight watching them do tricks and interacting with the trainer in the water. There's a small beach area where you can interact with some fish by feeding them. They say there's a swimming area but I didn't see anywhere I'd swim. They have a gift shop at the entrance and a couple of beverage/snack huts mixed in with the show locations. It can be warm/humid so plan accordingly.

This is for the dog park. Nice to have large parks that are…read moreseparated into sm and lrg dog areas. Good amount of shade. Inconsiderate dog owners that don't pu their poop or leave it tied to the fence right above the waste basket. Also, needs mowing.

This is a really great playground. It is huge. It has so many sections. There are swings, slides,…read moreclimbing walls and tons of fun themed tunnels. Its very nice bc it has bathrooms. The dog park is in the same parking lot so you could entertain all the littles in one stop.

We ventured here to fish with Brian from Satisfaction Charters, but the atmosphere was so cool we…read moreeasily could have spent the entire day exploring, enjoying great food, and relaxing with drinks. Definitely a spot worth visiting! But If you're looking to go fishing with a guide who truly knows what he's doing and where to go to make the trip worthwhile, Brian from Satisfaction Charters is your guy! He was incredibly personable, and we had a great time fishing and talking throughout the trip. If we're ever back in the area, we will definitely be booking with him again!

We loved Robbie's! Everyone there was friendly and it's a fun time to watch people feed the tarpon…read moreand do it yourself. There's a bunch of shops to look at, restaurants. It's a huge staple when visiting the keys! We ate at the tarpon restaurant and it was really good. Drinks were great, as well as food and vibes were great.

If hindsight were a thing, I'd probably want to redo my 1st experience of Molasses Reef as a…read moresnorkeling trip.  Unfortunately, I actually went there initiallly via a glass-bottom boat tour, and as a result we saw virtually no fish :-( Maybe it wasn't the boat but the time of day we went - regardless, I expected to see tons of different fish, but I actually saw less than a hundred of maybe three different species... It also might have been the fact that the boat's engines were so loud that they scared off a majority of the fish we might have seen.  Whatever the actual cause, I suggest that you skip the boat tour and come here to snorkel instead.

My buddy and my best night dive ever - multiple sharks and eels, including a free-swimming one…read more Just about everything else you'd want in a dive - a ray and octopus, an 1887 wreck. The reef has fantastical shapes which provide ledges, holes and lots of growth for the fish. In addition, the water had bioluminescence (turn your lights off)

I would definitely go back here again. We stopped based on the other reviewer's review (didn't see…read moreon the mobile app that there were two legitimate looking reviews that had been filtered) and wanted to try our luck at a less-visited location. We didn't have a reservation. When we got there, nobody was at the check-in desk, but there was a phone to call. The gal was super friendly, took our information over the phone (she was running an errand) and told us which room was available and the key was inside. We even got a discount for being a walk-in customer! I think it was $89 for the night. The room was very clean, spacious and had a large "mini-fridge," a microwave, coffee pot and cranked a/c. There were even filled ice cube trays in the freezer. The beds were surprisingly comfortable. They looked like they would be stiff, but it was great! The tide was down so there was a bit of a stench from the rotting sea grass, but that's nothing the hotel can do anything about. The water was pretty brown... I'm sure it's fine, but I wouldn't swim in it. Not to worry though because there is a pool! We didn't go in the pool, but it looked nice and additional towels are available for it. They had a large hammock in excellent condition hanging between two palm trees. We spent some time hanging out there and enjoying the cool breeze. The rooms have chairs outside and there is a bar area (they don't serve anything, but you can hang out there) with a view of the water.

I've stayed here before with 3 others and we had a nice time. The price was the best for a few…read morenights stay.. It's pretty rustic, it's not a resort and there's no bellhop or anyone to wait on you hand and foot. It's on island time. I don't think I ever saw the people who run it, but when we booked it over the phone she was pretty nice. There's nice shaded picnic tables in the back for a BBQ, a really nice pool, and hammocks to relax in. It's atlantic side so the wind blows up the seaweed and grass, so on lowtide it does stink a little but nothing too terrible, but during high tide it's beautiful. The water is warm too on low tide, we walked out to the docks and waded in the water and saw lots of horseshoe crabs. We didn't have any maintenence problems or anything, I can see what other reviewers mean where the owners may have been difficult to get a hold of since we never saw them around-but we liked the privacy. The whole inn probably has maybe 10 rooms, so theres not a lot of traffic and we almost always had the pools and hammocks to ourself-simply peace and quiet.