Key Largo - Florida - United States. Guide & Hotel Reservations from Cheap Hotels
Enjoy the beautiful Florida weather when you make Key Largo your vacation destination. Known as the "Dive Capital of the World", this city of less than 12,000 has everything you need for an exciting holiday. With a wealth of bed and breakfast establishments, as well as hotels and motels, there is no lack of accommodations. The Holiday Isle is just one example of the luxurious resorts you can choose with cottages for rent and hotel rooms with amenities at your fingertips. There are also two campgrounds, the America Outdoors Camper Resort and Marina, with 155 RV sites and the Key Largo Kampground and Marina, which is set in the midst of 40 acres of beautiful scenery and natural plants.
If you like seafood, then Key Largo is a diner's paradise. There is a host of restaurants specializing in seafood, but there are many other cuisines offered as well. Mexican food is at its best at Senor Frijoles and Thai is the dish of the day at the Num Thai Restaurant and Sushi Bar. No matter what you like to eat or if you want to try exotic dishes, you will not have any difficulty finding it in this city.
Movie lovers will certainly want to visit the African Queen, with its free display of the original boat used by Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn. You can even take a cruise if you wish to stay aboard the boat longer. Swim with the dolphins and learn about Key Largo at Dolphin Cove or take one of the many tours and cruises offered where you can get to see the islands and enjoy fantastic swimming and diving.
Naturalists will thrill at the sight of the birds and plants found in the parks here. From the observation deck of the Blue Hole you will have a view of an exceptional array of fish and reptiles, including alligators and crocodiles and in the park you can stroll through the many native plants. See the wild birds recovering from injuries at the Florida Keys Wild Bird Center and gain valuable information about how they are reintroduced back into the wild.
Scuba diving is a big part of the recreational activity in Key Largo with many outfitters and dive boats ready to take you to your next adventure. However, there is a golf course for the die-hard golfer and parks where you can spend a fun day with the family. You can see the Indian burial site at the Lignumvitae Key State Botanical Park and rock walls that extend for about 3000 feet. You have to take a tour boat to reach this island because it is only accessible from the water.
Shoppers are not left out in a Key Largo vacation. Department stores, small boutiques, art galleries and jewelry stores - they are all here with unique items and fantastic prices. You might be able to get the bargain of a lifetime, but even if you don't you will still have memories to last you that long.