Our Crew's Favorites
Places we love
Florida Keys: places we love, things to do, and recommendations from our crew — Upper, Middle, and Lower Keys favorites for after your snorkel or scuba day.
Florida Keys
Things to do & recommendations
When you're not on the reef, here's where our captains and instructors send friends and family — parks, shops, turtles, and the best Key Lime Freeze in town.
Featured Places · Our Top Picks!
Rain Barrel Village
Top pickIslamorada · Giant Lobster Statue!
The Rain Barrel’s open-air complex is a tropical garden oasis lined with specialty shops, galleries, and boutiques offering local art, handmade crafts, custom jewelry, fashionable resort wear, and unique souvenirs.
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Buzzards Roost
Top pickKey Largo · MM 106.5 · Walking distance to us!
Lunch, dinner, Sunday brunch, or refreshing cocktails at mile marker 106.5 in Key Largo. Waterfront steaks, seafood, homemade desserts, a great wine selection, and a full-service bar.
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Conch House
Top pickKey Largo · Great Breakfast!
Family owned and operated. An environmentally friendly restaurant that serves sustainable seafood — featured on Emeril’s Florida, Discovery Channel, Travel Channel’s Man v Food, and The Food Network.
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Upper Keys
Key Largo, Tavernier, and Islamorada — our backyard. Parks, games, paddleboards, museums, and the restaurants we send guests to every week.
Attractions
Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park
Key Largo
Once slated to become a condominium development, this park contains one of the largest tracts of West Indian tropical hardwood hammock in the United States. Home to 84 protected species of plants and animals, including wild cotton, mahogany mistletoe, and the American crocodile.
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PinFish Entertainment
Tavernier · MM 91
Arcade, craft beer & wine, duckpin bowling, axe throwing, and more!
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Kingdom Escape Games
Key Largo
The most fun you will have indoors in Key Largo! Escape rooms for ages 5–99 — work together to find clues, solve puzzles, and unravel mysteries. Perfect for friends, families, co-workers, and date nights.
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Paddle the Florida Keys
Tavernier
Inflatable to hard boards — paddle boards and paddles for casual cruisers, yoga/fitness enthusiasts, and racers. Offsite paddleboard deliveries and eco-tours offered.
Visit Them →Rain Barrel Village
Islamorada · Giant Lobster Statue!
For over 40 years, a top Florida Keys destination. Take a picture with Betsy the Lobster, stroll tropical gardens, talk to artists, and grab a bite — something for everyone.
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History of Diving Museum
Islamorada · Unique Museum for all!
The Story of the Quest to Explore Under the Sea. An independent nonprofit dedicated to preservation, education, and exhibition of diving history — with emphasis on South Florida and the Florida Keys.
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Otherside Boardsports
Islamorada · Hidden Gem shopping
Retail and demo center for kiteboarding, wakeboarding, wakesurfing, skating, stand-up paddleboarding, and water apparel — family-oriented with a highly knowledgeable team.
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Robbie’s
Islamorada
Home of the world-famous tarpon feeding. Hand-feed tarpon, try water sports, shop local souvenirs, and enjoy fresh seafood and cocktails on the waterfront deck.
Visit Them →Eat & Drink
Buzzards Roost
Key Largo · MM 106.5 · Walking distance to us!
Waterfront lunch, dinner, Sunday brunch, and cocktails — steaks, seafood, homemade desserts, wine, and a full-service bar.
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Hobo’s Cafe
Key Largo · Excellent Seafood & all around great menu
Freshest local seafood and a true Keys restaurant experience. National Geographic named it one of the most authentic Keys eateries.
Visit Them →Conch House
Key Largo · Great Breakfast!
Family owned, environmentally friendly, sustainable seafood — and a crew favorite for breakfast.
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Mrs. Mac’s Kitchen
Key Largo · Key Lime Freeze!!
A local’s favorite for years — award-winning food, fantastic service, and classic FL Keys atmosphere. The longest-running restaurant in Key Largo.
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Keys’ Meads
Key Largo · Unique Atmosphere
A Florida Farm Winery! Mead and spirit tastings, cocktails, beer, and mead by the glass — walk-ins welcome.
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Florida Keys Brewery
Islamorada · Beer Garden & Taco Truck
The Upper Keys’ first microbrewery in the Morada Way Arts and Cultural District. Favorite drafts, seasonal and barrel-aged beers, tours, flights, games, and Art Walk every third Thursday 6–8pm.
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Middle Keys
Marathon day trips — aquarium encounters and sea turtle rescue.
Attractions
Florida Keys Aquarium Encounters
Marathon
Hands-on Aquarium Encounters immerse you with 50+ species of tropical fish, rays, and sharks in environments that closely mimic the Florida Keys.
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The Turtle Hospital
Marathon · Rescue & Rehab Center for Turtles!
Guided educational tours (~90 minutes) of hospital facilities and the sea turtle rehabilitation area. Presentation on sea turtles, behind-the-scenes look, and a chance to feed permanent residents.
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Lower Keys
When you make it to Key West — butterflies and dock-to-dish seafood.
Enjoy your trip!
We hope you have a fantastic time in the Florida Keys — and that we see you again soon on The Siren, Calypso, or Phoenix.