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Florida Keys

Florida Keys

The Overseas Highway to Key West, the Caribbean's northern doorstep.

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  • CountryUnited States
  • AirportKey West (EYW), Miami (MIA)

The Keys string 113 miles of islands and bridges south from Miami to Key West, the closest point in the continental US to Cuba. Coral reefs, Hemingway's house and sunset at Mallory Square give it a distinctly Caribbean feel.

Miami and Fort Lauderdale are the main gateways to the Caribbean for North American travellers, with short flights to the Bahamas, Jamaica, the Caymans and beyond.

Combine it: Fly from Miami or Fort Lauderdale to Nassau, Grand Cayman or Havana; ferries also run from Florida to Bimini and Grand Bahama.

Landmarks

Southernmost Point, Key West
Landmark

Southernmost Point, Key West

The striped buoy claiming '90 miles to Cuba'.

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Map

Closest Caribbean islands

The Bahamas445 km awayCuba530 km awayCayman Islands585 km awayJamaica853 km away

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