 Hey,
they have trolleys here just like in St. Augustine!! Hmmm... actually,
Key West is St. Auggie on steroids. |
 Before
I got there, I was unaware that city streets came right up to the Point. |
 There's
a naval air station next to the Southernmost Point. |
 I
guess we know how these people will be voting in '08. |
 Here
is Key West's lighthouse. |
 Here
it is again. |
 US
1 is Whitehead Street. |
 The
Hog's Breath Saloon is quite popular. And you can tell Key West really
is St. Auggie on steroids because it has a Ripley's Believe it or Not,
also! |
 I
usually don't post personal pictures, but how could I leave out me hugging
the Sponge Monster? It's made of real sea sponges from the reefs of
Key West. |
 The
Southern Cross Hotel is good, but expensive. This is from the front
entrance on Duval St. |
 Modern
updates to old architecture. |
 Just
a side street. |
 More
Duval St. |
 Gah!
FHP is all the way down here, too?! |
 Remember
all those bikers on Card Sound Rd.? Well, here they are in a parade
celebrating the end of their journey! |
 Shops
along Duval St. |
 Watching
the sun set at the public square on the north side of Key West. |
 Street
performers entertain you until the sun sets. |
 I
guess you can take a boat ride to see the sun set. |
 This
is how many people come out to see the sunset. |
 More
scenes from streets in Key West. |
 About
a mile and a half from Duval Street is this beach area (which was closed due
to bacteria levels when we went). But this happens to be the southern
end of FL A1A. |
 Heading
sorta easterly. But also sorta northerly. |
 But
there's lots of resurfacing construction. |
 It
goes right up to the water. |
 Curving
around to the north. |
 Say
goodbye to the water for now. |
 Getting
back into the thick of things. |
 Coming
up to Monroe CR-5A, which is... |
 ...Flagler
Ave. |
 Proof
of FL A1A's existence, seeing as there are no NB reassurance shields. |
 Looking
south at Flagler Ave., which is a divided road. |
 The
only A1A shield in Key West. |
 The
intersection with US 1. |
 Back
on US 1, we see there are only 154 miles to Miami. Only. Bye-bye
Key West! |
 A
better pic of the Key Deer warnings way up in the Keys. |
 That's
an old US 1 bridge. |
 I
think that's pretty neat! |
 An
interesting Key. |
 An
interesting view. |
 US
1 NB at Card Sound Rd. again. |
 You
can see that there's lots of construction to widen and elevate US 1
throughout the southernmost part of Dade County and northernmost part of
Monroe. |
 It's
an impressive project. |
 US
1 NB goes back to being a rural 2-laner for a few miles before Florida City. |
 And
just like that, we're back in Florida City at the Turnpike's southern
beginning! |
 Begin
sign for the Turnpike. |
Hey,
they have trolleys here just like in St. Augustine!! Hmmm... actually,
Key West is St. Auggie on steroids.
Before
I got there, I was unaware that city streets came right up to the Point.
There's
a naval air station next to the Southernmost Point.
I
guess we know how these people will be voting in '08.
Here
is Key West's lighthouse.
Here
it is again.
US
1 is Whitehead Street. 
The
Hog's Breath Saloon is quite popular. And you can tell Key West really
is St. Auggie on steroids because it has a Ripley's Believe it or Not,
also!
I
usually don't post personal pictures, but how could I leave out me hugging
the Sponge Monster? It's made of real sea sponges from the reefs of
Key West.
The
Southern Cross Hotel is good, but expensive. This is from the front
entrance on Duval St.
Modern
updates to old architecture.
Just
a side street.
More
Duval St.
Gah!
FHP is all the way down here, too?!
Remember
all those bikers on Card Sound Rd.? Well, here they are in a parade
celebrating the end of their journey!
Shops
along Duval St.
Watching
the sun set at the public square on the north side of Key West.
Street
performers entertain you until the sun sets.
I
guess you can take a boat ride to see the sun set.
This
is how many people come out to see the sunset.
More
scenes from streets in Key West.
About
a mile and a half from Duval Street is this beach area (which was closed due
to bacteria levels when we went). But this happens to be the southern
end of FL A1A.
Heading
sorta easterly. But also sorta northerly.
But
there's lots of resurfacing construction.
It
goes right up to the water.
Curving
around to the north.
Say
goodbye to the water for now.
Getting
back into the thick of things.
Coming
up to Monroe CR-5A, which is...
...Flagler
Ave.
Proof
of FL A1A's existence, seeing as there are no NB reassurance shields.
Looking
south at Flagler Ave., which is a divided road.
The
only A1A shield in Key West.
The
intersection with US 1.
Back
on US 1, we see there are only 154 miles to Miami. Only. Bye-bye
Key West!
A
better pic of the Key Deer warnings way up in the Keys.
That's
an old US 1 bridge.
I
think that's pretty neat!
An
interesting Key.
An
interesting view.
US
1 NB at Card Sound Rd. again.
You
can see that there's lots of construction to widen and elevate US 1
throughout the southernmost part of Dade County and northernmost part of
Monroe.
It's
an impressive project.
US
1 NB goes back to being a rural 2-laner for a few miles before Florida City.
And
just like that, we're back in Florida City at the Turnpike's southern
beginning!
Begin
sign for the Turnpike.