40 Things to do in the Florida Keys

While most who come to visit our small-town lifestyle never want to leave, some often ask what do you do for fun here? Our simple living day to day does not include shopping big box retail stores, or an abundance of fast-food restaurants to choose from, and although our cooperate presence is minuscule and we do not have any malls or bowling alleys, there is so much more to our islands than you can imagine. Most of our after work or school extra curriculars are enjoying the scenery from a sunset cruises on the boat, to people watching from the canal bars, dinners with friends and family, paddle boarding the calm flats surrounding the neighborhood islands, walking the areas to admire the charming architecture, letting the dogs swim in the neighborhood basins, unwinding in the chilled pools after a long day, or simply getting together at someone’s house to catchup. Weekends are always the best time for getting out on the water to fish offshore or deep in the backcountry, tying up at the sandbar, or floating at Alligator Lighthouse.

1. Diving / snorkeling
2. Fishing
3. Kayaking / paddleboarding
4. Feeding the tarpon
5. Spa day
6. Shopping at local boutiques
7. Visiting local art galleries
8. Hotel pool day
9. Suntanning
10. Eating and drinking with a view
11. Watch the sunset
12. Swimming with the dolphins
13. Local coffee shops
14. Learn to kite surf
15. Beer and cocktail testing at local breweries
16. Rent a boat and check out the local sandbars
17. Visit the key deer in big pine key
18. Wake skate park in grassy key
19. Visit sombrero beach in Marathon
20. Day trip to key west
21. Day trip to Miami
22. Parasailing
23. Visit Alligator Lighthouse
24. Visit the famous No Name Pub in Big Pine
25. Tiki boat bar tours
26. Walk or bike the refurbished 7 Mile Bridge (No not the whole thing!)
27. Visit the local state parks
28. Watch the Mallory Square performers in Key west at sunset
29. Ghost Tours in Key West
30. Visit Fort Zachery
31. Sunset Sailing tour
32. Sky diving in Summerland
33. Rent Jet skis
34. Smathers Beach in Key West
35. Visit the famous Sloppy Joes and Irish Kevins bars on Duval Street
36. Key West Aquarium
37. Mel Fisher Museum
38. Day trip the dry Tortugas by seaplane
39. Butterly Garden in Key West
40. HOUSE SHOP!