South Florida in one trip is a different shape than a road trip or a city break — the distances are short, the stops are wildly different from each other, and the through-line is the flight down and a few days of variety. This is the trip page for that window: Miami as a base, day trips south to Key West and west into the Everglades, and a drive up the coast to Kennedy Space Center to see a rocket launch.
Each stop below links back to its place on the homepage, where the longer write-up will live. For now this page is the index for the trip.
Stops on this trip
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Miami
Basecamp — neighborhoods, food, beach time. The launchpad for the rest of the trip.
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Key West
Day trip south — the Overseas Highway, sunset at Mallory Square, the southernmost point.
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Everglades
Day trip west — airboat, alligator country, the sawgrass prairie. A national park worth protecting.
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Kennedy Space Center
Day trip north — saw a rocket launch. Bucket-list item, ticked.