Islamorada, FL Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

At ISLAMORADA , some five miles south of Tavernier on Upper Matecumbe Key, the Theater of the Sea , MM84.5 (daily 9.30am–4pm; $17.25; tel 305/664-2431), offers sea shows, glass-bottom boats, snorkel tours and swim-with-the-dolphin programs (9.30am, noon, 2pm; $125). There's good hiking at Long Key State Recreation Area , MM68, a 965-acre expanse of tropical foliage and mangroves that also has one of the best beaches on the Keys (daily 8am–dusk; $3.25 per car plus 50¢ per passenger; tel 305/664-4815), and excellent deep-sea fishing. Good-value accommodation includes the prettily … more »