For spring break I'm heading to key west... anything I should definitely do?

2/21/2010 3:02:11 PM

fish out of islamorada

2/21/2010 3:19:41 PM

join the conch republic navy.

[Edited on February 21, 2010 at 3:26 PM. Reason : ]

2/21/2010 3:26:24 PM

fish

2/21/2010 3:31:20 PM

2/21/2010 3:32:20 PM

hire a sport fisherman and patrol for cuban refugees and hand out bottles of water and doublecheeseburgers

2/21/2010 5:08:38 PM

eat as much sushi as possible....you wont find better anywhere else (except maybe Boston or SF).

2/21/2010 5:29:03 PM

http://thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=587998

2/21/2010 5:55:20 PM

http://www.fishboneartanddesign.com/

go hang out with those guys

2/21/2010 6:08:57 PM

Dry Tortugas was good fun. Just don't fall off the moat and get eaten by one of the sharks that swim the perimeter. If you camp take as much crap as you can since there's nothing there and everybody else does.

2/21/2010 6:20:14 PM

Two words:

FANTASY

FEST

2/21/2010 6:38:38 PM

http://www.melfisher.com/

hit this up

and all the stuff A Tanzarian posted

sushi is good, go to a variety of restaurants and bars (most of the best ones are OFF of the main drag) (for bars i recommend the green parrot)

2/22/2010 12:32:39 PM

^ this

and drink a bunch of loaded Corona's

2/22/2010 2:21:54 PM

Kiteboard lessons if you really want to have fun

This place has two day courses for about $450. Pretty good...

http://www.thekitehouse.com/key_west.php

[Edited on February 22, 2010 at 4:21 PM. Reason : .]

2/22/2010 4:15:59 PM

Fort Jefferson Dry Tortugas Nat'l Park (via Sunny Days)
Fort Zachary Thomas and beach
Hemmingway's
El Siboney
Capt Tony's
Green Parrot
Half Shell Raw Bar
Blue Heaven
catch a show at La Te Da
don't kill a rooster...you'll want to
Pepe's for breakfast
bikes, rent em...u can get everywhere easily on a bike

we got 2 more days here, so I may have more...we're thinking about renting a car tomorrow to check out another key or two, and I still wanna go kayaking or a sunset cruise

3/1/2010 5:46:24 PM

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"http://www.melfisher.com/ hit this up "

mel fisher is a personal hero of mine

3/1/2010 5:51:44 PM

go to the bars that have $10 all you can drink and fuck girls.

anything else take it or leave it

3/2/2010 6:18:11 PM

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"kayaking"

Do this!

[Edited on March 2, 2010 at 6:45 PM. Reason : eh]

3/2/2010 6:45:29 PM

La Creperie

3/2/2010 6:50:15 PM

Waste away in Margaritaville?

3/2/2010 6:51:58 PM

If you're flying down, def rent a car for a day and go to another Key. For us, Key West started to feel small on the 5th day. There's a couple of other state parks to check out. We went to Big Pine to spot Key Deer, and we saw 5 which was awesome.

If it was warmer, we would've kayaked and snorkeled. It was pretty chilly everyday except 2, but was very windy the whole time and the idea of getting wet (or the potential of it) in 60 degree water to re-enter the cool air was not appealing.

When we left yesterday, the air traffic controller quipped, "we'll make sure the heater's fixed next time" heh

3/4/2010 3:21:53 PM

Green Parrot and the bike idea seconded...

the bike is really really useful

3/5/2010 12:59:20 PM

Scrub Club

3/5/2010 1:12:28 PM

avoid man-o-wars

3/22/2010 2:10:54 PM

bump

7/6/2011 3:38:52 PM

Quote :

"Two words: FANTASY FEST"

7/6/2011 3:49:05 PM

So I'm headed there in the next couple months...

where should I stay? Trying to keep it in the $150ish/night range for something a little nicer...

7/6/2011 3:57:07 PM

We went in December and stayed at the Crown Plaza La Concha which is right on Duvall St (the main street in Key West)

it can be kind of pricey. I believe we paid $220 for the "Tennesse Williams Suite" which was a one bedroom suite with a pullout sofabed.

There are tons of bed and breakfast type places on Duvall St.

http://www.duvalstreethotels.com/

7/6/2011 4:16:25 PM

given the right company, i'd love to go to fantasy fest. i don't think it'll happen this year, though.

last time i went to key west, i stayed at the eden house...i was fairly pleased with the experience and would definitely go back.
http://edenhouse.com/

i don't think i was unhappy with any of the food, but i rather enjoyed sarabeth's.
http://sarabethskeywest.com/

7/6/2011 6:51:49 PM

Hog's Breath Saloon!
Sloppy Joe's!
Go biking around the island!
Go on a fishing trip!
Go snorkel on the reef!

7/7/2011 12:40:48 AM

^^ Seconded.

If you are looking for a quiet laid back place to stay try, http://www.blueparrotinn.com/index.htm
Otherwise there are a bunch of small rental cottages available from Bone Island Vacation Rentals (the sanctuary), though try to get one of the garden units, the street side ones are not as nice.

7/7/2011 8:35:03 AM

http://www.sunsetwatersportskeywest.com/key-west-party-boat.html

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" Sunset Watersports "Do it All" Includes 11 Watersports activities Waverunners, Banana Boat Rides, Kayaking, Snorkeling Mini Slide, Water Skiing, Giant Inflatable Slide, Sailing Paddle Board Knee Board Free Grilled Lunch: BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich, Grilled Hot dogs, Chicken Nuggets, Pasta Salad . French Fries, Veggie Tray & Soft Drinks with Lunch Free Beer on Return Trip $129 on-line only $109.00 Add Parasail for $30.00 "

7/7/2011 8:57:10 AM

cocaine?

oh thats miami nevermind

7/7/2011 12:57:23 PM

scuba

7/7/2011 1:06:03 PM

^^^ did you do that? did they run it well?

^ what certifications do you need? i can produce a padi scuba certification card from when i was like 14 , but i wouldn't want to rely too heavily on that as I haven't dove in 10 years.

7/7/2011 1:52:55 PM

[Edited on July 7, 2011 at 1:53 PM. Reason : dp]

7/7/2011 1:52:55 PM

yes i did that and it was amazing! I dint like the para sailing because i couldnt do it solo and had to tag along with some dude! Other than that, it was amazing. Also the captian of the boat was from michigan and when i told him i was from detroit, he let me drink beer all day long and not just on the way back. I will be going back this year hopefully!!!


i am vegetarian and wasnt expecting much from the lunch but they actually had vegetarian options for lunch which was great!

[Edited on July 7, 2011 at 2:46 PM. Reason : but go with a group to have fun!]

7/7/2011 2:44:46 PM

as far as restaurants go, i really enjoyed

7fish and the Flaming Buoy Filet Co.

when I was there at the end of Feb.

i recommend them as more local fine dining vice the en masse places you find down by sloppy joes, etc.

7/7/2011 3:25:24 PM

on a semi-related topic, we're flying in to Miami and driving through all the Keys to Key West. What are some good places to stop along the way? I haven't been down there in something like 15 years

7/7/2011 4:52:57 PM

currently trying to decide between a sweet Marriott "beachside" place (that i got a great deal on) that has free hourly shuttles to the city (or i could just take taxis, its just ~3 miles), or some boutiquey B&B type places downtown...but there's tons of them and I'd pretty indecisive

7/8/2011 4:18:59 PM

bttt

went with a place called the "Island City House"

what restaurants/bars should i make sure we hit up?

as far as activities i heard the fort was a little underwhelming...can anyone confirm that?

i will have a rental car, so any activities that take driving are no problem.

8/1/2011 4:28:33 PM

From my previous post itt

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"Fort Jefferson Dry Tortugas Nat'l Park (via Sunny Days) Fort Zachary Thomas and beach Hemmingway's El Siboney Capt Tony's Green Parrot Half Shell Raw Bar Blue Heaven catch a show at La Te Da don't kill a rooster...you'll want to Pepe's for breakfast bikes, rent em...u can get everywhere easily on a bike"

Later I recommended La Creperie.

Top two that I've bolded from my previous post...Dry Tortugas and El Siboney. Definitely.
Fort Jefferson/Dry Tortugas is NOT underwhelming. It's gorgeous, quiet, and I hope to camp there next time we go. Fort Zachary Thomas can be skipped...perhaps that's which one they meant when they said it was underwhelming.

[Edited on August 2, 2011 at 4:08 PM. Reason : ]

8/2/2011 4:05:21 PM

bttt. going next week for 4 days

6/5/2012 9:59:28 AM

how long should one plan to spend down in the keys? 4- 5 days enough to see everything?

6/5/2012 11:12:09 AM

do you mean like the entire chain of islands or just key west?

there are a lot of them that don't really have shit to do for more than an hour or so if you aren't there to fish.

6/5/2012 11:13:44 AM

I'm going down with a bunch of guys for a bachelor party. What are some good restaurants that are casual with fresh seafood that could handle a rowdy crowd?

6/5/2012 11:23:28 AM

it sounds like you just want to stay on duval. probably the north end of the key. there are some more popular (touristy) but still good seafood places there, better than sloppy joes, but not where you'll look like an asshole for being "a rowdy crowd". the places i mentioned in the thread previously are definitely not the kind of places you are looking for. they're more upscale, expensive and intimate dining options.

probably just stick to duval and it sounds like it will fit your groups needs. yeah it's cliche i guess, but fuck it, it's a bachelor party so you probably don't care. if you do need a bit of an upscale place one night, I enjoyed Blackfin Bistro, which is toward the southern end of Duval. It has a pretty solid selection of fresh seafood and steaks, good wine list, white table cloths, etc...

6/5/2012 11:31:30 AM

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"Hog's Breath Saloon!"

My inlaws love Hog's Breath Saloon. Everytime they go to Key West (1-2 times a year), they always call us to tell us to pull up the Hog's Breath Saloon website so we can watch the live webcam.

6/5/2012 12:52:45 PM

^^thanks.. We are all mature enough, and probably could do a finer place if it was just a few of us. but us together in one group would probably be hell on a waitress. We are staying a block off Duval and other than a fishing trip and some other things we'll probably be planted around there for most of the trip.

6/5/2012 1:06:40 PM

Check my post above...has restauarants you'd all be able to handle. The raw bar ESP for rowdy activity. There's a shack I need to look up the name of, but also good even though it didnt make my list.

However, if you go down there and don't eat at el siboney I will cut you. Hear me? CUT YOU


Green parrot is outdoor dining and they had a band while we were there. So it's like a casual finer seafood dining experience. They could prolly handle you though.

Capt Tony's was our fave bar.

There's another place along the water near the raw bar I would recommend as well. I'll look up that name too. I *think* they had food--we only had drinks.

[Edited on June 5, 2012 at 1:41 PM. Reason : ]

6/5/2012 1:29:29 PM