The Village Square at Trading Post in Islamorada is a collection of restaurants and shops along the Florida Overseas Highway that makes a great pit stop on the way to Key West.

Why did Key West, a city of 25,000 at the marshy tip of Florida, attract 4.6 million visitors last year? There are no theme parks, no golf courses, no casinos, and there are better beaches in far ...

3. Leave rental cars in Key West and fly home, or else backtrack along the Overseas Highway to Miami, then jump on I-95 for the long trip north. 4.