Key Chica

The first key south of the mainland, anchored by a tourist-trap welcome marker and a strip of conch-shack restaurants.

Key Chica is a fixture of the Leonida Keys, the island chain that stretches south from the mainland into the reef. The first key south of the mainland, anchored by a tourist-trap welcome marker and a strip of conch-shack restaurants. Expect slow two-lane traffic, pastel-painted conch houses, and the steady background sound of outboard motors and wind.