Key Largo

Largest of the upper keys, with dive shops, resort marinas, and a protected coral-reef state park offshore.

Key Largo is a fixture of the Leonida Keys, the island chain that stretches south from the mainland into the reef. Largest of the upper keys, with dive shops, resort marinas, and a protected coral-reef state park offshore. Expect slow two-lane traffic, pastel-painted conch houses, and the steady background sound of outboard motors and wind.