Bahia Honda State Park in the Lower Florida Keys near Big Pine Key, Fla., offers outstanding amenities for vacationers as well as an excellent view of a historic railroad bridge fabricated by the men that built Henry Flagler's Overseas Railway.| Photo by

At the typewriter in his studio in Key West, Ernest Hemingway wrote some of his most famous work, including passages of “For Whom the Bell Tolls.” His home is now a museum. Photo by Katherine Rodeghier

The 130-foot schooner Western Union spent her working life laying cable for the Western Union Co. Preservationists saved the vessel, which offers sunset sails off Key West. Photo by Katherine Rodeghier

Duck inside the mangroves on a nature tour by kayak off Big Pine Key. Photo by Katherine Rodeghier

The African Queen, the original vessel from director John Huston's classic 1951 film by the same name, sails on a Key Largo, Fla., canal Thursday, April 12, 2012, is steered by Steve Bogart (second from right), son of actor Humphrey Bogart. Built in 1912, the 30-foot boat that carried Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn has been refurbished to provide Florida Keys visitors an opportunity to ride the cinema icon. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

The Turtle Hospital in Marathon is a state-certified veterinary hospital for sea turtles and is open for tours. Photo by Katherine Rodeghier

Scupper accompanies owner Bill Keogh on some of the kayak tours offered by Big Pine Kayak Adventures. Photo by Katherine Rodeghier