About this episode

Michele O'Connor shares family-travel tips for a Florida Keys road trip from Key Largo to Key West.

Family-Friendly Florida Keys Road Trip: Key Largo to Key West (Summer Travel Tips) Host Michele O'Connor introduces the Fun in Key West podcast and shares family-travel tips for a Florida Keys road trip from Key Largo to Key West heading into Memorial Day weekend 2026. She argues the Keys are a great multi-generational destination if approached with a relaxed mindset: plan one major activity per day, build in pool/beach downtime, pack snacks and water, plan around morning weather and afternoon showers, and check age/height requirements and booking needs. Suggested stops include Key Largo's John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park (snorkeling or glass-bottom boats); Islamorada's Rain Barrel Village (Betsy lobster), Robbie's tarpon feeding, and Theater of the Sea; Marathon/Middle Keys attractions like the Turtle Hospital, Dolphin Research Center, aquarium, Pigeon Key/Seven Mile Bridge history, and Sombrero Beach; Duck Key's Hawks Cay Resort; Bahia Honda State Park; Big Pine Key's Key Deer Refuge; and Key West activities such as the conch train/trolley, Fort Zachary Taylor, Eco-Discovery Center, splash park, Southernmost Point replica, Butterfly Conservatory, aquarium, Hemingway Home…

People in this episode

Host: Michele O'Connor

Topics covered

• family travel
• Florida Keys
• road trip
• summer travel tips
• multi-generational travel

Keywords

• Florida Keys
• family-friendly
• road trip
• travel tips
• Key Largo
• Key West
• summer travel

Sponsors

Fury Water Adventures

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Key Largo, Key West, Islamorada, Marathon, Duck Key, Bahia Honda State Park, Big Pine Key, Southernmost Point

More episodes of Fun in Key West Podcast

• Key West Easter Eggs at Disney's Old Key West Resort: Exploring Conch Flats · July 19, 2026 · 51 min
• Key West in July: Key Lime Festival, 4th of July, Hemingway Days & Lobster Mini Season · July 6, 2026 · 25 min
• Nick Shuck on The Green Flash at Sunset: Reinvention, Key West Grit, and Hope · June 21, 2026 · 1h 4m
• Historic Marker Monday: Truman's Little White House (Marker #59) in Key West · June 21, 2026 · 22 min
• Wreck Ashore: How Key West Wreckers Built a Fortune · June 14, 2026 · 30 min
• Key West in June: Weather, Packing Tips, Events, and a 3-Day Itinerary · June 6, 2026 · 28 min

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Fun in Key West Podcast podcast page.