“Day-Tripping” listings
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DOLPHIN RESEARCH CENTER
This center is the perfect place to learn about some of the most intelligent mammals in the ocean. Make reservations in advance and you can be a trainer or researcher for a day or have a dolphin paint you a picture. (07/2010)
58901 Overseas Hwy
305-289-1121
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STOCK ISLAND
Head to Key West’s neighboring island to visit The Hogfish Bar and Grill and watch dolphins with Captain Victoria Impallomeni, a wilderness guide with an environmental marine science degree. (05/2010)
3 miles east of Key West
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NATIONAL KEY DEER REFUGE
You’ll want to bring a camera on a hike in this refuge. You’ll see hammocks topped with hardwoods, salt marsh wetlands and maybe even the tiny Key deer itself. (03/2010)
28950 Watson Blvd, Big Pine Key
305-872-2239
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DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK
This remote cluster of coral islands is home to Fort Jefferson, an original US military outpost that today is a great location for snorkeling and swimming. (01/2010)
70 Miles west of Key West by ferry
nps.gov/drto
