Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
friendly little macrobiotic organic shop. There is a good smoothie and fresh-juice bar on
site. Note the big pink shrimp out front - Keezy kitsch as its best.
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Information
Lower Keys Chamber of Commerce
TOURIST INFORMATION
Stocked with brochures and tourist information.
Sugarloaf & Boca Chica Keys
This is the final stretch before the holy grail of Key West. There's not much going on -
just bridges over lovely swathes of teal and turquoise, a few good eats and a thoroughly
batty roadside attraction.
This lowest section of the Keys goes from about MM 20 to the start of Key West.
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Sights
Perky's Bat Tower
TOWER
(Sugarloaf Key, MM17)
It resembles an Aztec-inspired fire lookout, but this wooden tower is actually one real-es-
tate developer's vision gone utterly awry. In the 1920s Richter C Perky had the bright idea
to transform this area into a vacation resort. There was just one problem: mosquitoes. His
solution? Build a 35ft tower and move in a colony of bats (he'd heard they eat mosqui-
toes). He imported the flying mammals, but they promptly took off, leaving the tower
empty.
Sheriff's Animal Farm
ZOO
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305-293-7300; 5501 College Rd, Stock Island;
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1-3pm second & fourth Sun of the month or by
appt;
pc
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