Long Key Things to Do

Situated between Panama City and Apalachicola on Florida's Forgotten Coast, Port St. Joe is a historic point on the Florida Coast. As one of the first towns established on the shore and the site of the first Constitutional Con... more

This key on the ocean side of the Matecumbe Islands was once home to Native Americans and ship-wreckers. Today it lies slumbering in the sun, awaiting visitors with an interest in the heritage of the Keys. Recent hurricanes hav... more

Kids are touchy-feely creatures, and here they get a nose-to-nose look at iguanas, fish and other creatures that call the Keys home. One part of a two-part museum complex called The Museums of Crane Point, this facility keeps k... more

Museum exhibits trace the history of railroad baron Henry M. Flagler, the man who spent millions to build the Railroad That Went to Sea. Exhibits and information focus on Florida Keys culture, environmental research and marine... more

Windley Key is one the few places where you can see a coral reef that isn't underwater. This one rose to the surface eons ago and here it sits in fossilized splendor. Railroad entrepreneur Henry M. Flagler's construction crews... more

Not a place in which to swing, a hammock is a kind of island created around the roots of mangrove trees, which grow in shallow water. As it grows bigger over decades, the hammock becomes home to animals and plants as it continu... more

Devoted to their roles as a research and education center, this operation also lets you swim with its bottlenose dolphins or meet them in nose-to-bottlenose sessions. A number of other activities are offered, ranging from sunse... more

Dolphins have long been considered man's closest ocean-dwelling friend. Here you can swim with one. First you participate in an hour-long educational session, then you swim with the dolphins for about 30 minutes. In a more stru... more

This museum, which is one of two located here, is filled with information on the land forms of the region, the environment and how all its parts are interconnected, and the part that mankind has played, both positive and negati... more

With beautiful forested areas and pristine, white, sandy beaches that line the shores of both the Gulf of Mexico and St. Joseph's Bay, St. Joseph's Peninsula is a park that has it all. Located about 90 minutes from Panama City... more