Other reality shows include MTV's The Real World Key West, Amazing Race, House Hunters, HGTV's 2008 Dream Home, King of Fishers, Diners Drive-Ins and Dives, Hotel Impossible, Top Gear, Wife Swap, South Beach Tow, Shipwreck Men and The Profit, among others.

Key West, the southernmost point in the United States, is famous for watersports, lively nightlife, beaches, historic sites and its pastel, conch-style architechture.

small island When explorer Juan Ponce de Leon charted the islands of the Keys in 1513, he called them Los Martires (meaning “the martyrs”) because he thought they resembled men in distress. The more popular name, simply the Keys, is derived from the Spanish word Cayo (“small island”).

Florida Keys, island chain, Monroe and Miami-Dade counties, southern Florida, U.S. Composed of coral and limestone, the islands curve southwestward for about 220 miles (355 km) from Virginia Key in the Atlantic Ocean (just south of Miami Beach) to Loggerhead Key of the Dry Tortugas in the Gulf of Mexico.

Key West is an American comedy-drama series set and filmed in Key West, Florida.

The series actually films the scenic hometown of the Locke clan on location in Canada, specifically in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, which you can visit. Production for the show also takes place in Toronto.

Fun Facts About Key West

• Learn how to pronounce “Conch”
• Conchs aren't just pretty pink seashells.
• Key West chickens.
• Key West is closer to Cuba than Miami.
• Forty-two bridges connect Key West to the mainland.
• The Overseas Railroad came first.
• The sunset is celebrated every night in Mallory Square.

The Keys are known as the world's premier sport fishing destination. However, the Queen Conch is a protected species and catching it is prohibited. Since 1981, more than 23 artificial reefs have been created in the waters off the Keys, mostly through the sinking of ships!

The Keys were originally inhabited by the Calusa and Tequesta tribes, and were charted by Juan Ponce de León in 1513. De León named the islands Los Martires ("The Martyrs"), as they looked like suffering men from a distance. "Key" is derived from the Spanish word cayo, meaning small island.

The Keys contain the Florida Reef; the only living coral barrier in the continental United States. The Florida Reef stretches from Key Biscayne through the Dry Tortugas, making it one of the largest barrier reef systems in the World.

Your time in the Florida Keys can be as action-packed or as relaxed as you desire. Adventure-seekers can test their skills on a fishing charter. Get up close and personal with tropical fish on a snorkel trip, or dive to explore a famous Florida Keys ship wreck. Visit local art galleries and museums.

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