KEY WEST
The tropical island of Key West lies at the end of U. S. 1, the longest north-south road in the United States. Key West is about 95 miles north of Cuba.
Key West architecture reflects the cultural heritage and natural environment. The facades are marked with large open porches painted in pastel colors. Large-leafed greenery flocks the peripheries nestling the two-story wooden homes. Gingerbread designs skirt the edges of roofs and porches as a reminder of seafaring days when during long hours at sea carving was a way of passing the time.
