WANDERING FLY FISHERMAN
SIGHTSEEING
Looking for something to do?
Check out my list of must see attractions and tours and get out and do some wandering.
FLORIDA & FLORIDA KEYS
Pigeon Key, Marathon
Great tour, tons of history and a great place to snorkel and fish. You can either walk or ride the trolley.
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Turtle Hospital, Marathon
Amazing place and learned so much about sea turtles. Favorite part was feeding the turtles and seeing the little babies.
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Crane Point Hammock, Marathon
Beautiful nature trail that ends with fish pedicure. Think ill bring the fly rod next time also.
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Robert is Here, Homestead
Absolutely amazing fruit stand and farm. Extremely friendly staff and so much to look at. Should be your first stop to stock up on fresh fruit for the trip.
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Bahia Honda State Park, Florida Keys
Beautiful place to fish, swim, snorkel, kayak and more. Tons of DIY opportunities. Great place to camp and they also have a few cabins you can rent.
https://www.floridastateparks.org/BahiaHonda
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Long Key State Park, Florida Keys
Great place to camp and plenty of DIY opportunities.
https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/long-key-state-park
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Curry Hammock State Park, Florida Keys
Great spot for a day trip to snorkel and fish. They also have campsites available.
https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-and-trails/curry-hammock-state-park
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Fort Zachary Taylor, Key West
Good place to snorkel, focus on the two rock piles.
https://www.fortzacharytaylor.com/
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First Legal Rum Distillery, Key West
Best rum in the keys and they offer a free tour. Owner Paul is very friendly and gave us our last tour. Make sure to buy a bottle to take home and a pina colada with a pineapple rum float to walk around with.
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Papa's Pillar, Key West
Great tour with tons of history. They also have a very nice bar and gift shop for a cocktail and couple souvenirs.
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Fury Water Adventures, Key West
I've taken multiple trips with Fury and they never disappoint. Double dip snorkel trip was amazing and highly recommended.
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Captain Hooks, Big Pine Key
Great trip and very friendly captain and crew. Snorkel trip to Looe Key was absolutely amazing.
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Robbie's, Islamorada
Make sure to stop and feed the tarpon, just watch out for the pelicans. I recommend at least 3 buckets, dump all fish into one bucket and cover with another bucket. Looking forward to renting kayaks from them this summer to paddle out to Indian Key.
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Sundiver Snorkeling Tours, Key Largo
Very friendly captain and crew. Snorkel tour to Christ of the Abyss was amazing but can get crowed around the statue. Tons to look in every direction so don't spend all your time looking at Christ of the Abyss.
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Aquarium Encounters, Islamorada
Great place to take the family/kids and get hands on. Feeding the stingrays was awesome.
https://floridakeysaquariumencounters.com/
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Dolphin Research Center, Grassy Key
Great shows and walking trail with a lot of stuff to checkout along the way. Dolphin show was outstanding. www.dolphins.org
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Wooten's Everglades Airboat Tours, Ochopee
Hard to miss this place when driving by and do yourself a favor and stop and book a airboat tour. Great tour to see some gators and learned a ton about the everglades.
Home - Wooten's Everglades Airboat Tours (wootenseverglades.com)
PUERTO RICO
Tamarindo Beach, Culebra
Amazing place to snorkel and see sea turtles. We saw 9 turtles on our first day snorkeling there.
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Flamenco Beach, Culebra
Absolutely stunning, can see why they rate it as one of the best beaches in the world. When you hit the beach turn left and walk down to the Sherman tank and check it out and get a few pictures. Have to pay to get in but if you do a little exploring you might find the back road in that's free and has the best snorkeling.
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Castillo San Felipe del Morro, Old San Juan
If your in Puerto Rico make sure to check this out. Absolutely amazing, the views from the fort are stunning. Make sure to take extra water on a hot day.
Park Components - El Morro - San Juan National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)
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Castillo San Cristobal, Old San Juan
Once your done at El Morro walk down the street and checkout San Cristobal. So much history and once again the views are amazing. Great place to take photos.
Castillo San Cristóbal | Discover Puerto Rico
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Puerta de San Juan (San Juan Gate), Old San Juan
Great place to stop for a photo, one of the orginal gates into the walled city.
Puerta de San Juan | Discover Puerto Rico
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Playa Capitolio, San Juan
Great place to find sea glass and taking the rod with me next time because the tidal pool looks great.
Playa Capitillo Old San Juan Beach Sea Glass | PRDayTrips (puertoricodaytrips.com)
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Catedral de San Juan Bautista, Old San Juan
Second oldest church in the Western Hemisphere and a must stop if in Old San Juan. Beautiful inside and the resting place for Ponce de Leon.
Catedral de San Juan Bautista | Discover Puerto Rico
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EL Yunque National Forest
A amazing place to explore. Tons of great hiking trails, beautiful waterfalls and the views are stunning. Make sure to climb the stairs to the top of Yakahu Tower and check out the view, who know you might get to see a Puerto Rican Parrot.
El Yunque National Forest - Home (usda.gov)
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Cabo Rojo Lighthouse, Cabo Rojo
Beautiful place to go wandering. The views from the cliffs at the top is stunning. Nice place to swim close to where you park and going to bring the fly rod next time I go.
Faro Los Morrillos de Cabo Rojo | Discover Puerto Rico
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Charco Azul, Vega Baja
What a adventure. We drove and parked at the bottom of the hill and had no issues driving out. Once you park walk down to the river, jump on in and swim upstream thru the canyons. You can also cross the river and follow the path thru some pretty neat canyons and use the fixed ropes to lower yourself into the water.
Charco Azul Cuevas Arenales in Vega Baja | PRDayTrips (puertoricodaytrips.com)
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LOUISIANA
Mardi Gras World, New Orleans
Such a cool behind the scenes tour with a ton of history included. So much to look at and take pictures of. You get to see tons of the old floats and the ones they are currently working on for the next Mardi Gras. Was neat looking at the individual work stations also and seeing how it all comes together.
MONTANA
Norris Hot Springs, Norris
Natural wood lined hot springs. Great place to soak and they also offer beer, wine and food.
https://www.norrishotsprings.com/
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Chico Hot Springs, Pray
Built in the early 1900's and filled with tons of history. Amazing place to soak those sore muscles. They also have a bar, restaurant, lodging and tons of activities.
https://www.chicohotsprings.com/soak
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Yellowstone Hot Springs, Gardiner
The newest hot springs in Montana. Great soak and can't beat the scenery while soaking. Pool is shallow but perfect temp. They also have a cold plunge and hot/cold therapy walking path.
https://yellowstonehotspringsmt.com/
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Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center, West Yellowstone
If in West Yellowstone this is a must stop and the easiest place to cross off a grizzly and wolf from your list. They also have a otter and raptor display. So much information inside and its where cooler companies test to see if they are bear proof.
https://www.grizzlydiscoveryctr.org/
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Lewis & Clark Caverns, Jefferson County
Amazing cave tour, couple tight spots but nothing to crazy. The candlelight tour around Christmas is a must do.
https://fwp.mt.gov/stateparks/lewis-and-clark-caverns/
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Gem Mountain, Phillipsburg
Head up to the mine and pan for sapphires in all colors. People get lucky daily and find cut able sapphires, we have gotten lucky a few times now. Great place to take the family.
https://gemmountainmt.com/plan-your-trip
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