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All the United States Florida Big Pine Key

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Big Pine Key

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Big Pine Key, Florida

Updated July 18, 2016

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Aerial view of Pigeon Key, with the partially decimated Overseas Railroad bridge running parallel to the new Seven Mile Bridge.

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Overseas Railroad and Pigeon Key

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.
Lower Keys Underwater Music Festival

Big Pine Key, Florida

Underwater Music Festival

For divers and music lovers, the Florida Keys' Underwater Music Festival provides the best of both worlds.
The Blue Hole is a haven for a wide array of wildlife in the Florida Keys

Big Pine Key, Florida

Blue Hole

The largest freshwater lake in the Florida Keys.
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Historic bat tower on Lower Sugarloaf Key, Florida.

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Sugarloaf Key Bat Tower

Bat house that has only ever housed bat for one night; they all flew away and never came back.
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A few shade trees along Geiger Key Beach

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Geiger Key Abandoned Beach

A nude beach alongside a washed-out road.
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