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4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Key Largo, Florida

Updated December 12, 2022

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Meet Florida's Most Adorable Rodent and the Superfans Determined to Save It

Invasive predators and other threats have pushed the Key Largo woodrat to the brink. A small but passionate group of scientists and volunteers is pushing back.
by Karuna Eberl
The Alligator Reef lighthouse, off the coast of Islamorada in the Florida Keys, is one of the four being given away gratis.

For Sale: A 19th-Century Screw-Pile Lighthouse With a View of Key West

For free: Four more of these derelict, decommissioned structures, courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard.
by Karuna Eberl
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What It's Like to Live on the Sea Floor to Simulate Life in Space

Researchers squeeze into an underwater habitat off Florida to help prepare for missions to the Moon and beyond.
by Jessica Leigh Hester

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