Florida Keys

Have you had an adventure on U.S. 1 in the Florida Keys? Tell us your wild stories

By Gwen Filosa , David Goodhue and Forrest Milburn

The only highway in and out of the Florida Keys is a worldwide attraction with its 360-degree views of the Atlantic Ocean meeting the Gulf of Mexico.

Have you had any wild or weird adventures while traveling the Overseas Highway?

We would love to hear your stories, whether it’s about a breakdown, pulling over to watch a spectacular sunset or stumbling across a great restaurant or hotel by chance. Fill out the submission form below, and a reporter may reach out with follow-up questions.

This story was originally published August 4, 2021 at 1:45 PM.

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Gwen Filosa
Miami Herald
Gwen Filosa covers Key West and the Lower Florida Keys for FLKeysNews.com and the Miami Herald and lives in Key West. She was part of the staff at the New Orleans Times-Picayune that in 2005 won two Pulitzer Prizes for coverage of Hurricane Katrina. She graduated from Indiana University.
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David Goodhue
Miami Herald
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David Goodhue covers the Florida Keys and South Florida for FLKeysNews.com and the Miami Herald. Before joining the Herald, he covered Congress, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy in Washington, D.C. He is a graduate of the University of Delaware. 
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