Key West has
been noted for many different awards related to the city. From top resorts to
top beaches, there is a reason Key West is an amazing travel destination. This
year, Fodor’s Travel’s has added a new designation to the area with the southernmost
point.
Duval
Street has been named to Fodor’s Travel’s list of its top 15 main streets in
the United States. This main tourist drag is popular for many reasons. A famous
downtown commercial zone that runs north and south from the Atlantic Ocean to
the Gulf of Mexico, the entire street is just over a mile long. It was originally
named for William Pope Duval, the first governor of Florida.
Near the
southern end of Duval Street is the buoy that marks the southernmost spot in
the United States. At the north end, tourists from cruise ships start their
browsing in Mallory Square, which is at the center of Key West’s waterfront.
Duval
Street has been a central thoroughfare for the City of Key West since the
beginning. It has retained its feature as a main street in the city and is well-known
for popular restaurants and bars. You can almost always find costumed locals
singing and dancing in the street until the early hours of the morning. Also,
not to be taken lightly is the “Duval Pub Crawl”, which is a tour of the most
popular local bars. In Duval Street, people watching is nearly as interesting
as the food you find.
Other
main streets named to this list include streets in Richmond, IN; Paducah, KY;
Littleton, NH; Denton, TX and Galen, IL.
Of
course, if you are thinking of buying or selling a home in the Key West area,
please contact me, Jimmy Lane, for all of your real
estate needs.
