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Fort Jefferson is main attraction of the
Dry Tortugas National Park. Built in the mid-1800's this
massive fortress had a strategic location to protect the Gulf and
the Mississippi River port. The name of the islands comes from
the Spanish word for turtles (tortugas) and the fact that there is
no freshwater on the islands (dry).
Located 70 miles west of Key West, the
Dry Tortugas are 7 small little keys and have no permanent
inhabitants. Click here
for a map. They are reachable for most, via 2 ferry operators
that run daily trips from Key West. The trip takes about 2½
hours and costs about $140 a person (including breakfast, lunch and
admission to the park and a tour). But I will say this,
consider what you are already paying and think seriously about the
seaplane trip. |
