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Key West, Florida: Southernmost Point in Continental USA

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Address:
South St., Key West, FL
Directions:
Follow US 1 south until you can drive no further. At the corner of Whitehead and South Sts.
Admission:
Free
RA Rates:
Worth a Detour
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Southernmost Point in Continental USA

A hefty concrete monument marks the Southernmost Point in the Continental United States, and ensures that no hurricane will ever blow it away.

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Southernmost Point.

Southernmost Point in the U.S.

Southernmost tip of the United States.

[Stephen M Francia, 04/06/2018]

If you don't count Hawaii -- but who ever does? The monument was given a complete makeover in late 2017 after Hurricane Irma's 150 mph wind gusts blasted off its old paint.

Southernmost point.

Southernmost Point in Continental USA

You traveled all the way down here, you MUST get your picture with this marker.

[Jon P, 09/09/2011]

Southernmost Point in the Continental U.S.

A colorful cement marker plots the southernmost point in the continental U.S.

[Aaron Price, 08/19/2001]

Nearby Offbeat Places

Statue of the Conch-Blowing GreeterStatue of the Conch-Blowing Greeter, Key West, FL - < 1 mi.
Six-Toed Cats of Ernest HemingwaySix-Toed Cats of Ernest Hemingway, Key West, FL - < 1 mi.
Hurricane Deflector GrottoHurricane Deflector Grotto, Key West, FL - < 1 mi.
In the region:
Mel Fisher Maritime Museum, Key West, FL - < 1 mi.

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