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Wildlife
Key Deer Refuge — The 30-Inch Whitetail That Only Lives in the Lower Keys
Big Pine Key has a deer that stands 30 inches at the shoulder, weighs 50 pounds, and exists nowhere else on Earth. About 700 of them. Down from 50 in the 1950s. You can watch them for free at dusk from a dirt road off Watson Blvd.
Hidden Spots
No Name Key — The Off-Grid Lower Keys Island Most Tourists Drive Past Forever
A 1,138-acre Lower Keys island connected to Big Pine by one bridge: ~40 homes, zero streetlights, zero stores, off the public power grid until 2013. You go for the Key deer at dusk, the No Name Pub pizza, and the rare experience of unbuilt Keys.