8 days in Key West, Miami Beach & Titusville Itinerary

Located just 140 km (90 mi) from Cuba, Key West is an island only about 6.4 km (4 mi) long and 1.6 km (1 mi) wide.

Kids will appreciate attractions like The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum and Parasailing & Paragliding. There's lots more to do: identify plant and animal life at Key West Butterfly & Nature Conservatory, see the interesting displays at Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum, take in the waterfront at Mallory Square, and explore the different monuments and memorials at Key West Cemetery.

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New York City to Key West is an approximately 7-hour flight. You can also drive; or take a bus. Prepare for much hotter weather when traveling from New York City in December: high temperatures in Key West hover around 79°F and lows are around 71°F. Finish your sightseeing early on the 24th (Mon) to allow enough time to travel to Miami Beach.

Separated by water from the neighboring city of Miami, Miami Beach sits on a barrier island between Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.

Kick off your visit on the 25th (Tue): kick back and relax at South Beach, get to know the fascinating history of Art Deco Historic District, then take a stroll through Lincoln Road, and finally take a stroll through Collins Avenue. Keep things going the next day: have fun and explore at Miami Children's Museum, examine the collection at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, then steep yourself in history at Barnacle State Historic Site, and finally browse the different shops at Bayside Marketplace.

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Getting from Key West to Miami Beach by flight takes about 3 hours. Other options: drive; or take a bus. December in Miami Beach sees daily highs of 81°F and lows of 68°F at night. Finish your sightseeing early on the 26th (Wed) so you can drive to Titusville.

America's "Space City," Titusville sits on the Indian River, just west of Kennedy Space Center, the origin point of every NASA human space flight since 1968.

Start off your visit on the 27th (Thu): see the interesting displays at American Space Museum & Space Walk of Fame, stroll around Parrish Park, and then see the sky in a new way at NASA Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Keep things going the next day: get interesting insight from A Day Away Kayak Tours and then stroll around Canaveral National Seashore.

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Getting from Miami Beach to Titusville by car takes about 4 hours. Other options: fly; or do a combination of bus, train, and taxi. Traveling from Miami Beach in December, expect Titusville to be slightly colder, temps between 75°F and 59°F. Finish your sightseeing early on the 28th (Fri) so you can travel back home.