Tavernier Island

Tavernier at a Glance

Tavernier is a small, historic community at the southern end of Key Largo in the Upper Keys, with a preserved 1920s downtown and the well-loved Florida Keys Wild Bird Center.

Tavernier at a Glance#

Local Time

8:56 PM

GMT-4

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Known for: Upper Keys heritage and birdlife.

Don’t miss: the Florida Keys Wild Bird Center, the historic downtown of coral-rock buildings, and swimming and boating at Harry Harris Park.

When to go: year-round.

Tavernier’s cluster of 1920s coral-rock buildings, built to survive hurricanes, forms one of the oldest surviving communities in the Upper Keys.