Cedar Key
 

We took a drive over to Cedar Key and found it to be very quaint. Small, but loaded with nice places to eat. :coolsmiley:

Cedar Key Florida Chamber of Commerce - On Florida's Nature Coast

http://www.islandhotel-cedarkey.com/

We went there on a whim one day last January. It was a "Honey, let's go watch the sunset on the coast." It was a quick ride, about 90 mins, saw the sunset, had a nice dinner. They say there's a fun seafood festival Feb 14th weekend that starts off their busy season. It's a cute sleepy little town.

Are there any nice shops there?

They do have a few cute shops. I was there last year, they had small beachy shops.

Its a tiny little town, really cute. If they had a craft fair or something it would be great!

We were there years ago before moving here and thought it was a really enjoyable day trip. Personally it reminded me of the small artsy enclaves you find in New England, which of course made me very happy. :) I hope to go back if I can get my husband to leave here. LOL

That information is on the link provided in post #2.

CK has one school with all grades, and has a clam industry...good place to bring home some fresh fish or shrimp. the airport is a hoot with a very short runway for any aviation buffs, you may need to "go around" to land there. It is a great place to take a kayak or canoe and paddle out to the smaller keys, I think there's one called "Pencil" as there was once a pencil factory. Don't miss the history museum...it's off the beaten path and well worth a visit. Once a year there are ferries and admission to a bird sanctuary with a lighthouse that UF operates. I never saw so many osprey.

We didn't think it worth the almost 2 hour drive. Think there are better places closer.

Name 'em. I can't think of a coastal community devoid of Wal-Mart, CVS, billboards, car dealerships, nail salons, McDonalds...in other words, unspoiled, other than Cedar Key, Steinhatchee, or Suwannee. I may be biased as I have been going to Cedar Key since I was a child. The biggest change in all those years has been the introduction of the clam industry. The best Cuban sandwich I've ever eaten was from the little bait shop called Fishbonz.

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We went there about 10 years ago. Stopped to spend the night and check it out on our way to Tampa.

It is more like old-time FL. If I remember correctly, it was a little fishing village.

IMO, it is one of those places that is best suited to people looking for places that are "Quaint" and "Off the Beaten Path".

They have a restaurant there called, I think it's Tony's, on the left when you come in. Their clam chowder has won national awards and is unbelievable. They even brought a food truck to The Villages to serve the chowder for the Chili or BBQ competition one year. Expensive at $16/qt but worth it.