Seven Mile Bridge: the long bridge over turquoise water
Seven Mile Bridge, Marathon, FL
The long, low bridge from Trailer 2 is a clear match for Marathon's Seven Mile Bridge, and the old railroad span beside it is now a walkable path over the water.
Region
Leonida Keys
Based on The Florida Keys. Jason's home turf. Stilt houses, tiki bars and a very long bridge over very clear water. The Overseas Highway from Key Largo to Key West is the drive the game is quoting.
Places in Leonida Keys
One highway, forty-two bridges, and the end of the road.
The Overseas Highway: driving the Keys
Overseas Highway (US-1), Key Largo to Key West, FL
The two-lane road with water on both sides that Trailer 2 keeps coming back to is US-1, 113 miles from Key Largo to Key West over 42 bridges. Drive it slowly.
Betsy the Lobster: the giant roadside creature
Betsy the Lobster, Rain Barrel Village, Islamorada, FL
Fans think the oversized roadside creature in the Keys draws on Betsy, the 30-foot spiny lobster outside Rain Barrel Village in Islamorada. Whatever it is, Betsy is worth the stop.
Islamorada's bayside tiki bars
Islamorada's bayside tiki bars, Islamorada, FL
The thatched waterfront bar at sunset in Trailer 2 has been matched by fans to Islamorada's bayside tiki bars, where the real thing is a rum drink, a dock and a very slow sunset.
Jason's place: canal homes of the Upper Keys
Key Largo and Islamorada canal homes, Key Largo, FL
Jason's raised house on the water, boat tied up behind, is the kind of canal home that fills Key Largo and Islamorada. You can't visit his, but you can see hundreds like it.
Running the mangroves of Florida Bay
Florida Bay backcountry, Islamorada, FL
Boats tearing through tunnels of mangrove in both trailers have been matched by fans to the Florida Bay backcountry behind the Upper Keys, a maze you should only enter with a guide.
Key West and Duval Street: the end of the road
Duval Street, Key West, Key West, FL
Rockstar hasn't shown a Key West in Leonida, but the end of the Keys road looks like it draws on the real thing, and the real thing is the best finish to a Keys trip.
Bahia Honda: the beach under the old bridge
Bahia Honda State Park, Big Pine Key, FL
Nothing official points here, but the Leonida Keys look like they draw on the Lower Keys, and Bahia Honda's beach under a broken railroad bridge is the most cinematic spot on the chain.
Card Sound Road and Alabama Jack's: the back road in
Card Sound Road and Alabama Jack's, Key Largo, FL
There are two roads into the Keys and the game's version looks like it draws on both; the quiet one crosses Card Sound past a bar on stilts where the weekend country band never stops.
Trips through Leonida Keys
The Leonida Keys road trip
Three days down the Overseas Highway, from the Card Sound back road to Duval Street, past the canal homes, tiki bars, mangrove channels and the long bridge that shape Jason's home turf.