Reef Scene, Biscayne National Park (Photo by Stephen Frink/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images) Elliot Key,(left) in Biscayne National Park, is the northernmost of the true Florida Keys. Miami, Florida.

There, within view of Miami, is the serene Biscayne National Park. Spanning nearly 173,000 acres, Biscayne National Monument was formally established in October 1968 after President Lyndon B.

Reef Scene, Biscayne National Park (Photo by Stephen Frink/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images) Elliot Key,(left) in Biscayne National Park, is the northernmost of the true Florida Keys. Miami, Florida.

North of Key Largo but south of Miami, along Florida’s eastern coastline, you’ll find Biscayne Bay. There, within view of Miami, is the serene Biscayne National Park.

Spanning nearly 173,000 acres, Biscayne National Monument was formally established in October 1968 after President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a Congressional bill led by Representative Dante Fascell ...

A sign for Biscayne National Park in Florida is seen Thursday, June 15, 2006. Stand on a walkway looking out toward the calm, crystalline waters of Biscayne Bay, ...