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Posted: 1:05 p.m. Monday, July 23, 2012

Taking Your Pulse: Key West wins poll for favorite local ‘getaway’



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Taking Your Pulse: Key West wins poll for favorite local ‘getaway’ photo
Key West has been a top destination for those seeking a quick getaway for South Floridians for decades.

What's your favorite nearby 'getaway'?

Key West

20%

Key Largo/Islamorada/Upper Keys

9%

Marathon/other lower Keys

7%

Miami

2%

St. Augustine

8%

Cape Canaveral area

2%

Orlando

13%

Tampa Bay

0%

Lake Okeechobee

1%

Naples/Fort Myers/Gulf Coast

17%

Everglades

3%

Daytona Beach

0%

Bahamas

8%

The Panhandle

1%

Hutchinson Island

0%

By Jonathan Tully

Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

When it comes to getaways, the old standby still reigns supreme.

Key West won the Taking Your Pulse poll for favorite local getaway, with 20 percent of the vote, edging out the state’s southwest coast — Naples/Fort Myers/Gulf Coast had 17 percent.

Orlando was in third at 13 percent, while Key Largo/Islamorada/Upper Keys had 9 percent.

The Bahamas and St. Augustine were in a tie for fifth at 8 percent.

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