Homestead, Florida has suffered its share of tragedies and gone through some hard times, and maybe that’s why travel reviewers have gone easy on Homestead and not exposed it for the dump it really is. This run-down town could be so much more but simply is not living up to its potential.
In Homestead you’ll find graffiti, bars on windows, illegal immigrants, homeless and other signals that this is a place that requires locked doors and will keep you driving on U.S. 1. The rural areas of Homestead are interesting with plentiful plant nurseries, but once you reach the old downtown you only see hints of what was once good. This potentially beautiful downtown makes you wonder who dropped the ball and gave this town away.
Thankfully Key Largo is only a few miles away and offers safe lodging, restaurants, and gas stations where the attendants aren’t protected behind bullet proof glass. If you are traveling to the Florida Keys keep on driving through Homestead because Key Largo is only a few miles away.