Southernmost Point - Southernmost City
Monument marking the southernmost point in the continental United States accessible by civilians, located at the corner of South Street and Whitehead Street in KeyWest, Florida. The most visited and photographed attraction in Key West, a concrete replica of a buoy at the corner of South and Whitehead Streets that claims to be the southernmost point in the c
ontiguous 48 states. The point was originally just marked with a sign, which was often stolen. In response to this, the city of Key West erected the now famous monument in 1983; brightly painted and labeled "SOUTHERNMOST POINT CONTINENTAL U.S.A.".