One of Florida's most photographed tourist attractions has gone MIA. Key West's Southernmost Point buoy, which purportedly designates the southernmost point in the continental United States, was removed earlier this week for restoration.

For the foreseeable future, if you find yourself strolling along the seawall at the corner of South and Whitehead streets, your view of the water will be blocked by a chainlink fence covered in green tarp and signs reading, "Danger: Construction Area. Keep Out." A live shot from the world-famous Southernmost Webcam offers a glimpse behind the fence: The top of the buoy can be seen painted white, but surrounded by plywood.

City of Key West workers removed the landmark early Thursday morning to begin a year-long process to restore not only the buoy, which

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