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Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum

The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum lets you experience the calming contrast that this Key West home offered this complex man as you take a leisurely and inspiring tour of his mansion and gardens. It is located at 907 Whitehead St. in Key West, and is open 365 days a year from 9am – 5pm.

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Key West Trolley Tours

Here are just two of the many ways to see the island of Key West.

Old Town Trolley Tours
Phone: 305-296-6688
122 Simonton Street
Key West, FL 33040 

Key West Trolley Tours
Conch Tour Train
Phone: 305-294-5161
501 Front Street
Key West, FL 33040

Most of the tours are round trip with many stops. Want to visit at one of the stops? With some of the tours, you can get off and visit a while, then catch the next alike train or trolley that dropped you off, and continue your tour, stopping to visit when needed on your way back to where you began your Key West tour.

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Key West Aquarium

The oldest attraction on the island, the Key West Aquarium is a modest but fascinating exhibit. A long hallway of eye-level displays showcases dozens of varieties of fish and crustaceans.

You'll see delicate sea horses swaying in the backlit tanks. Kids can touch sea cucumbers and sea anemones in a shallow tank in the entryway. If you can, catch one of the free guided tours, where you can witness the dramatic feeding frenzy of the sharks, tarpon, barracudas, stingrays, and turtles. Expect to spend about 1 to 1 1/2 hours here.

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Mallory Square

Located by the historic Key West waterfront, and within view of The Ocean Key Resort & Spa, this open-air marketplace and entertainment complex is a great place to start or end your visit to Key West. Known for its magnificent sunsets, the area is also home to many shops, including Shell Warehouse, Key West Sponge Market and Caribbean Cargo.

The Square also features daily entertainment, which includes guitar music, juggling, and animal performances. Local sightseeing tours also depart from the Square. Call for additional information 305 296 4557.

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Local Activities

 

Key West Aquarium

 1 Whitehead St, Key West, FL 33403
(305) 296-2051•Website•Directions
 

Bayview Park

 Virginia St, Key West, FL
••Directions
 

Fort Zachary Taylor State Park

 Southard St, Key West, FL
(305) 292-6713••Directions
 

Key West Lighthouse Museum

 938 Whitehead St, Key West, FL 33403
(305) 294-0012••Directions
 

Key West Golf Club

 6450 E. College Road Key West, FL 33040
(305) 294-5232••Directions

Upcoming Events

-JUNE-

TRIBUTE TO BOB MARLEY – Reggae on the Water – Every Saturday!
Location: The Sunset Pier
Zero Duval Street

Date: 6/1/13, 6/8/13, 6/15/13, 6/22/13, 6/29/13
Time: 12:00 PM TO 3:00 PM
(Then stay for Happy Hour from 3:00 PM TO 6:00 PM!)

Bongo D brings Key West's best reggae musicians together for a tribute to Bob at the most unique music venue on the island. It’s reggae on the water at Sunset Pier. The project began as a onetime show to celebrate Bob's birthday but the music was so powerful they decided to keep it going. This ensemble is completely live and multi talented often switching instruments with each other and also taking turns with lead vocals.




The 7th Annual Midsummer’s Night Dream and Spectacle
Location: The Key West Tropical Forest and Botanical Garden
5210 College Road, Key West, FL 33040

Date: 6/22/2013
Time: 5:00 PM TO 11:00 PM

The most magical night of summer – the Midsummer’s Night Dream and Spectacle – a night of artistic expression, music, feasting, dancing, singing, and theatrical antics celebrating the art and artists of the Keys. Co-produced by Michael Shields’ Java Studios and The Key West Tropical Forest and Botanical Garden, the event benefits the Tropical Forest and Botanical Garden. Admission is $10 for adults; children under age 12 are admitted free.

-JULY-

TRIBUTE TO BOB MARLEY – Reggae on the Water – Every Saturday!
Location: The Sunset Pier
Zero Duval Street

Date: 7/6//13, 7/13/13, 7/20/13, 7/27/13
Time: 12:00 PM TO 3:00 PM
(Then stay for Happy Hour from 3:00 PM TO 6:00 PM!)

Bongo D brings Key West's best reggae musicians together for a tribute to Bob at the most unique music venue on the island. It’s reggae on the water at Sunset Pier. The project began as a onetime show to celebrate Bob's birthday but the music was so powerful they decided to keep it going. This ensemble is completely live and multi talented often switching instruments with each other and also taking turns with lead vocals.



33rd ANNUAL HEMINGWAY DAYS

Date: July 16-21, 2013
Whether composing novels in his Whitehead Street writing studio or fishing for big game in local waters, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ernest Hemingway left a powerful legacy in Key West. His zest for life, literary accomplishments and enduring affection for the island he called home throughout the 1930s are to be commemorated Tuesday through Sunday, July 16-21, 2013, during the annual Hemingway Days celebration.

Scheduled events include a look-alike contest for stocky white-bearded men resembling Hemingway, readings and book signings, an awards ceremony for the renowned literary competition directed by author and Hemingway granddaughter Lorian Hemingway, a commemoration of the 114th anniversary of Ernest's July 21 birth, a one-man play exploring the literary legend's life and motivations, a museum exhibit of rare Hemingway memorabilia, a zany "Running of the Bulls" and a three-day marlin tournament recalling Hemingway's devotion to the deep-sea sport.




-AUGUST-

TRIBUTE TO BOB MARLEY – Reggae on the Water – Every Saturday!
Location: The Sunset Pier
Zero Duval Street
Date: 8/3/13, 8/10/13, 8/17/13, 8/24/13, 8/31/13
Time: 12:00 PM TO 3:00 PM
(Then stay for Happy Hour from 3:00 PM TO 6:00 PM!)

Bongo D brings Key West's best reggae musicians together for a tribute to Bob at the most unique music venue on the island. It’s reggae on the water at Sunset Pier. The project began as a onetime show to celebrate Bob's birthday but the music was so powerful they decided to keep it going. This ensemble is completely live and multi talented often switching instruments with each other and also taking turns with lead vocals.




Key West Lobster Mini Season
Location: Area Waters
Date: July 24th & 25th, 2013

Every July the coastal areas of Florida are flooded with lobster hunters trying to get their share of this year's bounty when the official mini lobster season kicks off. There are two Florida Lobster Seasons, the 2 day mini season and the 8 month regular lobster season. The mini lobster season is always the last consecutive Wednesday and Thursday in July. This year the mini season falls on July 24th and 25th. Make sure to always verify dates and regulations with Florida Fish and Wildlife It begins at 12:01 am on Wednesday and ends at 12:00 midnight on Thursday.



Key West Lobster Fest
Location: Duval Street
Dates: August 8-11, 2013

Every year we celebrate the opening of Lobster Season by throwing the biggest party of the summer. Thousands of lobster lovers descend on Key West for four glorious days and nights. Events include the Duval Crawl on Friday night, a Free concert and Street Fair on Saturday and a decadent Sunday Brunch. 


4th Annual Key West Brewfest
Location: Old Town
Aug. 29 – Sept. 2, 2013

Beer School, Beer Dinners, Beer Seminars, Beer Brunches, Football Tailgate, Pool Parties, BrewMasters, After Parties featuring specialty beers, and of course, the Signature Event held on Saturday, August 31, 2013: Key West BrewFest Tasting Festival.


SEPTEMBER

Key West Poker Run (Bike Week)
Location: US1 From Miami to Key West
Dates: September 19-22, 3013

The best motorcycle ride in the tropics on one of America’s most scenic highways US Highway is in the Florida Keys. Known in Monroe County , Florida as the Overseas Highway, it stretches over 100 miles from Miami, Florida to Key West, Florida. With over 40 bridges, including the infamous Seven Mile Bridge. With the Atlantic Ocean on one side of the highway and Florida Bay / Gulf of Mexico on the other side, this is a great ride by two or four wheels. It is not a ride that you want to end, the enjoyment is in the view, the ocean breeze and the colorful stops along the way.  Once in Key West enjoy one big street party and camaraderie galore.


OCTOBER

  • Revivalists in concert on the Sunset Pier – October 20 & 21
  • Fantasy Fest Home Made Bikini Contest on the Sunset Pier – October 23rd
  • Fantasy Fest Key West Burlesque on the Sunset Pier – Oct 24th
  • Fantast Fest Living Art Airbrush Expo on the Sunset Pier – Oct 25th
  • Fantasy Fest Parade – Oct 26th


NOVEMBER

Parrotheads - Meeting of the Minds
Key West World Championship Powerboat Races
Key West Film Festival