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Florida Keys Activities and Key West Attractions

Mallory Square | Key West Aquarium | Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum | Shipwreck Historeum | Curry Mansion Museum | Trolley Tours | Butterfly & Nature Conservatory | Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum | Southernmost Point | Captain Conch's Fishing Charters

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. Visit the Hemingway Home web site at:

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

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.

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. Visit the Key West Aquarium web site at:

 http://www.keywestaquarium.com/ 

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.

Key West Shipwreck Historeum

For those of you who can't help but look, this museum is the place to be for everything you ever wanted to know about shipwrecks and more. See movies, artifacts, and a real-life wrecker, who will be more than happy to indulge your curiosity about the wrecking industry that preoccupied the early pioneers of Key West.

It is located at 1 Whitehead Street in Key West. The hours are daily with shows every half-hour 9:45am-4:45pm. Call 305/292-8990.

Southernmost Point

Whitehead and South Street
Key West, FL 33040
Only 90 miles from Cuba.

Make sure you visit the Southernmost Point in the Continental USA.

http://www.keywest.com/attractions/southernmostpoint.htm

Curry Mansion Museum

Phone: (305)294-5349 * Toll Free: (800) 253-3466 * Fax: (305) 294-4093
Email:FrontDesk@CurryMansion.com
511 Caroline St.
Key West, FL 33040

Browse through this 25 room Victorian Masterpiece. Open 10A.M. through 5P.M. daily. Adults $5.00/ Children $1.00. Come and enjoy this beautiful home while in Key West.

Visit the Curry Mansion web site at:

 http://currymansion.com/curry/index.html 

Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum

This museum honors local hero Mel Fisher, whose death in 1998 was mourned throughout South Florida, and who, along with a crew of other salvagers, found a multimillion-dollar treasure trove in 1985 aboard the wreck of the Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de Atocha. If you're into diving, pirates, and sunken treasures, check out this small, informative museum, full of doubloons, pieces of eight, emeralds, and solid-gold bars. Visit the Mel Fisher web site at:

Places Outside of Old Town Area in Key West:

The following places might require more than your feet to visit them. Whether it is by bicycle, moped, taxi, tour, or your own auto, these are a few of the other places of interest to visit while enjoying Key West.

Key West Butterfly & Nature Conservatory

Become one at the Butterfly and Nature Conservatory, which treats visitors to amazing sights and smells of mother earth. The variety of delicate winged creatures, make a learning experience for children and adults alike.

Visit the Key West Butterfly Conservatory website at:

  http://www.keywestbutterfly.com/

Captain Conch's Fishing Charters

Captain and owner Richard Gomez has dedicated his life to providing lifetime fishing memories to residents and visitors of Key West for over 25 years. Whether you have only a couple of hours or a couple of days, Captain Gomez will tailor your trip to the greatest odds of bagging a boat full of memories.  Either trolling for big game or live baiting, fishing the backwaters leave you with a sun-drenched satisfaction that is tough to top.

Visit Captain Conch Fishing Charters website at:

http://www.keywestcaptconch.com/

Events Throughout the Year:

From the Sunset Pier Open miniature golf tournament to the Living Art Airbrush Expo at FantasyFest to the Thanksgiving Day Turkey Shoot to the Lighted Boat Parade to the Songwriter’s Festival to the Key West Funky New Years, there is always something going on at Ocean key Resort that is sure to catch your attention. To keep up to date with all of the special events and area activities visit the Florida Keys Tourism Web Site:

http://www.fla-keys.com/calendarofevents/ 

A waterfront haven at Zero Duval Street, in the heart of the island of Key West social scene, Ocean Key Resort & Spa offers it all. And when you're ready to re-engage, step out the door and step into the action of Old Town, Mallory Square and Key West Harbor, all within easy reach. Ocean Key Resort & Spa uniquely rests at the end of Duval Street, in the heart of Old Town in Key West, overlooking Mallory Square with its daily Sunset Pier Sunset Celebration. There are so many choices, so many things to do; you will just have to return!