Key West Museums
In addition to high-end museums housing world-famous art, Key West is also home to iconic shipwrecks, historic forts, Earnest Hemingway’s former home, President Harry S. Truman’s “Little White House,” and much, much more.
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Conch Train Tour
Learn more about the Southernmost City with this 90-minute train tour, featuring more than 100 landmarks and plenty of education on the island. Go back in time to the early twentieth centrury in an open-air train while exploring Key West’s top sights.
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Harry S. Truman Little White House
While many presidents used the resiences as a winter or vacation home, it was Presdient Harry S. Truman who truly beloved this place the most, spending the majority of his presidency in Key West. Open daily, plan your visit between 9:00 am and 4:30 pm.
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Hemingway Home & Museum
Explore Ernest Hemingway’s former home, featuring a sprawling mansions and stunning gardens. This historic landmark is open every day from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
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Key West Shipwreck Historeum
For those of you who can’t help but look, this museum is the place for everything you ever wanted to know about shipwrecks and more. See movies, artifacts, and meet a real-life wrecker who will be more than happy to indulge your curiosity about the wrecking industry.
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Hellings Curry Museum
Because there are so few brick buildings in Key West, the Hellings Curry Museum stands out as an important piece of culture and history. Built by Captain Martin Luther and Eleanor Hellings in 1892, the building is now owned and operated by the Key West Women’s Club.
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Fort Jefferson
70 miles west of Key West, Fort Jefferson is the main attraction at Dry Tortugas National Park. Our team can help arrange transportation to the remote location, where you can spend an afternoon exploring the reef and landmark.
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Key West Cemetery
If you enjoy a dark sense of humor, visit the Key West Cemetery for some of the funniest headstones you'll find. In addition to a grave sense of humor, the cemetery is also home to the USS Maine Monument and additional historical plots.
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Lighthouse and Keeper’s Quarters Museum
First lit on January 13, 1826, the Key West lighthouse has a long history. Interactive exhibits teach you about the lighthouse keepers, the hurricane of 1846 and the destruction of the original tower. Walk back in time in the Keeper’s Quarters Museum and discover what life was like for those who kept the light burning.
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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.
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Museum of Art & History
An architectural wonder and award-winning museum, the restored Customs House showcases exhibits which weave together two centuries of art, people and events. View the collection of Ernest Hemingway’s personal effects, enjoy Mario Sanchez’s folk art and stand in the room where the U.S. declared war on Spain.
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Key West Trolley Tours
Whether you prefer a hop-on/hop-off experience or a round-trip tour, explore the Southernmost City via trolley. Learn more about the history of Key West and experience some of the top sights and sites around town with an expert guide and curated itinerary.
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Southernmost Point
Make sure you visit the Southernmost Point in the continental USA, where you'll be only 90 miles from Cuba. Located at the intersection of Whitehead and South Streets.
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Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine
After numerous hurricanes hit Key West, Sister M. Louis Gabriel and her fellow nuns created this grotto to remember those lost. During its dedication, Sister Gabriel blessed the grotto saying, “For as long as this grotto stands, this island will never suffer the full force of a hurricane”. Sister Gabriel’s blessing seems to be working ‐ since the dedication, Key West has been spared major hurricane devastation.
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Seven Mile Bridge
The Seven Mile Bridge offers breathtaking scenic views. As you drive over its tallest bridge, you'll be on the highest point in the Florida Keys with the most spectacular view of the islands that make up the lower Keys. You'll find plenty of places to park and take a photo. You can even go fishing off the old Seven Mile Bridge, part of which was blown up while making the movie True Lies.
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Flagler Station
The 130 mile “railway over the sea” allowed trains to travel to Key West from around the United States and was hailed as an engineering marvel until its tragic destruction in 1935. Visitors to Flagler Station can walk through a railroad car, see artifacts, photographs and memorabilia.
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Nightlife
Events Calendar
Good times and good vibes are always on deck. Check out our activities and the local music scene at Ocean Key Resort and Sunset Pier.
Jun05Snorkel Experience
Dive into the 3rd largest coral barrier reef in the world and the only barrier reef in the continental United States.
Date: May 8 - June 26, 2026
Time: Friday's, varies by tour operator
Location: Off-Site (Catamaran / Key West waters)
Jun06Sunset Sails
There is nothing quite like a Key West sunset, and the second-best place to view one (after the Sunset Pier, of course) is out on the water.
Date: May 9, 2026 - June 27, 2026
Time: Saturday's, Varies (sunset)
Location: Off-Site (Key West waters)
Jun07World Class Fishing
The Florida Keys are known for amazing fishing. From the flats and shallows, sight fishing for permit, tarpon or bonefish or in the deeper waters of the backcountry, on the hunt for snapper, grouper or tuna.
Date: May 10, 2026 - June 28, 2026
Time: Sunday's, Varies by charter
Location: Off-Site (Florida Keys waters)
Jun09Double Dip Snorkel Trip
Explore the turquoise waters of the 3rd largest coral barrier reef, teeming with fish, coral, sea turtles and more.
Date: May 12, 2026 - June 30, 2026
Time: Tuesday's, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Location: Off-Site (Catamaran / Key West reef)
Jun10Zero Duval Scavenger Hunt
Experience a one-of-a-kind, interactive scavenger hunt in the downtown area of Old Town, starting at Zero Duval.
Date: May 13, 2026 - June 24, 2026
Time: Wednesday's, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Old Town Key West (starts at Zero Duval)
Jun11Haunted Tours
Explore the SPOOKY side of Key West with a haunted historical tour.
Date: May 14, 2026 - June 25, 2026
Time: Thursday evenings (varies by operator)
Location: Off-Site (Key West – walking or trolley tour)
Jun11Ocean Key Lime Bike Tour
Sightseeing the Key West way with a leisurely island bike tour that can be done in flip flops!
Date: May 14, 2026 - June 25, 2026
Time: Thursday's, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Key West (guided bike tour)
Jun11Key West Farmers Market
Visit the Key West Farmers Market every Thursday at the Truman Waterfront.
Date: May 14, 2026 - June 25, 2026
Time: Thursday's, 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Location: Truman Waterfront
Jul23Hemingway Days
Fans of Ernest Hemingway’s literary greatness and vigorous life – including scores of bearded Hemingway look-alikes
Date: July 23 - 27, 2026
Time: Varies by event
Location: Key West (Sloppy Joe's Bar, 201 Duval St., and other venues)
Oct16Fantasy Fest
Fantasy Fest turns Key West into a spectacle of masked processions, parties, contests and dances attended by tens of thousands.
Date: October 16 -25, 2026
Time: Varies by event
Location: Key West (multiple venues)
