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Key West

Key West is reserved as a high-volume Florida Keys visitor base with walkable old-town, island, sunset, cruise, ferry, and weather-season decisions outside Miami coverage.

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Image: Southernmost Point buoy, Key West | Photo by Radomianin on Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 4.0

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Key West in the Florida region roster

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1 Miami Beach-area choices, Brickell and downtown, Little Havana, Wynwood, cruise and airport bases on Biscayne Bay. 2 Key West The end of the Overseas Highway: walkable Old Town, Hemingway's house, the lighthouse, and sunset at the island's edge. 3 St. Augustine The oldest city: the coquina Castillo, St. George Street, and the Flagler-era Gilded Age buildings. 4 Ybor City Tampa's historic Latin cigar quarter on 7th Avenue - the Columbia Restaurant, Cuban bakeries, and social clubs. 5 Naples Old Naples, the pier, the Fifth Avenue South shops and dining, gardens, and the Gulf-coast beaches. 6 St. Armands Ringling's St. Armands Circle, Lido and Longboat beaches, the Ringling museum, and Selby Gardens. 7 Worth Avenue Palm Beach's luxury Worth Avenue promenade, the Flagler Museum, and the historic Breakers oceanfront resort. 8 Las Olas Fort Lauderdale's Las Olas Boulevard, the Riverwalk museums, the Bonnet House, and the beach strip. 9 Amelia Island The northeast barrier island: Victorian Fernandina Beach downtown, Fort Clinch, and Atlantic resorts. 10 Everglades The river of grass: the Homestead, Shark Valley, and Gulf Coast gateways to Everglades National Park. 11 Sanibel The shelling islands: the Sanibel lighthouse, the Ding Darling wildlife refuge, and the Shell Museum.
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Category Experiences 4 checked places: Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum, Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park, Key West Butterfly & Nature Conservatory
Category Stays 2 checked places: The Marker Key West Harbor Resort, The Marquesa Hotel
Category Dining Held for more local review before additional place records are added.

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The Southernmost Point buoy marker at the edge of Key West, Florida Historic House Museum Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum The Spanish Colonial house on Whitehead Street where Ernest Hemingway lived and wrote in the 1930s, now a walkable Old Town museum famous for its gardens and six-toed cats. The Southernmost Point buoy marker at the edge of Key West, Florida State Park Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park The southernmost state park in the continental United States, wrapping a pre-Civil War brick fort with the best swimming beach and sunset vantage in Key West, just west of Old Town. The Southernmost Point buoy marker at the edge of Key West, Florida Butterfly Conservatory Key West Butterfly & Nature Conservatory A climate-controlled glass conservatory at the south end of Duval Street with hundreds of free-flying butterflies and birds, a reliable indoor stop when Key West heat or rain interrupts a walk. The Southernmost Point buoy marker at the edge of Key West, Florida Lighthouse Museum Key West Lighthouse & Keeper's Quarters Museum An 1847 lighthouse and restored keeper's quarters run by the Key West Art & Historical Society, climbable for a rooftop view over Old Town directly across from the Hemingway Home. The Southernmost Point buoy marker at the edge of Key West, Florida Waterfront Old Town resort The Marker Key West Harbor Resort A waterfront resort on Key West's Historic Seaport, a few blocks off Duval Street with pools and a restaurant — a walkable Old Town base for the end of the Overseas Highway. The Southernmost Point buoy marker at the edge of Key West, Florida Restored 1880s boutique hotel The Marquesa Hotel A boutique hotel in restored 1880s homes on the National Register, a block off Duval in Key West's Old Town — a quieter, adults-oriented base for a Keys trip.
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