#3
History & Museums
Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum
Tour Hemingway’s Key West home, writing studio, gardens and the famous colony of polydactyl cats.
14 Key West picks
History & Museums
Writers, presidents, shipwrecks, forts and the island’s layered history.
#9
History & Museums
Harry S. Truman Little White House
Tour Florida’s only presidential museum and learn how President Truman used Key West as a working retreat.
#12
History & Museums
Key West Lighthouse & Keeper’s Quarters
Climb the historic lighthouse for panoramic island views and explore the keeper’s quarters and grounds.
#13
History & Museums
Mel Fisher Maritime Museum
See shipwreck artifacts, maritime archaeology exhibits and treasures connected to the 1622 fleet and Key West’s sea history.
#15
History & Museums
Key West Shipwreck Treasure Museum
Step into Key West’s wrecking era with actors, artifacts and a lookout tower near Mallory Square.
#16
History & Museums
Audubon House & Tropical Gardens
Visit an 1840s home tied to Key West’s wrecking era, surrounded by a lush tropical garden.
#17
History & Museums
Custom House Museum
Explore Key West art and history inside the imposing red-brick 1891 Custom House near Mallory Square.
#18
History & Museums
Fort East Martello & Robert the Doll
See Civil War-era fortifications, local history exhibits and Key West’s famous Robert the Doll.
#19
History & Museums
Tennessee Williams Museum
Discover the playwright’s long Key West connection through memorabilia, photographs and exhibits.
#20
History & Museums
The Oldest House Museum & Garden
Tour one of Key West’s oldest surviving homes and learn how early island residents lived.
#21
History & Museums
USCGC Ingham Maritime Museum
Board a preserved Coast Guard cutter with decades of military and maritime history.
#23
History & Museums
San Carlos Institute
Visit the historic Cuban cultural center on Duval Street and learn about Key West’s deep Cuban-American connections.
#24
History & Museums
Key West Firehouse Museum
Explore vintage firefighting equipment and stories inside Key West’s historic fire station.
#25
History & Museums
Key West Cemetery
Walk among distinctive island epitaphs, historic graves and generations of Key West stories.
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