Key West International Airport 5 min
Southernmost Point of the Continental US (8 min) Simple monument located at the southernmost tip of the continental U.S. & 90 miles north of Cuba. Audubon House & Tropical Gardens (8 min) Restored residence with peaceful vibe featuring John James Audubon's works, tropical garden & shop. Key West Lighthouse (6 min) Now a museum, this historic lighthouse features access to the top via 88 steps & keepers quarters. Mallory Square (10 min) Waterfront square with restaurants & shops, known for its nightly festivals to watch the sunset. Sunset Key (54 min) Tiny Key West island featuring a number of private homes, guest cottages & scenic beaches. Mel Fisher Maritime Museum (8 min) Small museum & conservation lab displaying a collection of artifacts from a 17th-century shipwreck. Smathers Beach (5 min) Public beach is a spring break favorite with showers & volleyball plus windsurfer & Jet Ski rentals. The Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory (7 min) Glass-enclosed, plant-filled habitat for interactive walks among species of butterflies & birds. Truman Little White House (8 min) Offering guided tours, this museum once served as President Harry S. Truman's winter White House. West Martello Tower (5 min) Part of a fort built in the 19th century, this landmark houses a garden club with scenic grounds. The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum (7 min) Visitors come to see Hemingway's studio, garden & 6-toed felines that may be descendants of his cat. Key West Aquarium (8 min) Aquarium featuring a touch tank for hands-on experiences with sea anemones, plus free guided tours. Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park (9 min) State park features beach & water sport rentals, nature trails, a cafe & a pre-Civil War fortress. Key West Shipwreck Museum (10 min) Tours, artifacts & films presented in a recreation of an 1850s wrecker's warehouse. Key West Cemetery (6 min) Cemetery opened in 1847, containing as many as 100,000 bodies, in sections by faith & ethnicity. |