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FLORIDA KEYS FORTS
Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas:
Sunny Days Fast Cat
201 William St., Key West, Florida 33040
PH: 305-294-7755 sunnydayskeywest.com/fastcat.htm
Seaplanes of Key West
3471 S. Roosevelt Blvd., Key West, Florida 33040
PH: 305-294-0709 seaplanesofkeywest.com
Yankee Freedom II
Dry Tortugas National Park Ferry
240 Margaret St., Key West, Florida 33040
PH: 305-294-7009 yankeefreedom.com
Key West:
Fort East Martello
3501 S. Roosevelt Blvd., Key West, Florida 33040
PH: 305-296-3913 kwahs.com/martello.htm
Fort Zachary Taylor
Southard St., Truman Annex, Key West, Florida 33040
PH: 305-292-6713 floridastateparks.org/forttaylor/default.cfm
GARDENS
Key West Butterfly & Nature Conservatory
1316 Duval St., Key West, Florida 33040
PH: 305-296-2988 keywestbutterfly.com
Key West Cemetery
Entrance at Windsor Lane
historicpreservationservices.org/keywestcemetery/index.html
Key West Garden Club
Permanent exhibition at West Martello Tower; floral tapestry show in March.
1901 S. Roosevelt Blvd., Key West, Florida 33040
PH: 305-294-3210 keywestgardenclub.com
Key West House & Garden Tours
Sponsored by the Old Island Restoration Foundation. January through March.
PO Box 689, Key West, Florida 33041
PH: 305-294-9501 oirf.org/events/tours.htm
Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Gardens
Walking trails through 11 acres of native plants and champion trees.
5210 College Rd., Stock Island, Key West, Florida 33040
PH: 305-296-1504 keywestbotanicalgarden.org
Marathon Garden Club
Annual house and garden tours, Christmas exhibits.
5270 Overseas Hwy., Marathon, Florida 33050
PH: 305-743-4971 keysy.com/mgc
Nancy Forrester’s Secret Garden
Small rainforest setting in the middle of town.
1 Free School Ln. (500 Block of Simonton), Key West, Florida 33040
PH: 305-294-0015
MUSEUMS
Audubon House & Tropical Gardens
205 Whitehead St., Key West, Florida 33040
PH: 305-294-2116 audubonhouse.com
Casa Antigua
Ernest Hemingway’s first Key West residence.
314 Simonton St., Key West, Florida 33040
PH: 305-292-9955 pelicanpoop.com
Curry Mansion Inn
511 Caroline St., Key West, Florida 33040
PH: 305-294-5349 currymansion.com
Custom House Museum
281 Front St., Key West, Florida 33040
PH: 305-295-6616 kwahs.com
Florida Keys History of Diving Museum
Displays historic diving equipment and artifacts.
82990 Overseas Hwy., Islamorada, Florida 33036
PH: 305-664-9737 divingmuseum.com
Harry S. Truman Little White House
“American Winter White House” used by Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Carter.
111 Front St., Key West, Florida 33040
PH: 305-294-9911 trumanlittlewhitehouse.com
Ernest Hemingway House & Museum
907 Whitehead St., Key West, Florida 33040
PH: 305-294-1136 hemingwayhome.com
Heritage House Museum & Robert Frost Cottage
19th-century sea captain’s home includes unusual seafaring artifacts and antiques.
410 Caroline St., Key West, Florida 33040
PH: 305-296-3573 heritagehousemuseum.org
Historic Florida Keys Foundation
County-wide non-profit historic preservation organization.
510 Greene St., Key West, Florida 33040
PH: 305-292-6718 mile-markers.org
Historic Turtle Cannery & Maritime Museum
History of the turtle cannery and biology and conservation of sea turtles.
200 Margaret St., next to Turtle Kraals, Key West, Florida 33040
PH: 305-294-0209 turtlekraals.com
Historical Preservation Society of the Upper Keys
Meets second Monday of each month; historical programs.
Key Largo Library Community Room, Key Largo, Florida 33037
PH: 305-852-1620
Key West Art & Historical Society
Year-round activities include self-guided tours and various receptions and exhibitions.
3501 S. Roosevelt Blvd., Key West, Florida 33040
PH: 305-296-3913
Key West Firehouse Museum
Honors the history of firefighting in Key West.
Corner of Grinnell & Virginia St's., Key West, Florida 33040
PH: 305-292-8179
Key West Lighthouse Museum & Keepers Quarters
One of the best views of Key West via 88 steps to the top. Includes authentic recreation of the lighthouse keeper’s quarters.
938 Whitehead St., Key West, Florida 33040
PH: 305-294-0012 kwahs.com
Key West Maritime Historical Society
Preservation of Keys maritime heritage. Publishes Florida Keys Sea Heritage Journal.
PO Box 695, Key West, Florida 33041
PH: 305-292-7903
Mel Fisher Maritime Museum
Permanent collection of treasure recovered from the 1622 wreck of Nuestra Senora de Atocha.
200 Greene St., Key West, Florida 33040
PH: 305-294-2633 melfisher.org , melfisher.com
Museums and Nature Center of Crane Point Hammock
Unique 63-acre site includes Marathon Wild Bird Center and nature trail.
5550 Overseas Hwy., Marathon, Florida 33050
PH: 305-743-9100 cranepoint.org
Pat Croce’s Pirate Soul Museum
Front and Simonton St's., Key West, Florida 33040
PH: 305-292-1113 piratesoul.com
Pigeon Key Foundation
Historical site tours as well as art and music festivals.
PO Box 500130, Marathon, Florida 33050
PH: 305-289-0025 pigeonkey.net
Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum
108 Duval St., Key West, Florida 33040
PH: 305-293-9939 ripleyskeywest.com
Southernmost House Museum
1400 Duval St., Key West, Florida 33040
PH: 305-296-3141 southernmosthouse.com
Wrecker’s Museum – The Oldest House
Documents and memorabilia of the salvage trade.
322 Duval St., Key West, Florida 33040
PH: 305-294-9502 oirf.org/museums/oldesthouse/htm
MUSIC & THEATER
Island Opera Theatre of the Florida Keys, Inc.
16823 Eastpoint Dr., Sugarloaf Key, Florida 33042
PH: 305-294-0404 islandopera.com
A Key Encounter
Planetarium/theater showing Keys nature and wildlife. Free.
291 Front St., Clinton Square Market, Key West, Florida 33040
PH: 305-292-2070
Keystix.com
Event ticketing for the Florida Keys.
keystix.com
Red Barn Theatre
319 Duval St., Key West, Florida 33040
PH: 296-9911 redbarntheatre.org
Tennessee Williams Fine Arts Center
5901 W. College Ave., Key West, Florida 33040
PH: 305-296-1520 tennesseewilliamstheatre.com
Waterfront Playhouse
Mallory Square, Key West, Florida 33040
PH: 305-294-5015 waterfrontplayhouse.com
Tropic Cinema
416 Eaton Street, Key West FL 33040
PH: 305-433-4183 tropiccinema.com
The "Tropic" is Key West's independent movie house. A modern, magnificent movie marvel! Located in Old Town, near the corner of Eaton and Whitehead, very close to the
U.S. Post Office.
Regal Cinema
Located in Key West's New Town district in the Searstown shopping center,
next to Publix. About 2 miles from Old Town. 6 screens. Bring a sweater,
even in the summer they keep the theatre freezer cold! I'm not kidding.
For immediate assistance please cal 305.292.2292
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