Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Key West, United States

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Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 3.1 km
Ascend 16 m
Descend 16 m

Explore Key West in United States with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in Key WestIndividual Sights in Key West

Sight 1: Key West Lighthouse

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The Key West Lighthouse is located in Key West, Florida. The first Key West lighthouse was a 65-foot (20 m) tower completed in 1825. It had 15 lamps in 15-inch (380 mm) reflectors.

Wikipedia: Key West Lighthouse (EN)

58 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: The Ernest Hemmingway Home and Museum

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The Ernest Hemmingway Home and Museum Andreas Lamecker / CC BY 2.5

The Ernest Hemingway House was the residence of American writer Ernest Hemingway in the 1930s. The house is situated on the island of Key West, Florida. It is at 907 Whitehead Street, across from the Key West Lighthouse, close to the southern coast of the island. Due to its association with Hemingway, the property is the most popular tourist attraction in Key West. It is also famous for its large population of so-called Hemingway cats, many of which are polydactyl.

Wikipedia: Ernest Hemingway House (EN), Website

995 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 3: USCGC Ingham Maritime Museum

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USCGC Ingham Maritime Museum

USCGC Ingham (WPG/WAGC/WHEC-35) is one of only two preserved Treasury-class United States Coast Guard Cutters. Originally Samuel D. Ingham, she was the fourth cutter to be named for Treasury Secretary Samuel D. Ingham. She was the most decorated vessel in the Coast Guard fleet and was the only cutter to ever be awarded two Presidential Unit Citations.

Wikipedia: USCGC Ingham (WHEC-35) (EN), Website, Facebook, Heritage Website

967 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 4: Key West Museum of Art and History at the Custom House

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The Custom House and Old Post Office is a historic site located at 281 Front Street, Key West, Florida, United States. On September 20, 1973, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Wikipedia: Old Post Office and Customshouse (Key West, Florida) (EN), Website, Heritage Website

119 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Key West Aquarium

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The Key West Aquarium is the only public aquarium in Key West, Florida, United States. It is located at 1 Whitehead Street and is marked by Historic Marker 52.

Wikipedia: Key West Aquarium (EN)

49 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: The Shops at Mallory Square

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The U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Key West Station is a historic site in Key West, Florida. It is located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Front and Whitehead Streets. In 1973, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Wikipedia: U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Key West Station (EN), Website, Heritage Website

105 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Shipwreck Treasures

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The Key West Shipwreck Museum is located in Key West, Florida, United States. It combines actors, films and actual artifacts to tell the story of 400 years of shipwreck salvage in the Florida Keys. The museum itself is a re-creation of a 19th-century warehouse built by wrecker tycoon Asa Tift. Many of the artifacts on display are from the 1985 rediscovery of the wrecked vessel Isaac Allerton, which sank in 1856 on the Florida Keys reef and turned out to be one the richest shipwrecks in Key West's history, having resulted in the Federal Wrecking Court's largest monetary award for the salvage of a single vessel.

Wikipedia: Key West Shipwreck Museum (EN)

106 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Audubon House and Tropical Gardens

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The Audubon House & Tropical Gardens is located at 205 Whitehead Street, Key West, Florida.

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217 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: Mel Fisher Maritime Museum

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The Mel Fisher Maritime Museum is located at 200 Greene Street, Key West, Florida. The museum contains an extensive collection of artifacts from 17th century shipwrecks, such as the Henrietta Marie, Nuestra Señora de Atocha and Santa Margarita. Also included are the shipwrecks and artifacts of The Santa Clara, a Conquistador-era galleon (1564), The Guerrero & Nimble. A rotating gallery exists on the second floor of the museum and is currently displaying an exhibit or artifacts belonging to Cuban Rafters, Balseros, who arrive to Key West in hand-crafted vessels. Terrestrial archaeological sites include The African Cemetery of Key West, located on Higgs Beach. The museum is named for founder Mel Fisher and was created as a 501(c)3 non-profit charity organization, thus Fisher's fortune is not financially linked to the museum. It is a museum, a lab, and a nationally recognized research facility.

Wikipedia: Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum (EN), Website, Heritage Website

503 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 10: Dr. Joseph Y. Porter House

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The Dr. Joseph Y. Porter House is a historic home in Key West, Florida. It is located at 429 Caroline Street. On June 4, 1973, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Wikipedia: Dr. Joseph Y. Porter House (EN)

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