Interesting places to visit in Key West, Florida
Fun, strange, unique, or historical, Key West is packed with noteworthy sites to visit – they are everywhere in the Historic District. Visitors agree: the whole island, in numerous ways, is interesting.
Here are a few of the most noteworthy:
Key West Firehouse Museum
Fascinating stories of Key West’s firefighting history, the cigar industry, and devastating fires on the
Flagler Station “Sails to Rails Museum”
Train station for the Overseas Railroad, built by Henry Flagler and called the 8th wonder
Mallory Square
Home to the Sunset Celebration, where street performers & artisans set up nightly in
African Cemetery at Higgs Beach
Learn about the rescue of slaves bound for Cuba in 1860. Many did not
Key West Cemetery
A century and a half of history. Plus a few only-in-Key-West sites. The Key
Pan Am Headquarters
A tiny Key West airline grows to be the largest in the United States.
Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden
Lush 8.5 acre garden featuring many species of local plants, flowers, flora, and fauna
End of US1 – Mile Marker 0
Often-photographed road sign marks the beginning/end of US Highway 1 One of the most
Southernmost Point Buoy
Key West’s most photographed spot marks Key West as the Southernmost Point in the
Wyland’s Whaling Wall
Check out the underwater scene painted by famous marine artist Wyland. Marine artists Wyland
Casa Antigua
Where Hemingway first stayed in Key West, and where he wrote A Farewell to