Brittany & Nathan
Things To Do
Louie's Backyard
Caribbean-American restaurant with great views of the water
Half Shell Raw Bar
A go-to Happy Hour spot for locals. $1 Oysters raw or baked, Buff Shrimp, and cold beer!
the breakfast club, too
Excellent breakfasts. They've got it all- skillets, pancake charcuterie boards, artisan coffees, and loaded Bloody Marys.
Cuban Coffee Queen
Best coffee in Key West. Great stop for a quick breakfast or lunch.
Blue Heaven
A must-visit al-fresco restaurant in Key West. Think canopies of tropical foliage, improvised art (a leopard-spotted mannequin, a rooster graveyard, coconuts and trap floats) and a sail strung between trees providing shade. Rumoured to have the best Key Lime Pie on the island, but be prepared to go early or queue for breakfast or lunch.
Conch Republic Seafood Company
If you've come for seafood, you just can't beat the food. Try the conch fritters, served with a key lime mustard!
Santiago's Bodega
A firm local favourite for sangria and tapas.
Papa’s Pilar Rum Distillery, Hemingway Rum Company
Take a step inside Hemingway Rum Co. Distillery to learn how they make their rum and discover more about the man who inspired Papa's Pilar rum, Ernest "Papa" Hemingway. You'll be walked through the distilling and bottling room and have the opportunity to do some rum tasting for yourself.
Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park
Fancy checking out the ceremony venue before the big day? Head to Fort Zachary Taylor, built in the mid-1800s, which is the continental USA's southernmost state park. The waters around Fort Zach are considered some of the best for snorkelling and diving. You’ll also find nature trails and picnicking areas here. There is also the red-brick fort with the largest cache of Civil War armament in the world.
Smathers Beach
Craving a white sand beach and turquoise water? You have to visit Key West’s longest beach lined with coconut palms. From volleyball to kayaking to paddle boarding to snorkeling and more, activities abound at Smathers Beach.
Bahia Honda State Park
Offering up kayaking, cycling, and the crystal blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico, bring your bathing suit and a book and relax at what Condé Nast once called the “best beach in the continental US”. The park has three notable beaches; Sandspur, Loggerhead, and Calusa Beach, with Sandspur being the most popular and accessible, and Calusa being the most secluded. Feeling a bit more active? The silver palms trail is a great choice for beginner hikers, with plenty of wildlife viewing opportunities, whereas the Old Bahia Honda Bridge Trail offers stunning views of the old bridge and passes through beach dunes and mangrove swamps.
The Hemingway Home and Museum
While our reception will be at the beautiful Hemingway Home, it is well worth another visit to explore the museum during opening hours! Ernest Hemingway lived and wrote in this house for ten years, during which he wrote 70% of his lifetime works. The home is filled with Hemingway memorabilia—photos, books, and furniture—that played a part in his South Florida life. In addition, a very visible and living link to the past are the descendants of Hemingway's cats. The story goes that Hemingway made the acquaintance of a sea captain who gave Hemingway a white six-toed cat named Snow White. Today, Snow White's unusual polydactyl descendants still live at the property.
Sunset Celebration at Mallory Square
Sunset Celebration is a nightly arts festival at Mallory Square Dock in Key West, Florida. Each night around two hours before sunset masses of people, both locals and tourists alike, flock to the water’s edge to experience this gathering of street performers, arts and crafts vendors, psychics, eat from the food carts, and to watch the sun sink into the Gulf of Mexico.
The Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory
Take a walk among hundreds of free flying butterflies, exotic birds and 2 glorious flamingos inside the soaring glass-domed tropical butterfly habitat. Chosen as 2023's “Best Place to Take the Kids” and “Best Attraction in Key West”.
Fury Water Adventures Key West
THE place to go for water sports that will give you unforgettable memories.
Lazy Dog Adventures
Guided tour of Key West mangroves and backcountry
Ocean Key Resort & Spa
Fun place to kick back and watch the glorious Key West sunset- they usually have live music!