Things to Do
Cuban Coffee Queen
A must visit for us when we're in Key West. All of their offerings are delicious. We both love their frappe's and breakfast burritos. There are multiple locations around town, including one on Duval Street, but our favorite is the original waterfront location at 284 Margaret Street.
Cafe Marquesa
A fine dining restaurant, home to some of our favorite bites & a great espresso martini!
Louie's Backyard
An ocean-front restaurant serving Caribbean-American cuisine! Our favorite dish is the truffle lobster app!
Nine One Five
A great dinner spot that doubles as a late-night wine bar! Ideal for those who want to dine on Duval.
Blue Heaven
Our #1 sit-down breakfast spot, famous for their variety of eggs benedicts. The line for a table can get long, but you can put your name down and they'll text you when your table is ready! They usually have a live band playing during brunch, and in the afternoon.
Sandy's Café
Family-owned sine 1984, this is a hole-in-the-wall cafe known for its cuban coffee and cuban sandwiches! FYI it's an order window, not a sit-down restaurant, but there is a nice pier just up the street where you can take your food to eat!
The Green Pineapple Boutique and Wellness Cafe
A great spot for a healthy breakfast, coffee, fresh juice or smoothie!
Banana Cafe
A French café, popular for breakfast and lunch!
Sunset Pier
Relaxed dockside seafood eatery at the Ocean Key Resort & Spa with water views, drinks & live music.
General Horseplay
A local's favorite bar serving craft cocktails, draft beer and snacks, featuring live music, pool tables, yard games, etc.
Papa’s Pilar Rum Distillery, Hemingway Rum Company
An Ernest Hemmingway-inspired rum distillery that offers tours!
First Flight Restaurant & Brewery + the Birthplace of Pan Am
Now a brewery and eatery, this building is well known for being the birthplace of Pan American World Airways! Pan-Am’s first tickets were sold from here in 1927!
Duval Street
The heart of Key West & home to shopping, restaurants & bars!
Southernmost Point of the Continental U.S.A.
Every tourist's favorite photo-op & the 90 mile-marker to Cuba!
Mallory Square
A nightly sunset spot for locals and tourists frequented by different street performers and vendors.
The Hemingway Home and Museum
Home to Ernest Hemmingway for over a decade in the 1930s. The museum is open for tours daily. **For those who are allergic to cats... there are about 60 of them on the premises! Tours are offered daily, and tickets can only be purchased at their main gate
Truman Little White House
The Little White House has been used by six acting Presidents. This is also the location of our Welcome Party! Tours are offered daily, and tickets can be purchased online.
Audubon House & Tropical Gardens
Tours are offered daily, and tickets can be purchased online.
Mel Fisher Maritime Museum
The museum—which is located in a 1910 building that originally served as a Navy storehouse—is home to pieces of four ships: the Nuestra Señora de Atocha and the Santa Margarita, which both sank during a 1622 hurricane; The St. John’s Wreck, which transported conquistadors to the Caribbean in the mid-16th century; and the Henrietta Marie, an English slave ship that wrecked less than 50 miles off the coast of Key West. The museum’s collection of sunken treasures includes silver and gold bars and coins as well as tools and weaponry, some dating back centuries. Tickets are available online or at the museum.
Key West Aquarium
Open daily, and tickets can be purchased online.
The Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory
Home to hundreds of free flying butterflies, exotic birds and 2 flamingos! Tickets available for purchase online.
Key West Lighthouse
The current lighthouse opened in 1848 with a woman as its Keeper! Today, this museum is dedicated to Key West’s maritime heritage. The lighthouse has 88 steps. Tickets can be purchased online.
Fort Zachary Taylor State Park & Beach
The beach at Fort Zachary Taylor Park offers lounge chairs and umbrellas for rent, and has a small snack bar offering refreshments. Fort Taylor predates the Civil War and is a National Historic Monument housing the largest cache of Civil War armament in the world. Beyond its historical importance, the park is the southernmost state park in the continental United States. Open daily!
Fort Jefferson - Dry Tortugas National Park
A 100-square mile park located almost 70 miles west of Key West. The park is mostly open water with seven small islands, and is accessible only by boat or seaplane.
Clarence S.Higgs Memorial Beach
This is a public beach located near Casa Marina!