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East Martello Museum and Art Gallery
296-3913. 3501 S. Roosevelt
Blvd, Key West, FL 33050; 9:30AM-5PM Daily. This brick civil-war era fort
houses a museum, historical collections and art gallery |
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Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society Museum 294-2633. 200 Greene
Street, Key West, FL 33040; 9:30AM-5PM Daily. This museum houses many
priceless treasures and artifacts recovered from shipwrecked Spanish
galleons. Include gold and silver doubloons, jewelry and bar ingots. |
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Fort Zachary Taylor State Historic
Site 292-6713. PO Box 6560, Key
West, FL 33041; Open 8AM-Sunset daily. Located off Southard St. is this
Union Army fort that served as a Civil War stronghold. Recent excavations
have uncovered a hidden arsenal. Largest collection of Civil War cannons. |
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Hemmingway House and Museum
294-1136. 938 Whitehead St, Key West, FL
33040; Hours 9AM-5PM Home and gardens of the late Nobel Prize winner, Ernest
Hemmingway. Designated as a National Historic Landmark. |
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Key West Lighthouse Museum 294-0012. 938 Whitehead St, Key West, FL
33040; Hours 9:30AM-4PM Daily. Florida's third-oldest brick lighthouse,
built in 1847. Features include 88 steps to the observation level with a
terrific view of the island city. |
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Mallory Market - 296-4557. 1 Whitehead St, Key West, FL 33040 Located
in the center of historic Key West next to many attractions. |
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The Southernmost Point - Mile Marker 0, so named at the
very end
of US Hwy 1 in the Florida Keys.w |
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Wrecker's Museum - 294-9502 322 Duval St, Key West, FL 33040; Hours
10AM-4PM Daily. Former sea captain's home now houses a museum of artifacts
from 19th century shipwrecks. |
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Harry
S. Truman Museum 294-9911 111 Front St, Key West, FL 33041;
Open 9AM-5PM Daily. Also known as the Little White House. Main-tained by the
US Navy as a Winter White House from 1946 to 1974 and used by Presidents
Truman, Eisenhower and Kennedy. Guided tours and exhibits. |
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Key West Aquarium 296-2051 1 Whitehead St, Key West, FL 33040; Open
9AM-6PM Daily. Feed sharks and marine life native to Florida Key waters.
Aquarium dates back to the early 1930's. |
