{"id":339,"date":"2019-04-01T00:02:53","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T00:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelfrances.com\/?p=339"},"modified":"2026-01-11T04:53:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T04:53:54","slug":"key-west-fl-things-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelfrances.com\/?p=339","title":{"rendered":"Key West, FL: Things to do"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Things to do year-round<\/span><\/strong> &#8211; Yes, it&#8217;s an island, but it&#8217;s full of life and history&#8230; lots of history:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/drto\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dry Tortugas National Park<\/a> (day trip by water)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hemingwayhome.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ernest Hemingway Home &amp; Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/squareup.com\/store\/graffitti\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Graffitti Menswear<\/a> (Pan Am Memorabilia)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trumanlittlewhitehouse.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harry S. Truman Little White House Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.papaspilar.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hemingway Distillery &amp; Rum Company<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keywestbutterfly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Key West Butterfly &amp; Nature Conservatory<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keywestlegalrum.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Key West First Legal Rum Distillery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keywestsculpturegarden.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Key West Historical Memorial Sculpture Garden<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kwahs.org\/museums\/lighthouse-keepers-quarters\/visit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Key West Lighthouse &amp; Keepers Quarters Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keywestshipwreck.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Key West Shipwreck Treasure Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thekeywesttheater.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Key West Theater<\/a> (Live performances year round)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.melfisher.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mel Fisher Maritime Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OTFKeyWest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Old Town Fitness<\/a> (Old school neighborhood gym to stay fit)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ghostfort.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robert the Doll Experience<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/keywestsebago.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sebago Watersports<\/a> (Sailing water tours!)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscgcingham.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USCGC Ingham Memorial Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Things to do seasonally<\/span><\/strong> &#8211; Two amazing music festivals each year, celebrating singer\/songwriters are an excellent reason to visit:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.keywestsongwritersfestival.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Key West Songwriters Festival<\/a> (May)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/661517559313173\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trop Rock&#8217;N Duval<\/a> (November)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yelp.com\/collection\/MmhLsl2DpCYN9iOVBD5StA\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">MAP<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yelp.com\/collection\/MmhLsl2DpCYN9iOVBD5StA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-962 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/travelfrances.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-01-29-at-9.13.42-PM-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Things to do year-round &#8211; Yes, it&#8217;s an island, but it&#8217;s full of life and history&#8230; lots of history: Dry Tortugas National Park (day trip by water) Ernest Hemingway Home &amp; Museum Graffitti Menswear (Pan Am Memorabilia) Harry S. 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