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The Keys Lifestyle
The Florida Keys are a series of islands connected by bridges that span approximately 120 miles of pristine waters; a truly unique place where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Gulf of Mexico.
Key West, located at the southernmost tip of the Florida Keys, is closer to Cuba than the mainland United States. The lush, tropical setting of Key West is home to numerous cultural and entertainment attractions such as the Hemingway House, Tennessee Williams Theatre, San Carlos Institute, and Mel Fisher Maritime Museum. World class diving, boating, and fishing is part of the Florida Keys and Key West lifestyle. Fabulous dining and exciting nightlife is the norm in Key West.
Key West and the Florida Keys offer a laid back island community with a strong cultural mix, since we have historically attracted visitors and residents from all over the world. Although Key West is a small island, you will never run out of things to do or discover here.
For your convenience, below are some helpful links and information on activities and things to do in Key West and the Florida Keys. Enjoy!
Key West Fishing Charters - Fun on the Water - Restaurants & Bars - Theatre - Museums & History - Calendar of Events
Key West Tours - Your local experts to great deals and information on tours, attractions, activites and things to do in Key West.
Fishing Charters
Key West is a fishing Mecca, offering everything from fly fishing in the shallow flats and backcountry, light tackle fishing, reef and wreck fishing, to offshore fishing in deeper waters for larger fish species. For years anglers have been coming to the Florida Keys for fishing trips like no other. Join in the fun with one of the many fishing guides in our area:
Key West Fishing Guide
Key West Fishing Charters
Fun on The Water
Diving The USS VANDENBERG
The USS Vandenberg has become the best artificial reef dive site for recreational divers worldwide. Warm water almost year-round, tropical conditions, and the vacation/resort atmosphere of Key West combine to make the Vandenberg a most desirable destination
Click Here for deck plans and profile.
| Bonsai Diving (305) 294-2921 | Subtropic Dive Center (305) 296-9914 |
| Divercity Inc. (305) 879-2955 | Florida Straits Diving (305) 587-4018 |
| Keys Maritime Charters (305) 304-7170 | Captains Corner (305) 296-8865 |
| Southpoint Divers (305) 292-9778 | Sea-clusive Charters (305) 872-3940 |
| Lost Reef Adventures (305) 296-9737 | Dive Key West (305) 296-3823 |
Sunset Water Sports
Water Sports
201 William St
Key West, FL 33040-6644
305-296-2554
Sunset Watersports is Key West's Oldest and Largest WaterSports Company, With 4 Locations, since 1984. Offers: Parasail $29 AM Flights, Reef Snorkel Trips $35, Sunset Cruises $30, 2 Beach Locations offering Sailboats, Kayaking, Wind Surfing, Chairs & Umbrellas, Safari Tours & Boat Rentals.
Boat Trips- Danger Charters
Water Sports
245 Front St
Key West, FL 33040-8313
Danger’s specialty shallow-draft vessels visit a variety of private and pristine patch reefs in the calm and protected waters of Florida Keys backcountry to provide you with an exceptional and personal snorkeling, sailing and kayaking experience. Explore the beautiful collection of corals, sponge gardens, tropical fish, and dramatic marine life that makes the Keys waters exceptional.
Fort Zachary Taylor State Park
Beach
100 Southard St
Key West, FL 33040-8331
Swim and snorkel at Key West’s best beach! Discover and become a part of this beautiful underwater habitat. Snorkel off the beach and experience rich tropical marine life such as parrot fish, schools of yellowtail snapper, lobster, and various hard and soft corals. Bring a pole and catch dinner off the west rock jetty. Fishing is permitted on the west side of the park along the Key West Shipping Channel. *certain restrictions and licensing may apply.
Wooded nature trails are a warm and inviting place to bird watch and discover native plant life. Bike along the shaded paths along the shore, past the historic fort and beside the Key West Shipping Channel. Take a narrated tour of Fort Zachary Taylor and see Civil War cannons and construction. The 54 acre park is scattered with picnic tables and grills perfect for a cookout at the beach. The Cayo Hueso Café is open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm daily serving up Key West’s finest beach cuisine. Experience Key West’s most spectacular sunset where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Gulf of Mexico.
KW Eco Tours, Java Cat
Water Sports
201 William St
Key West, FL 33040-6644
For an informative and fun adventure Java Cat is a great choice. Captain George will take you sailing aboard the Java Cat into the pristine waters of the Keys for sailing, snorkeling and kayaking. The trip is educational, focusing on the diverse eco-system of the Keys,and a great time.
Restaurants & Bars
Hogs Breath Saloon
Nightlife
400 Front St
Key West, FL 33040-6617
(305) 296-4222
Hog's Breath is better than no breath at all! Here at the Hog's Breath we have a history of good times, great entertainment and fun, not to mention the drinks and food are outstanding! You may have seen our famous T-shirts or heard about our World Famous Home Made Bikini Contest, if you can't be here to check out the Hog's Breath for yourself, you can visit the Key West Hog's Breath on our Hog Cams! Join us at the Hog's Breath in May for the Annual Key West Songwriters Festival! The best live entertainment in the Keys year round! Check our web site for our scheduled performers! ...don't forget to try our Hog's Breath Beer!! See you at the Hog!
Sloppy Joes
Nightlife
201 Duval St
Key West, FL 33040-6507
(305) 294-5717
(866) 517-8833
Sloppy Joe's is one of the most famous bars in Key West. Located at the corner of Greene and Duval Streets since 1937, it’s filled with historical memorabilia of days gone by, and boasts of times when Hemingway made Key West home. The atmosphere is casual and relaxed. Sloppy Joe's is known for generous drinks, quality food, live entertainment and world-famous t-shirts. The Backroom offers the same food/drink menu and has big screen satellite TV.
Banana Cafe
Restaurant
1215 Duval St
Key West, FL 33040-3149
(305) 294-7227
The resturant is casual, yet elegant and features dishes that are poignant and exquisitely french.
Seven Fish
Restaurant
632 Olivia St
Key West, FL 33040-7427
305-296-2777
Electic and cozy 7 fish serves up fresh local seafood in unique and decadant ways. Too delicious to describe, you have to eat it to believe it.
Square One
Restaurant
1075 Duval St
Key West, FL 33040-3125
(305) 296-4300
Square One delivers American classics gracefully arranged in satisfying delicious portions. A piano bar and freindly staff welcome you to enjoy a wonderful dining experience.
Michaels
Restaurant
532 Margaret St
Key West, FL 33040-7134
(305) 295-1300
A classic menu with an island twist. Fresh Seafood and savory Steaks coupled with casual island elegance, Michaels Restaurant is a favorite among locals.
915 Duval Street
Restaurant
915 Duval St
Key West, FL 33040-7407
305-296-0669
Enjoy an eclectic Tapas menu and select wines while sitting on the wrap-around veranda. Also visit the late night wine lounge and relish in wonderful wines.
Antonias
Restaurant
615 Duval St
Key West, FL 33040-6554
(305) 294-6565
Select ingredients prepared to entice and delight, stop in and savor Antonia's traditional Italian classics and modern Mediterranean cuisine.
Cafe Sole
Restaurant
1029 Southard St
Key West, FL 33040-7144
305 294-0230
By combining his French mastery of sauces with fresh locally caught seafood, Chef and owner, John has created a menu unlike any on the island, where every dish is bursting with indescribable flavors. Mutton snapper in pesto and champagne, yellowtail in a beurre blanc of lobster or a rare hog snapper with red pepper zabaglione. Too good to miss!
Blue Heaven
Restaurant
729 Thomas St
Key West, FL 33040-7334
(305) 296-8666
Blue Heaven is a classic Key West favorite. Through the years the building has served as a bordello, boxing rink and billiard hall and now it serves as an eclectic restaurant with fantastic food!
Theatre
The Waterfront Playhouse
Theatre
310 Wall St
Key West, FL 33040
305-294-5015
Located in an historic waterfront storage building owned by a well known Key West wrecker, the Waterfront Playhouse features professional, dynamic theater at its finest.
The Red Barn Theatre
Theatre
319 Duval St
Key West, FL 33040-6565
305-296-9911 1-866-870-9911
Originally a carriage house, circa 1829, this small theatre puts on BIG productions. Preforming local community theatre for over 30 years, the Red Barn offers great live theatre.
Museums & History
Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum
907 Whitehead St
Key West, FL 33040-7473
Ernest Hemingway lived and wrote here for more than ten years. Calling Key West home, he found solace and great physical challenge in the turquoise waters that surround this tiny island. Step back in time and visit the rooms and gardens that witnessed the most prolific period of this Nobel Prize winner's writing career. Educated tour guides give insightful narratives and are eager to answer questions. Wander through the lush grounds and enjoy the whimsy of the more than sixty cats that live here.
Butterfly Conservatory
1316 Duval St
Key West, FL 33040-3132
(305) 296-2988
During your breathtaking journey you will experience an impressive collection of flowering plants, cascading waterfalls and trees that set the stage for the “flowers of the sky.” Witness some 50 to 60 different species from around the world, as well as varieties of colorful birds, all under a climate-controlled, glass-enclosed habitat.
Eco-Discovery Center
Key West, FL
Opened in September 2006, the 6,000-square-foot Eco-Discovery Center showcases interactive exhibits depicting the biodiversity of the Florida Keys. The Center focuses on the land and water habitats of the keys, as well as human interaction within these habitats, protecting the marine environment, and the maritime history of the Florida Keys. Be sure to see their newest exhibit, Mote Marine Laboratory's Living Reef, which features a 2,200-gallon tank with live coral and schools of reef fish. The exhibit also shows their coral nursery, where they actually raise coral for transplantation out to the reef.
Wine/Cigar- Historic Cigar Alley
Winery
1075 Duval St, #4
Key West, FL 33040-3125
305-294-2224
Historic Cigar Alley has a wide selection of distictive and quality cigars. This new smoke/wine shop is Key West’s hot spot for enjoying a flavorful cigar, sipping a fine wine, and discussing Key West’s historic cigar legacy. Historic Cigar Alley is situated on what was once an alleyway connecting two historic schools operated by the Sisters of Holy Mary Conception. It is now known as Duval Square, at 1075 Duval Street, # 4. Its friendly patrons, Becky and Chris will introduce you to their favorite wines, and excellent array of cigars from the largest humidor in Key West. Come and relax on our outdoor patio shaded by a large Gumbo Limbo tree and relish in a good cigar.
Audubon House & Tropical Gardens
Museum
205 Whitehead St
Key West, FL 33040-6522
305-294-2116
You will enjoy viewing the works of John James Audubon, world renowned ornithologist. Audubon visited the Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas in 1832. Audubon left Key West having sighted and drawn 18 new birds for his "Birds of America" folio. It is believed that many of those drawings were conceived in the Audubon House garden.
For a full list of events and to see what is happening in the Florida Keys, please visit www.Fla-keys.com/calendarofevents.
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