Sombrero Beach Marathon Welcome to Marathon's Sombrero Beach, the local beach considered to be 'one of the best-kept beach secrets in the Florida Keys' (Visit Florida). This 'cozy background playground' is located near Mile Marker 50, off of Overseas Highway. It comprised of 0.7 miles of soft white sand, calm turquoise waters, and coconut palms…
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Key West Shipwreck Museum
Key West Shipwreck Museum Key West The Key West Shipwreck Museum combines actors, films, and real artifacts to 'tell the story of 400 years of shipwreck salvage in the Keys', providing a truly unique museum experience for locals and guests alike. The museum is located within a re-creation of a 19th-century warehouse built by 'wrecker…
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Mel Fisher Maritime Museum
Mel Fisher Maritime Museum Key West Welcome to the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum, the only fully accredited museum in the Florida Keys. Inside you will find an extensive collection of artifacts from 17th-century shipwrecks like the Nuestra Senora de Atocha, Santa Margarita, and Henrietta Marie (1622 fleet). The museum works to research, interpret, and exhibit…
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Key West Lighthouse
Key West Lighthouse Key West A testament to the island’s maritime history. [caption id="attachment_31253" align="alignright" width="424"] beautiful lighthouse from Key West in Florida[/caption] The iconic Key West Lighthouse is something you have to see while in the area, this historic light station-turned-museum dedicated to 'Key West's maritime heritage and to the men and women who…
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Smathers Beach
Smathers Beach Key West [caption id="attachment_31243" align="alignright" width="424"] Key West Florida Smathers beach palm trees in the USA[/caption] A favorite of locals and guests alike, Smathers Beach is a must-visit while in Key West. This mile-long strip of beach is located on the south side of the island at Mile Marker 0. It runs along…
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The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum
The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum Welcome to the Hemingway Home and Museum, the gorgeous Key West property where Ernest Hemingway lived and wrote for over 10 years, a period that many consider 'the most prolific period of the Nobel Prize winner's writing career'. The home is located at 907 Whitehead Street across from the…
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Seven Mile Bridge
Seven Mile Bridge [caption id="attachment_31210" align="alignright" width="200"] Seven Mile Bridge Pixabay Public Domain[/caption] Next stop: one of the most famous bridges in the country, at one point even considered to be the 8th Wonder of the World. The highly popular and history-filled Seven Mile Bridge is a famously long box girder bridge located in Monroe…
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Fort Zachary Taylor State Park
Fort Zachary Taylor State Park Key West Welcome to ‘Key West’s Best Beach’, aka Fort Zachary Taylor State Park, aka Fort Taylor. This 54 acre Floridian State Park is considered to be a National Historic Landmark focusing on civil war era history, as well as one of the best beaches in Florida’s southern tip. Established…
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Southernmost Point Buoy
Southernmost Point Buoy [caption id="attachment_31179" align="alignright" width="300"] Southernmost Point Pixabay Public Domain[/caption] Key West The Southernmost Point Buoy is the famously anchored concrete buoy in Key West that is constantly surrounded by crowds of tourists and locals alike, each wanting a glimpse of a fabled southern spot. This marks one of the most extreme points…
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Mallory Square
Mallory Square [caption id="attachment_31176" align="alignright" width="425"] Mallory Square Juggler Pixabay Public Domain[/caption] Key West Welcome to Mallory Square, the area’s premier waterfront square surrounded by many different quality eateries and shops. Specifically located on 400 Wall Street, Mallory Square is well known for crowds of people gathering here to watch the sunset each evening, this…
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