Everything you need to plan a unique vacation in Key West Museums in Key West
What you need to know before you goVisiting downtown Key West takes you back in time to when Ernest Hemingway walked the streets here. Many of the older buildings are listed on the national historic register and have been converted into museums, including Hemingway's home and Robert Frost's cottage at the Heritage House Museum.
In addition, there are many facinating museums that chronicle Key West's history as a home to pirates and treasure seekers, such as the Pirate Soul Museum, the Shipwreck Historeum and Mel Fisher's collection of treasure he's found in the waters around Key West.
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Key West Museums DirectoryInside, you'll see gold salvaged from shipwrecks, paintings, model ships and a separate cookhouse with a beehive oven Take a leisurely tour of the home and gardens of the writer Ernest Hemingway. A Registered National Historic Landmark. Original furnishings and rare antiques collected by 7 generations of a notable Key West family. Come to the gardens to hear recordings of Robert Frost's poetry. | A collection of treasure and historical objects recovered from four sunken vessels that was donated by Mel Fisher. Experience one of the largest and most authentic collections of pirate artifacts ever displayed under one roof. Step back into the Golden Age of Piracy, over 300 years ago, and witness how pirates liv At the Key West Shipwreck Historeum Museum you will step back into time as you discover Key West's unique maritime heritage and how it became the richest city in the United States. Where the elegance of Key West's past is equaled only by the elegance of it's present. The Mansion is an intriguing museum listed on the National Register of Historic Place |
Additional Museums near Key WestSeacamp offers marine science education and summer camp experiences including SCUBA, sailing, board sailing, and arts & crafts to students from 12-17 years of age. |
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