Key West, FL

[HawkTX]

Heading there next week and staying in Key West. Any recommendations on "must see" or "must do" things while we are there would be appreciated. Thank you!

[rhagfo]

maknmem4life wrote:
Not sure if you are traveling as adults or with children. Off the top of my head, here are some:

*Dry Tortuga's: Take the Fast Cat out to really get a good experience
*Hemingway's House
*Mallory Square for sunset celebration
*Restaurants: Blue Heaven for breakfast; Schooner's Warf happy hour appetizers and entertainment, Pepe's, Louie's Backyard (fine dining)
*Bars--long standing: Green Parrot, Sloppy Joes, Irish Kevin's, Schooner's Warf, Hog's Breath

Many of the above places in Key West have live feeds.

As you travel down through the keys.

*Key Largo: Key Largo Chocolate and Ice Cream. All home made ice cream, allergy friendly sorbettos, and chocolates. Factory on site and if during the week you can see the production through the windows. Rachel Ray voted their Key Lime Pie on a Stick the best frozen dessert in FL

*Tavernier: The Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehab Center allows you free up and close encounters with many of Florida wild life and great bay views

*Islamorada: Robbie's. If you have never been to feed the Tarpon a great quick stop. Even going on the pier and just observing is an experience.

Lorelei has good food and a great spot to catch the sun set depending on what time you are traveling through. Michael Trixx, puts on a fabulous magic show, is there M, W, F and starts just after sunset. He is known to draw a crowd.

X2 to the first five items on the list, the Dry Tortuga's and Fort Jefferson is monument to perseverance of our early pioneers!!!

[Aquanut]

As welove2drive said, either rent a bike or a scooter. Well,worth it

[Luke_Porter]

https://www.conchtourtrain.com/

[welove2drive]

Rent bikes and ride all over the island. Look up some of the houses for sale.
There are a lot of bars, restaurants and activities to spend money!
Smokin Tuna -on side street off Duval?
Schooner Wharf -they have a webcam
Turtle Krawls, turtle races 6 pm M-F
Irish Kevins
Bo's Fish Wagon (a block or so south of the harbor)very unique place
Ft. Zachary Taylor Beach, bring water shoes
Simonton Beach-end of Simonton St. next to Pier House- watch sunset, small group
US 1 MM0 sign is at the end of Truman
Southern Buoy is at the end of Whitehead
Walk around the harbor area. I think Jimmy Buffets studio is the white block building next to the board walk by the boats & Conch Republic. You never know who you might see.
There are many opportunities to get out on the water.
Look up Key West web cam, I believe it is by the door at Sloppy Joe's.
Pack 1/2 as much clothes as your think and twice as much money 🙂
Enjoy your trip!
Marcia

[donmacnh]

Beachfront at Bahia Honda SP was nice last Jan. 🙂

[LindaD]

Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory, Hemingway Home, Mallory Square Sunset Celebration, Key West Cemetery, Fort Zachary Taylor Park/Beach, Sloppy Joe's, Smathers Beach, Fort East Martello Museum,to name a few. Check out the cruise ship schedule for a less crowded experience. Parking can be difficult there as well. We just got back, had an awesome time - enjoy....

[Parrothead_Mike]

Have breakfast at Blue Heaven with the cats & chickens.

[All_I_could_aff]

It's just about the most fun you can have with your clothes on... Or off if you go to the Garden of Eden, particularly Saturday nite after midnite

[HawkTX]

WOW! Thanks for all the info guys. We are looking forward to it.

[maknmem4life]

Not sure if you are traveling as adults or with children. Off the top of my head, here are some:

*Dry Tortuga's: Take the Fast Cat out to really get a good experience
*Hemingway's House
*Mallory Square for sunset celebration
*Restaurants: Blue Heaven for breakfast; Schooner's Warf happy hour appetizers and entertainment, Pepe's, Louie's Backyard (fine dining)
*Bars--long standing: Green Parrot, Sloppy Joes, Irish Kevin's, Schooner's Warf, Hog's Breath

Many of the above places in Key West have live feeds.

As you travel down through the keys.

*Key Largo: Key Largo Chocolate and Ice Cream. All home made ice cream, allergy friendly sorbettos, and chocolates. Factory on site and if during the week you can see the production through the windows. Rachel Ray voted their Key Lime Pie on a Stick the best frozen dessert in FL

*Tavernier: The Florida Keys Wild Bird Rehab Center allows you free up and close encounters with many of Florida wild life and great bay views

*Islamorada: Robbie's. If you have never been to feed the Tarpon a great quick stop. Even going on the pier and just observing is an experience.

Lorelei has good food and a great spot to catch the sun set depending on what time you are traveling through. Michael Trixx, puts on a fabulous magic show, is there M, W, F and starts just after sunset. He is known to draw a crowd.

[floridacamper]

tinstartrvlr wrote:
Mallory square at sunset

That's what I was thinking when I put Sunset pier.

[tinstartrvlr]

Mallory square at sunset

[jarata1]

Go to the garden of Eden clothing optional bar

[LJAZ]

We took one of the tours, I think it was the conch tour or something like that. We went on the first one of the day (so it was practically empty) and that gave us a pretty good of what we wanted to spend more time on the rest of the day.