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free! Located at 35 East Quay Rd. (305) gift shop, and learning center. Main
809-4750 feature is a nature conservatory filled with
live butterflies that may even land on you.
ERNEST HEMINGWAY HOME AND (305) 296-2988 1316 Duval St
MUSEUM Author Ernest Hemingway
lived and wrote his novels here for over a SOUTHERNMOST HOUSE GRAND
decade. You can tour the rooms and HOTEL & MUSEUM Built in 1896,
lovely gardens. Dozens of cats live in converted into a 13-room hotel with a
luxury here, while tolerating the visitors. museum on the first floor in 1996. At
Hemingway loved his cats and these are 1400 Duval St. (866) 764-6633
their descendants. Visit 907 Whitehead
St. (305) 294-1136 SOUTHERNMOST POINT IN THE
CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES
KEY WEST LIGHTHOUSE AND From this photogenic spot it is just 90
KEEPER'S QUARTERS MUSEUM On miles to Cuba. The brightly colored
the National Register of Historic Places as concrete marker also declares that this is
a National Historic Landmark, this "The Conch Republic."
lighthouse was originally built in 1847,
and was extended from 46 feet tall to 86
feet tall in 1894. Visitors can climb the 88
iron steps to the observation deck for a
great view across Key West. The
Keeper's Quarters was constructed in
1886. Call (305) 295-6616 Ext. 16, 938
Whitehead St
FORT ZACHARY TAYLOR HISTORIC
STATE PARK Florida's southernmost
state park, designated a National Historic
Landmark in 1973. The fort was
completed in 1866, and played important
roles in the Civil War and the Spanish-
American War. Features a short nature
trail and a fine beach, perfect for
picnicking, swimming, snorkeling, and
fishing. At the end of Southard Street on
Truman Annex. (305) 292-6713.
KEY WEST BUTTERFLY & NATURE
CONSERVATORY A butterfly gallery,