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Let’s continue our look at great ways to see Key West with an introduction to some active and exciting tours that will let you catch the island from a different perspective. Key West snorkeling adventures, jet ski tours, and biplane flights combine scenic beauty with action and thrills to make for some of the most […]

There is a lot to do in Key West, enough to fill several vacations. This is especially true of the Key West water sports scene that is arguably the island’s top attraction. Snorkeling, sailing, diving, jet skiing, kayaking, and just plain playing in crystal blue waters only cover about half of the wet and wild […]

Key West has a reputation for being a quirky little town full of creative people, and the truth of this is borne out in the way people dress, the way they decorate the bikes, scooters, and cars they drive, and the way they approach the fun and festive side of island life. Creative Key West […]

It all started when Robert Otto was 4 years old and living in a home in Key West that now serves as The Artist House Hotel. The year was 1904 and a young girl believed to be of Bahamian descent gives him a life-sized doll made of fabric stuffed with straw. The story goes that […]

A good mix of the modern world and natural beauty, Key West, Florida is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. If you have visited this place before you probably have some of the most unforgettable memories of your life, and if not, it has to be next on the list of […]

The Mallory Square Sunset Celebration is one of Key West’s most well-known attractions. Originally begun in the late 1960s as a stoned-out hippie ritual, the gathering of locals and visitors to enjoy the unobstructed sunset view from Mallory Pier is now an island institution that draws thousands every evening.

Join One Human Family and grow beyond the limitations of racism, nationalism, homophobia, and other illusions that keep us from being equal. On January 1, 2000, Key West artist JT Thompson began the new millennium by launching an awareness-building campaign around the fact that all humans are interconnected:  “like fingers on a hand, we appear […]

English is the official language of Key West, but fun breaks down all language barriers. People from everywhere find a warm island welcome in [brand]. Key West is a Caribbean territory separated from the U.S. mainland, so visitors often wonder about the primary language spoken on the island. In fact, on the streets and in […]

Key West architecture reflects our cultural heritage and natural environment. See America’s largest collection of heritage structures in Old Town Key West. Along with Mallory Square, the Truman Annex, and Fort Zachary Taylor, the historical Key West architecture is a major Old Town tourist attraction. An eclectic mix of over 3,000 wooden buildings dating from about 1886 […]

Continuing 100-years of conservation, Green Key West looks to a sustainable future. Choose among many environmentally-friendly CoolKeyWest vacation activities. The treasure hunters old and new that visitors meet in the Mel Fisher Museum searched the Florida Keys for Spanish gold and buried pirate booty. But the real treasure in the Keys is not hidden – […]

Enjoy a trip abroad without ever leaving the US. Secede from boredom and head south for a revolution in island vacation fun in Key West: The Conch Republic. Key West is certainly different from anywhere in the Mainland US. The clear blue waters, white sand beaches, and unspoiled nature of the island, variety of Things […]

Check out the best variety of Key West Tours on the island. From historical sites to water sports, stay on the go day and night with . Every visit to Key West must include some of the fantastic Key West Tours that show off the incredible variety of things to do in Key West. Cool […]