Category: Key West
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Mel Fisher Museum Coupons
A Winter vacation to Key West, Florida is the ideal time to experience this vibrant, offbeat area. While there, a tour to the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum is an awesome way to increase your knowledge of history, archaeology, slavery and the sea. Included in these exciting exhibits are the 1622 ship Atocha; the St. Johns/Bahamas…
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Key West Shipwreck Museum Review
In May of 1822, Key West was established as a Port of Entry, requiring the salvage of all shipwrecks in surrounding waters to pass through its harbor. Wrecking became the primary business of the island city and by the middle of the 1800’s, it had made Key West the richest city per capita in the…
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Best Beaches In The Florida Keys
In the Florida Keys, there’s water, water, gorgeous turquoise water, everywhere – but where are the beaches? If you’re expecting expansive, picture-postcard beaches for sunbathing, swimming, shelling, you’ll find those on the “mainland,” but not in the Keys. Lined up like green gemstones over crystalline water for 120 miles, the islands of the Florida Keys offer…
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Key West State of Mind
To me, visiting Key West, Florida is not so much about a place as an attitude. A mindset… more than an address. I think of Ernest Hemingway and Jimmy Buffett. I think of the Conch Republic declaring independence from the U.S. in 1982 with a hail of stale Cuban Bread. I think of the…