The Key West Butterfly Conservatory is magical. After checking in at the ticket booth, located to the side of a colorful, everything butterfly, gift shop, you are directed to the double doors leading to the Learning Center for a brief introduction into the world of butterflies. Be sure to see if you can spot the live caterpillars feeding and developing on their host plants in glass exhibits.
If you want to see the inside of one of Key West’ s vast collection of picturesque 19th century frame houses, which add to the island’s distinct charm, a visit to the Audubon House Museum is a must.
Of all the things to do day and night on the tiny island of Key West, visitors are drawn to getting out on the crystal-clear water, glimmering in shades of light turquoise to deep blue. Although visitors want to be on the water, not all want to get in it. In Key West, there’s something for everyone on the long list of water adventures. Choosing the right one for you is easy from this list of the best Key West water adventures and experiences.
Tiny, eclectic Key West had loads of great shore excursions. The quaint 2×4 mile sub-tropical island surrounded by crystal clear turquoise water, has a laid-back Caribbean feel, a rich history and streets and lanes lined with gingerbread cottages draped in tropical foliage.
The Hemingway Home & Museum is the most visited attraction in Key West. It’s not unusual to see visitors queued up for admittance to the walled house in which celebrated author, Ernest Hemingway, lived and wrote from 1931 to 1940.