Key West and the Florida Keys Travel Guide | AFAR

All alongside the archipelago, the nightly sundown is trigger for celebration. In Key West, crowds collect at Mallory Sq. to boisterously bear witness to the solar’s descent into the Gulf. Different locations within the Keys rejoice extra quietly, however cocktails are nearly at all times concerned.

Fishing continues to be an important a part of the Keys tradition. Even in case you don’t wish to drop a hook, attempt to get out on the water whilst you’re visiting, and do your finest to maintain the native industrial fishing ventures afloat by indulging in as a lot contemporary seafood as you possibly can. Conch, anybody?

Key West is nearer to Cuba than it’s to Miami, and this geographical blessing shines via in its tradition and delicacies. To honor that connection, make your strategy to the enduring Southernmost Level marker that marks 90 miles to Cuba.

First-time guests shouldn’t miss the house of one in all Key West’s most celebrated residents—the Ernest Hemingway Dwelling and Museum. The Previous City home seems to be precisely the way it did when the author resided within the Conch Republic, and descendants of his six-toed cat Snowball nonetheless roam the grounds.