Key West Audio Walking Tour

Highlights

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  Robert

  Robert the Doll sits in front of you, a reportedly haunted doll exhibited at the East Martello Museum in Key West. He was once owned by painter, author, and Key West resident Robert Eugene Otto.

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  Southernmost point buoy

  An anchored concrete buoy in front of you, the Southernmost Point Buoy claims to mark the southernmost point in the continental United States—even though it is neither the true southernmost point of the continental U.S. nor of Key West. The city established it as a tourist attraction on September 10, 1983, replacing a small sign that once marked the spot.

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  Harry S. Truman Little White House

  In front of you is the Harry S. Truman Little White House in Key West, Florida, in the Truman Annex neighborhood of Old Town. This wooden duplex was designed in 1889 by local architects Scott, McDermott & Higgs and built in 1890 as the first officer's quarters on the U.S. naval station, with Quarters A for the base commandant and Quarters B for the paymaster.

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  Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park

  Notice Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park ahead of you, also known as Fort Taylor, a Florida State Park and National Historic Landmark centered on a Civil War–era fort near the southern tip of Key West. Construction of this fort began in 1845 as part of a mid-19th century plan to defend the southeast coast of the United States after the War of 1812.

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  USCGC Ingham

  USCGC Ingham is one of only two preserved Treasury-class United States Coast Guard Cutters. Originally Samuel D. Ingham, she was the fourth cutter to bear the name of Treasury Secretary Samuel D. Ingham and would become the most decorated vessel in the Coast Guard fleet, the only cutter ever awarded two Presidential Unit Citations.

All 26 stops

• Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park (Key West)

  Notice Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park ahead of you, also known as Fort Taylor, a Florida State Park and National Historic Landmark centered on…

• Key West Cemetery (Old Town)

  Ahead of you lies the Key West Cemetery, officially the Historic Key West City Cemetery, a 19-acre place at the foot of Solares Hill in…

• Solares Hill (Old Town)

  Solares Hill, under your feet, is the highest point of land on the island of Key West in the lower Florida Keys in Monroe County…

• Harry S. Truman Little White House (Truman Annex)

  In front of you is the Harry S. Truman Little White House in Key West, Florida, in the Truman Annex neighborhood of Old Town.

• USCGC Ingham (Key West)

  USCGC Ingham is one of only two preserved Treasury-class United States Coast Guard Cutters.

• Key West Bight (Key West Historic Seaport)

  Look at the Key West Bight ahead of you, now known as the Key West Historic Seaport, the site of a 200-year-old global maritime trade…

• Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum (Key West)

  At 200 Greene Street, the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum waits for you in Key West.

• Western Union (Key West Bight)

  Berthed at the Key West Bight at 202 William Street is the Western Union, the historic schooner of Key West, Florida.

• Key West Aquarium (Key West)

  Picture the Key West Aquarium at 1 Whitehead Street, marked by Historic Marker 52.

• Mallory Square (Old Town)

  Mallory Square opens out in front of you, a waterfront plaza in the historic Old Town of Key West, Florida.

• Old Post Office and Customshouse (Key West)

  Anchoring this stretch of Key West at 281 Front Street is the dignified Custom House and Old Post Office.

• Key West Shipwreck Museum (Key West)

  The Key West Shipwreck Museum, formerly the Shipwreck Historeum, occupies a re-created 19th-century warehouse in Key West, Florida.

• Sloppy Joe's (Duval Street)

  Sloppy Joe's Bar, a historic American bar in Key West, has sat at the corner of Greene and Duval Street since 1937.

• Captain Tony's Saloon (Key West)

  Captain Tony's Saloon sits at 428 Greene Street in Key West.

• Duval Street (downtown Key West)

  Duval Street, a downtown commercial zoned street in Key West, runs north and south from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean and stretches…

• San Carlos Institute (Key West)

  This is the San Carlos Institute at 516 Duval Street, the Cuban heritage center and museum this community made their own.

• Key West lighthouse (Key West)

  Look up at the Key West Lighthouse.

• Audubon House and Tropical Gardens (Key West)

  Brick-pathed gardens open around the Audubon House & Tropical Gardens at 205 Whitehead Street, Key West, Florida.

• Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory (Duval Street)

  Imagine the Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory ahead of you at 1316 Duval Street in Key West, Florida, United States.

• Key West Historic District (Old Town)

  Locals call the Key West Historic District simply Old Town.

• Smathers Beach (Key West)

  Smathers Beach, the largest public beach in Key West, spreads out in front of you.

• West Martello Tower (Key West)

  West Martello Tower, also known as the Key West Garden Club, is a historic martello tower at 1100 Atlantic Boulevard in Key West, Florida.

• Martello Gallery-Key West Art and Historical Museum (Key West)

  Fort East Martello Museum & Gardens, also known as the East Martello Tower, sits at 3501 South Roosevelt Boulevard.

• Robert (Key West)

  Robert the Doll sits in front of you, a reportedly haunted doll exhibited at the East Martello Museum in Key West.

• Southernmost House (Upper Duval)

  Five U.S. Presidents have stayed in the Southernmost House, the historic mansion in Key West, Monroe County, now converted into a bed and breakfast.

• Southernmost point buoy (Key West)

  An anchored concrete buoy in front of you, the Southernmost Point Buoy claims to mark the southernmost point in the continental United States—even though it…

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