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Key West is the southern most city in the United States. It sits on the last major island at the end of the Florida Keys.

KEY WEST, Florida

Dave
2004-02-22 12:50:47

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call PHONE NUMBER 305.294.5161.

Lighthouse Military Museum is located at 938 Whitehouse Street. The museum is now in the former lighthouse keeper's cabin. It displays exhibits about Florida's lighthouse history. In the garden is a Japanese submarine captured in Pearl Harbor and a fighter airplane. The lighthouse built in 1847 has a spiral staircase which the general public can walk to the top for excellent 360 degree views of the island and ocean. For more information call PHONE NUMBER 305.294.0012

Mel Fisher's Treasure Exhibit is well worth the money. Mel Fisher passed away in late 1998. His museum is located near the waterfront at Greene and Front Streets (200 Greene Street). This exhibit displays gold, silver, and other artifacts recovered by Mel Fisher from the sunken treasure ships, the Atocha and the Santa Margarita. He searched for 16 years before finding these ships on July 20, 1985. These two ships sunk off of Key West on September 22, 1622 in a nasty hurricane. For more information call PHONE NUMBER 305.296.9936. Another store specializing in sunken treasure is the Spanish Colonial Coin Co. They are located at 425 Green Street and you can reach them at PHONE NUMBER 800.234.1622 or at PHONE NUMBER 305.296.5366. Their FAX NUMBER is 305.293.0563.

The Memorial Sculpture Garden is FREE and is located near Mallory Square. Here you can see busts of famous people who lived in Key West or who played a part in the history of Key West. The newest addition to this garden is a program where you can pay a certain fee for getting your name etched into a brick. The brick is then laid around the statues.

Ripley's Believe It or Not! is located in the heart of Key West at 527 Duval Street. This is one of the many Ripley museums in the US begun From the legacy of Robert Ripley. Robert Ripley who is buried in Santa Rosa, CA traveled the world and discovered some very strange objects. This museum contains over 1500 strange and bizarre exhibits including a shrunken head. For more information call PHONE NUMBER 305.293.9694. They have 10,000 air conditioned square feet. They are open daily from 9am until 11pm. All major credit cards are accepted.

The Southern Most Monument in the United States is logically located at the southern most point in the US. It is only 90 miles from Cuba. If Cuba ever becomes a Democratic State ferry service between Key West and Cuba would begin almost immediately. The monument located here is a small painted concrete structure. There is not much to see here except the ocean. It is worth a trip just so you can tell friends and family that you have been there. It is located at the junction of Whitehead and South Streets.

The Sunset Celebration is well worth a trip to Key West. This takes place on Mallory Square and the Hilton Resort and Marina next to the historic old town. Here the square remains empty for the majority of the day, but in the evening the square fills up with thousands of people. There are many vendors and artisans selling their crafts. Be sure to find the infamous "Cookie Lady" wheeling herself around the square selling various cookies. Besides all the crafts that are sold be sure to visit several interesting entertainers. Two of the better ones that drew the most crowds were the dog trainer and the magician. The dog trainer would show the crowds the tricks learned by his pet dogs. The magician would show magic tricks. His most famous trick is when he invites four people from the crowd to put a metal jacket and chains on himself and then he somehow escapes.