Small-Group Walking Tour: Explore Key West's History
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87 Ratings
Key West
Immerse yourself in the history and culture of Key West on a small-group walking tour. Explore popular landmarks, meet locals, and gain a unique perspective of the island.
Duration: 1 hour, 45 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Key West Shipwreck Museum - You will see the Shipwreck Museum from the distance and your guide will explain to you how the shipwrecking industry made Key West one of the richest towns in the USA.
  • Mel Fisher’s Treasures - Learn who Mel Fisher is and how his life long dream became a reality.
  • Audubon House & Tropical Gardens - Back in the day, Audubon House was owned by one of the most successful shipwreckers in Key West, however, it was named after famous American ornithologist. Your guide will explain to you why this happened and what other secrets and ghosts are living in the Audubon house.
  • Key West Lighthouse and Keeper’s Quarters Museum - You will learn about the history of the lighthouse and why it was moved from Southernmost Point to the current location.
  • The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum - Your Guide will share with you fun and amusing stories that took place when Hemingway lived in the house.
  • Southernmost Point - Final destination and a MUST HAVE photo in Key West!
What's Included
  • Professional local guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Experience The Local Flavour, Close Up and Personal

If, like us, you view traveling as more than simply ‘visiting destinations,’ then you will appreciate what we’re offering. It’s not just about landmarks and exhibits for you; you seek adventures and explorations. You’re keen on discovering more than what regular touristy locations usually provide. That’s the intention behind our Southernmost Walking Tour: to truly embed you in the heritage and customs of Key West! Traveling by foot doesn’t allow for the world to rush past you, it encourages leisurely intake and understanding. You’ll get the chance to intimately explore and appreciate the region’s rich cultural heritage and natural history.

Begin your adventure at Kino Sandals, the celebrated Cuban shoe manufacturing facility. From there we head towards the Southernmost Point of the Mainland US, meeting numerous landmarks and diving into local customs along the way. Our friendly guides, well-versed and deeply rooted in the local environment will lead you all the way. At the end of the tour, we promise you an enlightening outlook on our little paradise!

  • Parking: If you come on a bicycle there is a bike rack where you can lock it. There is meter parking available for the cars on Fitzpatrick, Whitehead and Front streets. Plan accordingly so you arrive on time and have time to park.
  • Must be able to walk 1.4 to 1.8 miles at moderate speed in warm weather.
Location
107 Fitzpatrick St
Fitzpatrick Street
We meet at the Kino Sandals Factory plaza! Your Tour Guide will be wearing a straw hat and have an iPad with Key West Walking Tour sign.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Annmcm23
May 13, 2024
Want to fall in love with Key West? Take this tour. - Key West's deep history is too easily shadowed by libation and relaxation - but this tour is perfect, a historical primer and living lesson of Key West's culture of acceptance, with AJ as our fantastic guide. His knowledge about Key West's history and culture was infectious. Our group of 8 found that his tour was just what we needed to get comfortable with the area. Plus, he's got great recommendations for food and activities. Spot-on
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Lucy_c
Apr 29, 2024
Fantastic tour with engaging guide - Really fantastic tour! AJ was great, we learned so much about the history of Key West and saw all the sights. It was our first visit so it was great to set the scene for us. Highly recommend!
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Penny_r
Apr 28, 2024
Key West Walking History & Culture tour. - The guide on this walking tour did an excellent job explaining the history of Key West. I was glad we went early in the morn to beat the heat. I thought it included entry to the Hemmingway House but it did not. We just went back there later. We enjoyed the info & tour.
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Dawn_c
Apr 27, 2024
Great experience - Guide was very informative and knew a lot about the local history. He made the entire walk enjoyable and pointed out places to visit.
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Lora_c
Apr 12, 2024
Great tour! - This is a fun, informative and relaxing walking tour. AJ is a great guide and personalized our tour with many suggestions to our limitless questions. I highly recommend this tour to anyone who can walk.
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Jeff_n
Mar 27, 2024
Really enjoyed this tour! - AJ was a great guide. He provided interesting history and background on Key West's history and some of its buildings and made the tour fun and interesting. My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed it. After the tour we went to one of the restaurants AJ recommended and had some delicious key lime pie. We also stopped in Mel Fisher's jewelry store that AJ told us about and learned more about the Spanish shipwreck (the Atocha) that Mel Fisher discovered and looked at actual pieces of silver that were recovered from the shipwreck. We highly recommend this tour.
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Joannerc7887ae
Mar 22, 2024
History comes alive!!! A must do!!! - This is a “must do”. Don’t get pulled in on bike tours or trolleys. Put on your shoes and be ready to be informed and entertained. Alejandro is a highly knowledgeable and entertaining tour guide, full of interesting and quirky stories of the history of Key West. Even after coming to Key West for 24 years, I learned new and often humorous and/enlightening information. He augments the tour with excellent photos from the past of the same places that you are seeing, adding details that make it all come alive. GREAT TOUR!!!
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Trish_t
Mar 3, 2024
Great start to our Key West vacation! - The tour and guide were fantastic! AJ was very knowledgeable, and did a wonderful job showing us the sights and keeping us entertained!
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Patricia_a
Jan 26, 2024
Excellent - Amazing toue guide highly recommend learned so much about key west even though we we have been here 10 times and taken so many other tours
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Rodney_h
Mar 26, 2024
Be able to understand spanglish - This tour was average. The tour guide was very hard to understand because of the language barrier even though we signed up for English tour guide. When it was half over the guide didn't have much to show us except a walk from downtown to the southern most point. I wish there was more history to learn between those 2 points.
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