Conch houses, turquoise water, harbor light, and sunset color

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Key West is an island city of shaded lanes, weathered porches, working docks, Cuban-Caribbean flavors, and water on every side. Walk Old Town beyond Duval Street, reserve a sail or reef day, and choose a harbor, beach, or Mallory Square view for sunset.

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First choices

Old Town, the water, or a quieter island edge

Stay in Old Town for evening walks, choose the Southernmost area for a calmer Atlantic edge, or trade central walkability for a resort pool and parking in New Town.

Key West Historic Seaport in warm tropical light — The Historic Seaport joins working boats, charter docks, restaurants, and sunset walks on the north side of Old Town.

Key West by WaterSailing, snorkeling, fishing, mangroves, Dry Tortugas, and weather choices.Hotels & staysOld Town inns, Southernmost rooms, waterfront resorts, and New Town properties.Things to doHistoric homes, museums, gardens, beaches, fort, seaport, and sunset.Getting hereKey West International Airport flights, Miami drives, Overseas Highway stops, parking, bikes, and buses.

Old Town is compact enough to cross on foot. The Historic Seaport, open water, tropical gardens, and the Atlantic shore each show a different side of Key West.

Old Town side streets

Conch houses, literary history, Bahama Village, small museums, and garden walls fill the quieter blocks beyond Duval Street.

Historic Seaport

Charter boats, schooners, working docks, seafood, and an easy harbor walk make this more than a departure point.

Atlantic edge

Fort Zachary Taylor, the Southernmost area, and the island's south shore bring beach, history, and open horizon into the city.

Water beyond town

Reef trips, mangrove paddles, fishing, sails, and Dry Tortugas departures cover waters well beyond the Old Town shoreline.

A historic island city with the sea in every direction

Whitehead Street carries the Hemingway Home, lighthouse, and Green Parrot toward the Southernmost end. The seaport curves around the other side of Old Town. Fort Zachary Taylor combines Civil War-era masonry, shade trees, and a coral-rock shoreline when current park conditions allow a visit. Between them are wooden houses, roosters, tropical gardens, docks, and tables shaped by Bahamian, Cuban, Caribbean, and Gulf Coast traditions.