The Key West Lighthouse Museum, once a Coast Guard lighthouse station, was originally built in 1825, but destroyed by a hurricane in 1846. Rebuilt in 1848 and restored in 1990, it is now used to illustrate the history of the island. The waters off Key West are beautifully clear with an aquamarine cast. Of course you will have to stop at the marker at the end of Whitehead Street designating the southernmost point in the continental United States. Key West is also a fisherman s paradise, and the restaurants are casual and offer delightful and unusual dishes.
Accommodations vary from moderately priced guest houses and motels to more luxurious ones.
The atmosphere is relaxed and friendly in Key West, with more than a million tourists a year coming here to sample conch hospitality. Once you visit here, you ll want to return, again and again. Key West is a small island 160 miles south-southwest of Miami. PageWise makes no representations about the content published on this site. PageWise hereby disclaims all warranties and conditions with regard to this information, and user agrees that all such use is at its own risk.