You can shop until you drop. Every restaurant and outdoor cafe is lively and full. People stand outside and look in, listening to bands and performers. It's a most interesting Key West peculiarity. It dissolves the barriers between the inside and the outside and transforms everyone into a participant at one big island party.
People watching is a major sport.
Anything goes, from the chic and trendy to the zany and outrageous. You will see a wide variety of types and characters, among them quite a few ruggedly handsome Hemingway copies. Fun to watch are the tanned young men on their pedicabs. Each one sports a black and white Jolly Roger flag, and weaves with gusto through the crowds. These pedicabs take you around much faster than a car.