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Dry Tortugas

Remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles, sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

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Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

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Robert the Doll

This legendary "evil" doll has been haunting the citizens of Key West for over 100 years.

Key West, Florida

Captain Tony's Saloon

Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.

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Southernmost Point of the Continental U.S.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

Key West, Florida

Nancy Forrester's Secret Garden

Visitors are welcome to enter this lush Key West sanctuary to entertain its plethora of rescued parrots.

Key West, Florida

Pan Am's First Office

The birthplace of American international flight service has been turned into a celebrity's microbrewery.

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Key West Cemetery

The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.

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