Key West is affectionately known among its population as the “Conch Republic” and is the Southern Most Point in the United States of America. It is located only 90 miles from the coasts of Cuba.

It has been made famous in many ways by Earnest Hemingway’s living there and his references to Key West in his writings. His former residence is still a major tourist attraction. Hemingway would do an estimated 70% of his lifetime’s writing in the writer’s den in the upper floor of the converted garage, in back of this house.

Every evening crowds gather at the dock to watch the sunset and the local entertainers do their thing. The show goes on late into the night and revelers finish up in the local “drinking holes”