Things To Do

Key West's longest public beach with watersport rentals.

Local favorite beach with park, pier, and volleyball.

Best swimming and snorkeling beach inside the state park.

Key West's only off-leash dog beach.

Small Old Town beach for a quick swim.

Small gulf-side beach perfect for sunsets and a quick dip.

Key West's legendary nightly free sunset celebration.

The only public 18-hole golf course in the Keys.

Free outdoor pickleball courts near Salute! and Higgs Beach.

Free outdoor tennis courts next to the pickleball courts at Higgs Beach.

Free community run club with weekly runs at Higgs Beach and Baby's Coffee.

Snorkel the living coral reef just offshore.

Dive the reef and wrecks around Key West.

Paddle through the quiet mangrove tunnels.

SUP rentals in calm, crystal-clear waters.

See the reef without getting wet on a glass-bottom boat.

Deep-sea sport fishing for mahi, tuna, and marlin.

Fly fish for tarpon and bonefish on the backcountry flats.

Spot dolphins and sea turtles on a guided boat tour.

Ferry to Fort Jefferson in America's most remote national park.

Rent a jet ski and explore the open water.

Soar above Key West for a bird's-eye view of the island.

Party boat sunset cruise on a full-sail catamaran.

Snorkel the reef under the stars with bioluminescence.

Guided eco-tour through the Keys' unique ecosystem.

Self-drive electric pontoon boats, no license needed.

Classic sailing trip timed to the Key West sunset.

Boat out to a secluded sandbar for swimming in crystal-clear water.

Dive for Florida spiny lobster during mini-season and regular season.

One of the top kiteboarding destinations in the US.

Hunt lionfish and reef species on a guided spearfishing dive.

Learn to sail in Key West's warm trade-wind conditions.

Hemingway's former home with six-toed cats roaming the grounds.

The iconic buoy marking the southernmost point in the continental US.

Civil War-era fort with the best beach in Key West.

Climb the 1848 lighthouse for panoramic island views.

Treasure and artifacts from the sunken Atocha galleon.

Art and history in the restored Custom House building.

America's first open-air aquarium with touch tanks.

President Truman's historic vacation home and museum.

Historic cemetery with famously witty epitaphs.

Self-guided walk through 200 years of Key West history.

90-minute narrated tour of Key West's history.

Explore the eclectic galleries lining Duval and Old Town side streets.

Dramatic re-enactments and real artifacts from Key West's wrecking era.

Walk-through butterfly habitat with tropical birds.

Historic Civil War ruins transformed into tropical gardens.

Free interactive exhibits on Keys ecosystems.

Haunted walking tour through Key West's eerie Old Town.

Guided food tour through Old Town's best bites.

Follow the music from venue to venue across Key West.