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  1. David_S

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    #1 David_S, Feb 15, 2014
    Going to be in Key West one day this coming week & will have all of maybe 5 hours to poke around with my wife.

    So... For someone who has never visited, what is a defiinate MUST (or list of MUSTS) to take in?
     
  2. Meister

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    #2 Meister, Feb 15, 2014
    Kinda tame during hte day, but Duval Street and the cruise ship docking area is good people watching and a way to kill a couple hours. It's the kind of place to just walk around and take in all the flavor of the area
     
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    #3 kylec, Feb 15, 2014
    Urinate in public. Conch train, mel fishers museum.
     
  4. blown daytona

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    #4 blown daytona, Feb 15, 2014
    5 hours wont cover it. Do you like to drink??? If yes, you will love it :)
     
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    #5 Nativetroy, Feb 15, 2014
    Depends on what you like. There is the Hemingway house. The light house. Bars. Piers. Rent a moped and crusie around. It's an easy place to kill a few hours for sure.
     
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    #6 wax, Feb 15, 2014
    The answer is in the question.
     
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    #7 Max4HD, Feb 16, 2014
    +1


    Cheers
     
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    Look for the guy on Duvall street who tells dirty jokes for $.
     
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    #9 blown daytona, Feb 16, 2014
    Mallory Square at sunset. Lots of street performers
     
  10. David_S

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    #10 David_S, Feb 16, 2014
    A lot of good ideas, but can't drink, as I'll be driving at the end of the visit & nightlife is out, as exit is 5 pm sharp. Guess I'll just sit at wherever we enter the place & stare at the sun.
     
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    #11 duskybird, Feb 16, 2014
    Blue heaven for breakfast/lunch.
     
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    #12 Nativetroy, Feb 16, 2014
    Plenty if places to sit. And plenty of things to stare at other than the sun. If you like to people watch, anywhere in town will work. Grab some Key Like pie and enjoy yourself.
     
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    #13 Meister, Feb 16, 2014
    If you don't mind me asking what exactly are you doing down there? Are you driving down from the "main land" hanging out for 5 hours and then drving back? The drive each way is 3 hrs or so...sounds like a long day...
     
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    #14 tatcat, Feb 16, 2014
    southern most point and mile 0 marker for the photo
     
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    #15 David_S, Feb 24, 2014
    Didn't pee in public, but we DID take the Conch train.

    Day was basically - 3 hours on Key West Express boat from Ft Myers, Arrive in KW around noon. Rode the Conch Train around for a bit over an hour or so - that gives you a pretty fair look at a good bit of the island. After that, we stopped at a place called "Red Fish Blue Fish" for lunch - had an awesome gulf shrimp po'boy and a few $5 margaritas. Another couple hours walking around & people watching, and back on the express to Ft Myers.

    Not sure I'd recommend the place as a 1 day trip, but would probably be a lot of fun if you had 2 or 3 overnights.
     
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    #16 BigTex, Feb 24, 2014
    Pappa Hemingway's house, with all the five toed cats..

    Pirates Alley Cigar Factory (under new management since my visit)....fresh hand rolled.

    Yes, definately the Mile Marker 0 monument!!

    Mel Fishers treasure is awesome!!
    is it still open, since his legal issues??
     
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    #17 David_S, Feb 24, 2014
    Those cats have SIX toes :)

    Went by the Mile Marker 0 buoy and grabbed a photo on the fly. Wife thought it was cool, but didn't mean much to me.

    From what I saw, the Fisher treasure museum/shop is still up and running.

    Probably the niftiest things I saw were a nice Jag XKE (hardtop) parked in a garage and one of the biggest iguanas I've ever seen walking around.
     
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    #18 Simon^2, Feb 24, 2014
    Surprised no one mentioned this yet...

    Sea Plane to Fort Jefferson.
     
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    #19 David_S, Feb 24, 2014
    Not sure that would fit into the "only a few hours to kill" theme... :)
     
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    #20 Simon^2, Feb 24, 2014
    Depends on what you consider a few...
     

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