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Audubon House & Tropical GardensvsThe Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum
Both are recommended by expert reviewers. Overall, The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum is the choice of most writers compared to Audubon House & Tropical Gardens. The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum has a TripExpert Score of 95 with positive reviews from 9 publications including Michelin Guide, Where and Atlas Obscura.
Audubon House & Tropical Gardens
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Michelin Guide
Where
U.S. News & World Report
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Frommer's
205 Whitehead St, Key West, FL 33040
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Fodor's "If you've ever seen an engraving by ornithologist John James Audubon, you'll understand why his name is synonymous with birds." Full review
Afar Magazine "The Audobon House, built in the 19th century by Captain George Geiger, now serves as an incredible time portal to the past in Key West." Full review
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"The preservation of this Neoclassical house (1840s) sparked Key West's preservation movement in 1960." Full review
Where "It was 12 years before the house was built, but in 1832 John James Audubon did spend time on the grounds of John Geiger’s huge garden." Full review
U.S. News & World Report8.0
"Whether you're interested in colonial furniture, period architecture, tropical greenery or naturalist John James Audubon, you'll find a host of curiosities at the Audubon House &Tropical Gardens." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Get a glimpse into historic Key West life as well as Audubon's famed birds or just enjoy a few quiet and cooling moments in the shady courtyard."
Florida Keys Travel Guide
March 2, 2021
Frommer's "A manse built by one of the many rich shipwreck salvagers on the island, it’s a kind of museum of that period." Full review
The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum
Concierge Fodor's
Lonely Planet Travel + Leisure Afar Magazine Michelin Guide Where
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907 Whitehead St, Key West, FL 33040
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Concierge "The house itself was built by a marine architect and salvage wrecker in 1851. The rooms all contain antiques and memorabilia from Hemingway's world travels."
Fodor's "Amusing anecdotes spice up the guided tours of Ernest Hemingway's home, built in 1801 by the town's most successful wrecker." Full review
Lonely Planet "Key West’s biggest darling, Ernest Hemingway, lived in this gorgeous Spanish colonial house from 1931 to 1940." Full review
Travel + Leisure "It's a shame to come to Hemingway's tropical hideaway and not take the official tour, which start every 10 minutes." Full review
Afar Magazine "Hemingway wrote in the early mornings and poked around town in the afternoon - unless he was fishing." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"The novelist Ernest Hemingway (1889-1961), a legendary Key West figure, wrote some of his finest works on the island." Full review
Where "Once the home of Key West’s most famous writer, Ernest Hemingway, the Hemingway Home and Museum ranks at the top of any must-do list and is Key West’s most popular attraction." Full review
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Be sure to look for the infamous six-toed cats!
Atlas Obscura "The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats. " Full review
U.S. News & World Report6.0
"Literary icon and journalist Ernest Hemingway is one of Key West's best-known and well-loved "freshwater Conchs" (a resident who was not born on the island)." Full review
Travel + Leisure "There is no better pilgrimage in the Keys than to the home of its most famous literary citizen...get the story behind the swimming pool, and walk the tiny catwalk to his writing studio."
Florida Keys Travel Guide
March 2, 2021
