Key West Butterfly and Nature ConservatoryvsKey West Lighthouse and Keeper's Quarters Museum
Key West Lighthouse and Keeper's Quarters Museum and Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory are both endorsed by professionals. Overall, Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory scores slightly better than Key West Lighthouse and Keeper's Quarters Museum. Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory scores 81 with accolades from 6 reviewers including Lonely Planet, Frommer's and Where.
Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory
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1316 Duval Street, Key West, FL 33040
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Lonely Planet "This vast domed conservatory lets you stroll through a magic garden of flowering plants, colorful birds and up to 1800 fluttering butterflies." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Filled with lots of flowers and tropical plants, the building has a weather system manufactured to simulate a tropical climate, keeping everything healthy." Full review
Afar Magazine "Take a walk along the exotic environment and have fun trying to keep track of all the different birds and butterflies you see." Full review
Where "The Conservatory celebrates the lives of butterflies around the globe." Full review
Fodor's "This air-conditioned refuge for butterflies, birds, and the human spirit gladdens the soul with hundreds of colorful wings." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "More than 50 species of butterfly and 20 exotic bird species from around the world live in this glass conservatory." Full review
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Flamingos strut their stuff just feet away, and don't miss the learning center, where you can watch caterpillars munch away at their host plants up close.
U.S. News & World Report3.0
"If you love butterflies, this is the spot for you...filled with about 50 to 60 species of the colorful winged creatures that seemingly float through the air in an enclosed, glass-dome" Full review
Travel + Leisure "Come for the 50 to 60 types of butterflies, stay for the pair of flamingos who stroll the glass conservatory and enchant every visitor"
Florida Keys Travel Guide
March 2, 2021
Frommer's "This 13,000-square-foot pavilion will get nature lovers flitting with excitement." Full review
Travel + Leisure "At the Key West Butterfly & Nature Conservatory, visitors experience tropical magic as they walk among hundreds of flying butterflies and exotic birds — there's even a couple flamingos"
Key West Lighthouse and Keeper's Quarters Museum Lonely Planet Where Fodor's U.S. News & World Report Condé Nast Traveler Frommer's Travel + Leisure
938 Whitehead St, Key West, FL 33040
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Lonely Planet "It’s just as enjoyable to gaze up at the tower from the leafy street below." Full review
Where "This 1847 structure, inland on a Key West street just across from the Hemingway Home, affords visitors a bird’s-eye view of Key West from atop its 90-foot light tower (88 steps to the top)." Full review
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It was positioned here to avoid the fate of its predecessor on Whitehead Point, which toppled in a hurricane the previous year.
Fodor's "For the best view in town, climb the 88 steps to the top of this 1847 lighthouse." Full review
U.S. News & World Report11.0
"If you can fend off the claustrophobia and don't mind heights, the climb up the tiny and constricting 88 steps to the top of the Key West Lighthouse is worth it for the views, say recent visitors." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "You'll have to climb 88 steps to reach the top, but once you do, you'll get rewarded with expansive views." Full review
Frommer's "One of the island’s more important buildings, guiding military, commercial, and pleasure vessels through shallow waters and treacherous reefs." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Browse the Key West Lighthouse and Keeper's Quarters to get a glimpse of maritime life in the 1800s, when it opened with a rarity: a female keeper"
