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Mallory SquarevsKey West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory
Both are highly recommended by travel writers. Overall, Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory is preferred by most professionals compared to Mallory Square. Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory has a TripExpert Score of 78 with approval from 5 publications like Travel + Leisure, Frommer's and Lonely Planet.
Mallory Square
Concierge
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
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U.S. News & World Report
Travel + Leisure
400 Wall St, Key West, FL 33040
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Concierge "Locals avoid it and tourists flock to it, but there's still a lot to love about Mallory Square."
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Sunset is obviously the time to go
Fodor's "For practically every visitor, it's the requisite venue for a nightly sunset celebration that includes street performers." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Take all those energies, subcultures and oddities of Keys life and focus them into one torchlit, family-friendly (but playfully edgy), sunset-enriched street party." Full review
Where "A do-not-miss event during any visit to Key West is the famous (perhaps infamous) sunset celebration." Full review
U.S. News & World Report4.0
"For a great view of the Key West sunset, head to Mallory Square at the northwest tip of the island." Full review
Travel + Leisure "It's touristy...you can't not go for at least one sunset to join the throngs of revelers who ogle the buskers, sip daiquiris, and do their best to spot Key West's famed Green Flash right at sunset."
Florida Keys Travel Guide
March 2, 2021
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Do not miss the cat acrobatics (seriously).
Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory Lonely Planet Travel + Leisure
Afar Magazine Where Fodor's
Condé Nast Traveler U.S. News & World Report Travel + Leisure
Frommer's Travel + Leisure Show All Reviews
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"
