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The Ernest Hemingway Home and MuseumvsKey West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory
The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum and Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory are both highly recommended by professional travelers. On balance, The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum scores significantly better than Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory. The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum is ranked #1 in Key West with recommendations from 9 sources like Fodor's, Travel + Leisure and Where.
The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum
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U.S. News & World Report Travel + Leisure Show All Reviews
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
Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory Lonely Planet Travel + Leisure Afar Magazine Where Fodor's
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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"
