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Hokerer Hokerer OP
Aug 09, 2025 at 01:03 PM ET
Heading to Key West for a week, what are the must do's?

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Coach McGuirk Coach McGuirk
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Every time I go, I like to walk the loop on Duval - up one way and back
down the other. I like to go midday, not at night, and take in the sights. I also generally pick up a giant can of Bud at a corner convenience store and brown bag it. It's illegal to drink in public, but that's part of the allure. It's about 2 miles round trip. I also like to stroll around the seaport, and always stop in the Half Shell Raw Bar. Renting bikes and slowly rolling around looking at the incredibly restored/maintained houses is also fun.
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squarerootofone
11mo
if you’re into seafood, you can hit up the long john silver’s down there.
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Agoodhokie
11mo
Garden of Eden above Bull & Whistle
And banana heaven dessert at Blue Heaven!
reconhokie reconhokie
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Sunset cruise. Gardens hotel
titanhokie titanhokie
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Mel Fisher's Treasure Museum...watch the old NatGeo documentary on the..
Atocha treasure hunt first! (narrated by Martin Sheen) Fascinating!
Vtskier1 Vtskier1
11mo
Day trip to Dry Tortugas...
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EDGEMAN
11mo
That would have to be an airplane ride.
I would look at the condition of the planes before climbing in one. Lots of rust in a salt environment.
JoesterVT JoesterVT
11mo
Why would that have to be an airplane ride?
I guess airplanes go there, but with multiple ways to get there by sea, why would that be your first thought? I know an addition to many smaller private boats that will get you there, there is at least one big outfit that provide a high speed ferry...
Hokerer Hokerer OP
11mo
That high speed ferry is $235 per person. Yikes
Coach McGuirk Coach McGuirk
11mo
I would definitely do that on a nice day, especially now that I see it is
only 2 hours. I know I am going to do it soon. That place looks incredible.
Vtskier1 Vtskier1
11mo
We did it by boat.... no problemo.
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EDGEMAN
11mo
You take a boat "day trip" to the Dry Tortugas, your time there will be...
...limited. How long does it take the ferry to get there, 4 hours? That's a lot of commuting time for one day.
JoesterVT JoesterVT
11mo
About 2 hours. It's 70 miles
Coach McGuirk Coach McGuirk
11mo
Everybody I've talked to about it says 4 hrs. And some people get seasick.
It can be pretty rough out there. I don't know of too many boats that are going to go 35 mph in what could be 4' seas. A 35+ foot high quality center console maybe, but you won't enjoy the beating. I guess it all depends on how the water is, but it isn't likely to be glass.
JoesterVT JoesterVT
11mo
Huh....they have it at 2:10 on their trip itener
I realize that's going to be heavily dependant on sea conditions.
Coach McGuirk Coach McGuirk
11mo
Hmm, I see that now. I guess I would have to believe them. That's a very
fast ferry boat.
JoesterVT JoesterVT
11mo
It's a catamaran, apparently
JoesterVT JoesterVT
11mo
Head up the road to the Big Pine area
Looe Key, Big Pine, etc. Check out the Blue Hole, have lunch at the No Name Pub. See some tiny deer.
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HokieNoVA
11mo
Get drunk, visit Hemingway's house, then go flip-off Robert the Doll
Those are the only things i can think of doing in the Keys. ** Edited by HokieNoVA at 8/9/2025, 2:50:28 PM
Brown Water Brown Water
11mo
Oh, and a good drag show is a must
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HwoodHokie
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Pound drinks at Sloppy Joe’s Bar
Hokieman76 Hokieman76
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Mallory Square Sunset, Conch Train, Ernest Hemingway 's Home and six toe ca
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EDGEMAN
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...six toed cats. (some have 7 toes)
But the Hemingway house and lot has to be the nicest property in Key West.
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vawter85
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Breakfast at Blue Heaven, dinner at Louie's Backyard
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vawter85
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or the pancake charcuterie board at Breakfast Club Too
astrohokie astrohokie
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Scuba/snorkel
Brown Water Brown Water
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When you run out of things to do check out the Key West Butterly & Nature
Conservatory.