Key WestSights

Museum sights in Key West

  1. A

    East Martello Tower

    The East Martello Tower is home to Robert the haunted doll, the inspiration for all those Chucky movies. (He's in a glass case to keep him from making mischief in the rest of the museum.)

    reviewed

  2. B

    Museum of Art & History at the Custom House

    Offering a more low-key, less swashbuckling version of Key West history, the Museum of Art & History at the Custom House is an interesting collection of folklore, artwork and historical exhibits housed in the impressive former Customs House.

    reviewed

  3. C

    Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum

    Hearan impressive tale of tenacity and treasure hunting at the Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum and gawk at the treasures salvaged from the Atocha, a Spanish galleon that sank nearby almost 400 years ago.

    reviewed

  4. D

    Key West Shipwreck Historeum Museum

    The Key West Shipwreck Historeum Museum is lively, with a cast of actors taking you back to 1856, when the Isaac Allerton was destroyed by a hurricane in the Saddlebunch Keys.

    reviewed

  5. E

    Wreckers’ Museum/Oldest House

    The home of Confederate blockade-runner Francis B Watlington, the Wreckers’ Museum/Oldest House is filled with period antiques and has enjoyable, volunteer-led tours.

    reviewed

  6. F