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Hemingway House
Key West’s biggest darling, Ernest Hemingway, lived in this gorgeous Spanish-Colonial house from 1931 to 1940. Poppa moved here in his early 30s with wife No 2, a Vogue fashion editor and (former) friend of wife No 1. The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber and The Green Hills of Africa were produced here , but Hemingway didn’t just work; like all writers he wasted a lot of time, specifically by installing Key West’s first saltwater swimming pool. The construction project set him back so badly he pressed his ‘last penny’ into the cement on the pool’s deck. It’s still there today, along with the evil descendants of his famous six-toed cat, who basically rule the house a…
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Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum
The Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum offers tours every half-hour, during which bearded docents spin yarns of Papa. You'll see his studio, hear about his unusual pool, and witness scores of descendents of his six-toed cats languishing in the sun, on furniture, and pretty much wherever they feel like.
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