Top Key West Attractions & Museums

Discover an important part of Florida’s history with admission to the Harry S. Truman Little White House. This former naval base compound is now a treasured museum, open to educating the public about its past and present. See where President Truman retreated for rest and relaxation during his term in office. Learn about the notable people who visited, including Thomas Edison and Dwight D. Eisenhower. And listen to the stories told by those historians who not only know what happened here, but when and why.

Discover 28 miles (45 kms) of the Floridian coast on a 1.5-hour Jet Ski tour. With several daily tours, you can easily find a time that fits with your schedule. The tour is priced per Jet Ski, so you can ride tandem with a friend at no additional cost. Your guide is on hand at all times to lead the way on your aquatic adventure.

Discover a vital part of Florida’s history with admission to the Key West Shipwreck Treasure Museum. Explore two floors of artifacts from shipwrecks spanning 400 years, featuring treasures from the Spanish fleets of the 1600 and 1700s. Visit the 65-foot lookout tower that offers a spectacular view of the island. Check out the variety of audio-visual displays, including a below-sea-level theater, while storytellers in period costumes bring history to life with tales of the wreckers and their daring rescues. It’s a fun and fascinating experience for the entire family.

Relive the life of one of history’s most famous treasure hunters along with a wealth of exhibits on shipwreck archaeology with this admission to the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum. This Key West institution showcases a variety of treasures, both cultural and monetary, recovered from the treasure and slave ships that once plied the waters near the Florida coast. Check out the thought-provoking Slave Ship and Key West African Cemetery exhibits, then gaze in wonder at the magnificent gold, silver and jewels of the Spanish Treasure Galleons galleries.

Enjoy the Key West sunshine on a full-day catamaran excursion, and take part in a range of watersports, too. As you cruise around the alluring Gulf of Mexico, gaze out at the scenery and spot local marine life. Choose from a range of activities from snorkeling and kayaking to adrenaline-fuelled parasailing or Jet Skiing. Breakfast and lunch are served on board.

Go City's Miami All-Inclusive Pass offers you the best choice for maximum savings and flexibility when visiting Miami and South Beach. Choose between a 1, 2, 3, or 5-day pass to best suit your trip, and save up to 50 percent versus paying for individual attraction tickets. Each pass is good for two weeks from first use and gives you access to dozens of activities like a day trip to Key West, an Everglades airboat ride, entry to Miami Seaquarium, and more. Access your pass on a mobile device or print it at home and go. It’s that simple.

Naval history buffs and aspiring pirates alike are guaranteed to have a whale of a time at the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum. Your admission also includes an audio guide, which offers in depth commentary on the museum’s many artifacts. Highlights include the Spanish Treasure Galleons galleries, Slave Ship and Key West African Cemetery exhibits, and relics from the Henrietta Marie. You can even tour the museum's laboratory and see conservation firsthand.

The Miami Explorer Pass by Go City is the best choice for maximum savings and flexibility when visiting Miami, Key West, Fort Lauderdale, and other locations. Choose two, three, four, or five popular attractions/activities and save up to 45 percent compared to buying individual tickets. Enjoy fun activities like a duck tour of South Beach, Conch Train tour, or an Everglades airboat ride—just to name a few. Each pass is good for 60 days. Simply save your pass on your mobile device and go—no voucher redemption required! It’s that simple to experience some of South Florida’s best attractions.

The Key West Museum Culture Pass is an excellent way to explore the rich cultural history of this vibrant city. With the pass, you can access four unique museums, each with its own fascinating exhibits and artifacts.

A haunted adventure that is unusual and off the beaten path! The historic Key West Firehouse has a reputation as one of the more active haunted locations in the Florida Keys. Our historically accurate audio tours are researched and narrated by Ghosts of Key West author David L. Sloan and deliver a great mix of hauntings, strange crimes, history, and mystery. Our ghost tour explores hauntings on the grounds and inside the 4000-square-foot firehouse, still furnished with original artifacts. Both floors of the firehouse are air-conditioned, too, though often it's the ghosts providing the chills. This is one of the few family-operated ghost tours in Key West. Take a walk off the beaten path and see why this is the least-known and best-loved ghost tour in Old Town. The ghosts are dying to meet you.

Beyond Key West’s tiki bars and rum runners lies a fascinating history—best discovered at Sails To Rails Museum, right on Key West Bight. With interactive exhibits and rare artifacts, you’ll travel through the islands’ many eras, from “sponging” to turtling, cigar making, fishing, and more. You’ll even touch an entire bar of pirate silver, dating back 500 years.

Spend the day discovering Key West’s attraction on land and below the water during this exciting day of activities. You’ll first hop aboard a boat for a breakfast sail, complete with draft beer and mimosas. Snorkel down to the coral reefs then return to land where you can enjoy a full day riding the hop on/hop off Conch Train. You’ll also have time to visit the Key West Aquarium and the Sails and Rails Museum at your leisure.

Key West is the southernmost part of the contiguous United States and one sunny spot you’ll never want to leave. Maximize your time exploring the island’s land and waters with this combination tour. You’ll start with a morning or afternoon snorkel tour, boarding a catamaran and going to explore one of the world’s largest living coral reefs. Then, you’ll have a ticket to the Hop On Hop Off bus tour that lets you see the sites at your leisure.