Key West

Island In The Sun
Surrounded by waters of the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico, Key West is a tiny two by five mile island, 120 miles west of the mainland. Travel to Key West by car or bus on the Overseas Highway, boat or cruise ship by ocean, or airplane. The
Overseas Highway is a series of 43 bridges and islands built
to support the East Coast Railway, a labor of love built by Henry M. Flagler and completed in 1912. The old tracks were converted to a highway in 1938.

Key West is a unique place to visit or live. If fishing, diving and sailing are for you the waters are unbelievably clear, glistening and clean. If on the other hand history, museums, art and architecture are your choice, Key West is filled with rich history, beautiful old buildings and historic homes such as Ernest Hemingway and John J. Audubon's, Harry S. Truman's Little White House or Milton Curry s Mansion built in 1905. Tours by foot, bicycle or open air "conch trains and trolleys" offer excellent monologues on the history, culture and treasures of this old city incorporated in 1828.

Old town offers shops and art galleries from one end of the spectrum to the other. The exceptional diversity in restaurants reflect the numerous countries of origins of the residents. Bars and nightclubs from the local Hog's Breath Saloon and Sloppy Joe's to Hard Rock Cafe. What ever your lifestyle Key West has something of interest for you.

A Yankee outpost during the Civil War, Key West
has been host to the military since the Spanish American War. Pirating, salvaging, fishing, canneries, sponging, cigar making have all been major
occupations in Key West. Today you can still see cigar making, a perfumery, fabric printing, jewelry making, sandal shops and internationally known, Mel Fishers Treasure Salvors Museum.

Approximately 28,000 call Key West home and
another 6,500 spend their winter here. Many
thousands visit annually.

Visit our Key West office to discover the neighbor-hoods of Key West, The Last Resort, and surrounding area. Homes from moderate to magnificent.