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Key West, Florida is more than a place. It is a spirit, a funky energy that enters your soul and takes residence in your worldview as well as your inner vision. A state of mind more than a city; a way of life more than a place to live. It\u2019s a lifestyle, not a destination. All expressed in the absurdist poetry that is Key West, a language not spoken anywhere else in the country.<\/p>\n

But even recognizing all this, I didn\u2019t fully have a grasp on the essence of the town until I spotted several elderly old men playing Bocce ball. I asked another observer if lawn bowling is popular because many people of Italian descent live in Key West. \u201cOh no,\u201d she chuckled. \u201cIt\u2019s popular because you can play Bocce with one hand and hold a drink in the other.\u201d Welcome to Key West!<\/p>\n

Turn a corner on a non-descript street or pass a random restaurant, and strands of guitar riffs assault your receptive ear drums. Either that \u2013 or it\u2019s a rooster crowing. Actually a lot of roosters \u2013 they\u2019re everywhere.<\/p>\n

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Key West\u2019s oldest wooden house. PHOTO COURTESY OF DREAMSTIME.<\/span><\/span><\/center><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Many a house bears a plaque dating to the 1800\u2019s \u2013 and a number of other historical markers a century earlier. Old Town, the largest predominantly wooden-housed historic district in the country \u2013 featuring almost 3000 structures \u2013 is deserving of a truth-in-advertising award. There\u2019s a sign near Duval Street, the town\u2019s epi-center, that reads: \u201cOn this site in 1897, nothing happened.\u201d That\u2019s probably one of the only spots in Key West where that\u2019s true.<\/p>\n

Renovated cigar factories share space with Victorian mansions laced with gingerbread trimming; upscale art galleries reside next to tacky t-shirt shops. Fashion, funk and frivolity define the town; art and shlock and whimsy co-exist on the same bar stool. And yes, those stools are there in abundance \u2013 117 bars on Duval alone, pre-pandemic \u2013 many of which claim that Ernest Hemingway, the most famous Key West resident, occupied that seat as well.<\/p>\n

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And surely, his home is one of the most visited sites in the city. The tiny second-story studio in which he wrote his prestigious novels remains exactly as he left it; photos, books and furnishings recall his life there of more than a decade in the 1930\u2019s. Stuffed heads of animals he shot on safari adorn the walls. You can almost feel the presence of the quirky and fairly disturbed author everywhere. Almost as famous as Hemingway himself was his beloved six-toed cat, Snowball, dozens of descendants of whom still reside there.<\/p>\n

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Hemingway\u2019s House. PHOTO BY ANDY NEWMAN \/ FLORIDA KEYS NEWS BUREAU.<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An equally notable but very different personality also resided in Key West, but only in the winter. Harry S Truman\u2019s (yes, S without a period is his middle name) Little White House has its own colorful history, with tales of lively poker games and \u201cloud Hawaiian shirt\u201d contests our 33rd<\/sup> president enjoyed with staff and guests \u2013 also chief justices and locals. And oh yes, four other presidents visited there as well.<\/p>\n

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The Truman Poker Table. PHOTO COURTESY OF VICTOR BLOCK.<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It\u2019s also rumored that Truman insisted on downing an early morning \u201cshot of bourbon followed by a large glass of fresh-squeezed Florida orange juice,\u201d allegedly on the advice of his doctor. Hemingway, an ardent imbiber himself, would most certainly have approved of his neighbor\u2019s breakfast ritual, which might have made both welcome visitors at Schooner Wharf which boasts the earliest Happy Hour in town, beginning at 7:30 a.m. The theory being that you can\u2019t actually drink all day if you don\u2019t start early.<\/p>\n

Hemingway, a hunter of game; Truman, a hunter of humor; Mel Fisher, a hunter of treasure. And his own museum contains treasures \u2013 both literal and figurative \u2013 for the visiting public. The intrepid fortune hunter spent 16 years seeking the wrecks of Spanish galleons that sank in 1622 off the coast of Key West. The $450 million treasure included more than 40 tons of gold and silver as well as emeralds, Chinese porcelain and other precious artifacts. But even more fascinating than the exhibits themselves is the story of his search for the valuable cache.<\/p>\n

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Tennessee William House. PHOTO BY MIKE HOLLAR \/ FLORIDA KEYS NEWS BUREAU.<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Shipwreck Museum. PHOTO COURTESY OF VICTOR BLOCK.<\/span><\/span><\/center><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So yes, these are the three attractions for which Key West is most famous, but peeling back the proverbial onion proffers many more enticing sites: the always enchanting Botanical Gardens; the Oldest Wooden House with its original furnishings, artifacts and island history dating back to 1829; Tennessee Williams\u2019 small cottage lending insight into another literary giant, and my favorite, the Shipwreck Treasure Museum.<\/p>\n

There you get to relive the lives of wreckers \u2013 either those brave souls who saved people and ships careening off the dangerous reefs surrounding the island or greedy pirates who pillaged the lost treasures, depending upon your perspective \u2013 who played an important part of Key West\u2019s vibrant history. The resulting salvage industry is what Key West is built on.\u00a0 For a time, that enterprise made the tiny island the richest city per capita in the United States.<\/p>\n

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The T-Shirt Shop. PHOTO COURTESY OF VICTOR BLOCK.<\/span><\/span><\/center><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But for me, the best way to experience the inimitably funky charm of the town is to just wander the streets, laughing your way from one t-shirt slogan to another, most of which can\u2019t be repeated in a family newspaper. But a few can: \u201cA good lawyer knows the law; a great lawyer knows the judge\u201d; \u201c4 out of 3 people struggle with math\u201d; and \u201cMermaids smoke sea weed.\u201d Bada boom.<\/p>\n

And should you get hungry, be sure to stop at Blue Heaven where, in the 1930\u2019s, Hemingway, an amateur boxing aficionado, refereed matches \u2013 yes, he certainly did get around. And even more notable, depending upon your point of view, is that a dance hall and bordello also occupied the same property. But you\u2019d expect nothing less of Key West.<\/p>\n

For more information, please visit Florida Keys<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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