2 hours 15 minutes (approx.)
Daily Tour
10 people
English
Key West is home to many unique architectural landmarks and historic homes. Rather than wandering around alone, you can learn the fascinating stories of each by taking a guided tour. This small-group walking tour provides in-depth insights into the people and places of historic Key West.
We’ll begin our tour outside the beautiful Geiger-Audubon Home and discuss its unique design features, gardens, and how it started the historic restoration efforts for all of Old Town Key West.
• Admission Ticket Free
We’ll pass by the stunning Old Customs House. We will discuss why it was constructed of brick, the many fascinating design anomalies it contains since the designers never visited Key West, and the restoration efforts that have turned it into a fantastic museum.
• Admission Ticket Free
We’ll stroll into the beautiful Truman Annex Neighborhood, talk about the important history it played as a military base, and visit the beautiful Presidential Gates.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
We’ll walk past the Truman Little White House and learn about President Truman’s time in Key West and the historic events surrounding his Key West White House.
• Admission Ticket Free
We’ll see the original Pan American Airlines office and learn about the birth of international aviation in the United States. We will stop outside the building for an opportunity to take photos and for your guide to share stories and the history of the location. We will not be going inside the building.
3 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
We’ll stop at the Captain George Carey- Jesse Porter- Robert Frost house to discuss its unique history, unusual color scheme, and the many celebrities who have been entertained there over the years.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
We’ll stop to admire the grandeur of the Dr. Joseph Yates Porter Mansion and discuss the role Dr. Porter and the mansion played in eradicating Yellow Fever in Florida.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
We’ll stop outside to view the Victorian splendor of the Curry-Amsterdam Mansion, discuss this family’s incredible legacy of seven mansions in Key West, and the historic events that took place in the home’s original kitchen.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
We’ll pass by Casa Antigua and talk about its unusual origins, its history with Ernest Hemingway, and the famous book he authored there.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
We will view the beautiful George Henry Curry Mansion- noted for its magnificent styling, wrap-around veranda, and other unique features.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
We’ll stop to see the stunning beauty of the unique “Octagonal House” and learn about its history, its famous owners, and the stir it caused when it sold in 1981.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
We’ll pass by the unique beauty of the Freeman-Curry Mansion, learn about it being moved, and how it has only been sold once in over 155 years.
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
We will wrap up the tour with a discussion about “the Conch Republic” and a look at John Bartlum’s Bahama House with its unique age and how John Bartlum was able to “build” the house.
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free