Question
What part of town
in the most fun to stay in?
Answer
Old Town is the part of Key
West that most tourists visit. Duval St is
the main drag, and it’s
filled with bars, restaurants, and shops. Duval
St terminates at
Mallory Square, the traditional place to watch the sun
set.
Street performers and craft vendors hang out there at dusk
to
keep you
entertained.
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Question
Where
do you suggest we take the kids?
Answer
Key West is not really a
family vacation spot, but there are a few
things underage people might
like. Old Town has a Ripley’s Believe it or
Not Museum on Duval St near
Mallory Sq. On the other end of Duval,
there’s a nifty Butterfly World
walk-through. If you like cats, you can see
lots of them at Hemingway’s
House on Whitehead St. Several operators of
glass-bottomed boats have
kiosks where you can sign up for a trip any
time of the day. And
there’s the beach on the ocean side of town, if
you all want to
just hang and
burn.
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Question
I hear
the prices of products and services are a lot more expensive
in Key
West than the mainland. Is this true?
Answer
Why are you
worrying about a few cents when you’re in the Conch
Republic? Instead
of comparing what things COST, compare how different things
FEEL when
you're in Key West. Time, money, work . . . take a break and
ENJOY. Who
cares if you end up spending a few bucks more over the
course of your
stay; you’re in Key West for God’s sake! (By the way, “conch”
is
pronounced
“conck”.)
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Question
Is
there really a place called Kokomo somewhere in the Florida
Keys?
Answer
Hmmm . . . that’s new to me. That’s a Beach Boys
song, right? Why are
you listending to a bunch of Californians about
Florida? Jimmy Buffet,
the self-proclaimed Bard of the Keys, is a more
accurate musical
reference. He has a shop on Duval called
Margaritaville, but it's strictly for
tourists. If you ask me (and you
did), slow reggae captures the Conch
life the best. Slow down and enjoy
the moment. Dance to the music in
your head as the sun sets and you've
got as few clothes on as legally
allowed. Relax. And smile -- life is
good.
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Question
What’s
the best way to get to Key West?
Answer
The fastest way is to
fly there from any Florida mainland airport. The
most scenic way is to
go by boat down from Miami; powerboats are the
more practical vessel
because the Florida Bay is very shallow, but the
channels are clearly
marked to make sailing an option. The cheapest way
is to drive down by
US1 – it takes about 4 hours from Miami but it’s an
easy drive and you
can stop to shop and eat on the way.
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