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Duval Street, Key West, FL

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Duval Street

Duval Street is a sightseeing stop in Key West, FL. Cost: free.

Old Town, from the Gulf of Mexico near Mallory Square to the Atlantic Ocean · Key West, FL

Why you should go…

Duval Street runs just over 1.25 miles across Old Town Key West, from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean. Along the way you pass Sloppy Joe's bar, the San Carlos Institute, the 1896 Southernmost House, art galleries and boutiques. The northern end, near Mallory Square, is busy with cruise ship visitors, while the southern end feels more residential. The street is named for William Pope Duval, the first territorial governor of Florida.

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What's around here?

The closest stops to Duval Street, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Museums
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    The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum

    Under $25

    Tour the Key West house where Hemingway wrote in the 1930s and meet the six-toed cats that roam its gardens.

    Steps awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Museums
    History Buff

    Harry S. Truman Little White House

    Under $25

    Take a guided tour of the 1890 Navy house where President Truman spent 175 days, with original furnishings and his desk.

    0.4 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Tours
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    Historic Tours of America

    $50+

    Hop on hop off Old Town Trolley Tours and themed historic tours of Key West.

    0.5 mi awaySwitch it up: Tours

  • Sightseeing
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    Mallory Square

    Free

    Join the nightly Sunset Celebration on Key West's waterfront plaza, with street performers, craft vendors and food carts.

    0.6 mi awayMore like this

  • Sightseeing
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    Southernmost Point Buoy

    Free

    Pose beside the striped concrete buoy in Key West that claims the southernmost point of the continental U.S., 90 miles from Cuba.

    0.6 mi awayMore like this

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    Seven Mile Bridge

    Free

    Cross nearly seven miles of open water on US 1, or walk and bike the restored old span out to Pigeon Key.

    40 mi awayMore like this