Gift shop is very much worth checking out, plenty of books, short stories and adaptations penned by Hemingway (naturally) and lots of artwork, bookmarks, 6 toed cat-themed merchandise and many more vintage-florida flavored merchandise.
Super cute!! I appreciate the staff trying to keep everything as close to the original as possible and for being so knowledgeable. I thought it was so cute having all of the cats roaming around and it was so exciting when you found a cat that had six toes just like the staff was mentioning. I find it truly amazing how one man, one author can become this known. It's inspiring. Admissions is affordable and it is well worth the visit if you are in Key West.
Truly a cat-lover's paradise. The 52 (!) cats are legit friendly and adorable, they're probably a little weary of the constant attention from the more annoying tourists day in and day out (who have no idea how to act around animals), but with a bit of patience they will often come up to you and let you pet them; one even decided to take a nap right on my feet.
Cats. Pricey. But cats. I'm telling you, cats. Like if anything, cats. The cats subsidize the price. The cats ground the experience. The cats emit high energy beams. Pricey. However, cats. Cats.
Perfect way to spend an afternoon, very refreshing and lives up to the hype. Highly recommended - and this is coming from a native Floridian!
The house is very well kept, full of photos and artifacts. The grounds are well kept, especially on the heels of Irma (mid-Oct 2017 visit). The cats are abundant and adorable, and while you can't hold them, you can pet them. That said, the tour guide was big in self deprecating humor, which most in our group found in bad taste, and the admission price ($14) is a bit high considering. Worth a visit though.
This museum seems a bit pricey ($14 per person, cash only), but it's a requisite for people with literary aspirations and for cat-lovers. The damage wrought by the 2017 hurricanes is still very much in evidence along the highway through the Keys (as of Thanksgiving), but according to the guide, the Hemingway home has survived all hurricanes thus far undamaged. The walls are 18-inch thick blocks of limestone, and it's built on the second-highest point in the Keys. So perhaps the employees who chose to weather out Irma with the cats weren't all that crazy after all.
And yes, most if not all have 6 toes on their left paws!
A must if you are visiting Key West for the first time! Ernest Hemingway was a fascinating playboy with a rich history shared in the very house you get to tour. Much of his works were penned in the decade he lived here and much of the original decor, furniture is fully intact. Our tour guide Doug really brought his story to life with a sort of sincerely you don't often find from visits like these (don't be cheap! it is customary to tip great guides!!)
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