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Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum, Key West

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Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum

907 Whitehead St, Key West, FL 33040
305 294 1575
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The Hemingway Home
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Ranked #12 of 84 attractions in Key West
4.5 of 5 stars 2616 Reviews
Type: Historic Sites, History Museums, Museums
Activities: Group tours/day tour
Owner description: Ernest Hemingway lived and wrote in this for ten years. During that time he wrote seventy percent of his life-time works. Today we operate as a museum... more » Owner description: Ernest Hemingway lived and wrote in this for ten years. During that time he wrote seventy percent of his life-time works. Today we operate as a museum providing guided tours every fifteen minutes from nine to five. The Museum is available for weddings and corporate events. Visit this National Historic Landmark, Literary Landmark and recognized by the Library of Congress for it's importance in U.S. History. Grand Architecture, Lush Gardens, Educational Tours, Book Store/Gift Shop and the world famous Poly dactyl (six-toed cats). « less
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Bay Shore, New York
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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“Great History here....”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 18, 2013 NEW

Tour guides are well informed and offer a look back at the life of Ernest Hemingway. Loved all the cats running around and lounging on the furniture!

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Shelbyville, Kentucky
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“Americona”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 18, 2013 NEW

Just a neat place to visit. The house is a good example of key architecture. Plus you cant forget the 6 toed cats.

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Orlando, Florida
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Tour guide was great!!!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 17, 2013 NEW

If you have any interest in Hemingway or five and six toed cats, put this on your list of things to do. I would not tour the house without taking advantage of the guide, so much information. I felt like I really knew who Hemingway was and headed to Pepe's for breakfast and his other "party" spots after for an... More

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HemingwayHome, Public Relations Manager at Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum, responded to this review
June 18, 2013

THANK YOU very much Orlando, Florida for your 5-star review!!! We are so happy you loved your tour and tour guide, hope to see you again. More

Arvada, Colorado
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3 reviews 3 reviews
“Very interesting place!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 17, 2013 NEW

Loved the cats and the history. We had an excellent tour guide named Stan who was very knowledgeable about Key West and the Hemmingway history. Very enjoyable.

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HemingwayHome, Public Relations Manager at Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum, responded to this review
June 18, 2013

THANK YOU very much Colorado for your 5-star review!!! We will certainly pass along your comments to Stan, glad you enjoyed his tour. More

Minneapolis
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“Cats”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 16, 2013 NEW

Great tour, very interesting to learn about this author. Great old house. The cats were a highlight for us, especially the three toed one. Neat to hear the story about the penny near the pool.

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HemingwayHome, Public Relations Manager at Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum, responded to this review
June 18, 2013

Thank you for your review. We are glad you enjoyed the cats and the pool. More

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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5 reviews 5 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Visit to Hemingway's”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 16, 2013 NEW

Tour was not too long for my 15 year old to enjoy as well as I did, and the guide did an excellent job. My daughter especially enjoyed all of the cats!

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HemingwayHome, Public Relations Manager at Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum, responded to this review
June 17, 2013

Thank you for your review. We are glad you and your children enjoyed the tour. More

Williamsburg, VA
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19 reviews 19 reviews
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“A Literal Piece of Kew West History”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 16, 2013 NEW

I am glad I paid for this tour. It supported a great part of both Key West and American histories. The house, pool and surrounding properties were maintained close to their original condition from Hemingway's days and gave a glimpse of what KW was like then, not to mention his stimulus in his most prolific writing days. Our guide, Cody,... More

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HemingwayHome, Public Relations Manager at Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum, responded to this review
June 17, 2013

THANK YOU very much Williamsburg, Virginia for your 5-star review!!! We will certainly pass along your comments to Cody, Thanks again. More

Tampa, Florida
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39 reviews 39 reviews
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25 helpful votes 25 helpful votes
“Beautiful House and Gardens”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed June 16, 2013 NEW

Historical home of Ernest Hemingway - Great Author. You can look around or take a guided tour. The home is lovely and has a porch all around up and down. the True Caretakers of this house are the Six Toed Cats and they are everywhere. Nice Tiffany Lamp in the dining room and gorgous picasso cat sculpture in the upstairs... More

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HemingwayHome, Public Relations Manager at Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum, responded to this review
June 17, 2013

THANK YOU very much Tampa, Florida for your 5-star review!!! We are glad you visited and great to see fellow Floridians exploring this wonderful state. More

Galena, Ohio, United States
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“tour guide wasn't very good”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed June 16, 2013 NEW

He just rushed us through so he could get on to the next group. Didn't learn very much about Hemingway himself.

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HemingwayHome, Public Relations Manager at Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum, responded to this review
June 17, 2013

Thank you for your review. We have emailed you directly to ask for details of your tour guide and tour so we may correct any less than satisfactory conditions of the tours given to our guests. More

Lakeland, FL
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28 attraction reviews
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34 helpful votes 34 helpful votes
“Yes, the cats are the real attraction”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 16, 2013 NEW

We enjoyed our visit here, which I would say was divided into four parts: the tour of the house, the tour of the grounds, our own exploration of the grounds, and the bookstore. The tour guide we had was an entertaining storyteller and obviously admires Hemingway and cares for the cats. He really made the experience for us, in spite... More

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HemingwayHome, Public Relations Manager at Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum, responded to this review
June 17, 2013

Thank you for your review. We are glad you enjoyed the guided tour, book store and your exploration of the grounds and gardens. More

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