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Heritage House Museum


Heritage House Museum
410 Caroline Street
Key West, FL 33040
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“Heritage House Museum” Frommer's
“Heritage House Museum” PlanetWare.com
“Jessie Porter's Heritage House Museum” Wcities.com
“Literary Inspired Travels to Key West” travel-advocate.com
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #45 of 139 attractions in Key West
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This Caribbean Colonial House dating from the 1830s features original furnishings, rare antiques and unusual marine artifacts collected by the...... more » This Caribbean Colonial House dating from the 1830s features original furnishings, rare antiques and unusual marine artifacts collected by the Porters, a notable Key West family. « less
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Attraction type: Historic home, History museum, Island, Other, Garden
Activities: City walk sightseeing, Drinking, Getting married, Leisure education, People-watching, Shopping, Swimming, Watching sunrise/sunset, Biking, Dining, Fishing, Kayaking, Nightlife, Scuba diving, Sunbathing, Walking, Dancing, Driving, Group tours/train, Motor-boating, Sailing, Snorkeling, Viewing wildlife
Address: 410 Caroline Street Key West, FL 33040
Tel: 305 296 3573

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“Cute little tour”
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5 of 5 stars
Stevied888 501 contributions
Brandon, Florida
Jun 13, 2009
0/1 found this review helpful

it is a small tour of the 4 rooms downstairs and the garden but it is nicely furnished and very interesting for what it is. The Robert Frost cottage is adjacent although not open for touring. The staff is stremely knowledgeable about the museum and Key West history. more

“Unremarkable”
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3 of 5 stars
Mousewife 18 contributions
Atlanta
Dec 14, 2008
2/3 found this review helpful

If you've done many historic home tours, you will find this one unremarkable. It's not bad, but you're not likely to learn anything you don't already know. The tour guide was exceptionally enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and helpful, and the house is interesting, but it's nothing special as these things go. The two most important things: (a) you will NOT actually get... more

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Heritage House Museum Address

410 Caroline Street, Key West, FL 33040
Tel: 305 296 3573