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Key West Cemetery

TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #23 of 123 attractions in Key West
Traveller Description: A very unusual cemetery - several graves have humorous epitaphs (e.g., "I told you I was sick").
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Attraction type: Cemetery, Maritime museum, Garden, Cavern/cave, Other, Museum
Activities: Hiking
Address: 701 Passover Lane
Margaret and Angela Streets Key West, FL 33040
Tel: 305 292 6718

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4 of 5 stars
Tampa,Fl
18 Nov 2008

We visit the Cemetary where ever we go and thought the cemetary in Key West rather unique. Because, we went on Sunday there were no attendants collecting an entrance fee. Many of the stones are sinking into the ground. Many of the tombs are cracked and broken. Many times we felt our feet sort of sinking into the wet grass.... more

26 Jun 2008

It's weird saying that a cemetery is beautiful, but I don't know how else to explain it. We went in the middle of the day, which I don't advise doing. It was way to hot to be hiking around. But the place was amazing. I had seem all kinds of pictures of a stone that read " I Told You... more

25 Mar 2008

We toured the cemetery on a recent visit to Key West. Although the cemetery is certainly very old and the wind and salt air doesn't help, the cemetery is in deplorable shape. Broken stones and statues, some graves had been covered over with asphalt, broken fences around family plots, and the grounds were unkept. It's truly sad that those in... more

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5 of 5 stars
Minnesota
26 Feb 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

The Key West cemetery is a quiet respite away from the bars and t-shirt shops of Duvall St. If you have never seen an above ground burial place then it should have special appeal. It's a nice ten minute walk away from Duvall and even more if you stop to enjoy the neighborhood housing along the way. Try to secure... more

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5 of 5 stars
Connecticut
13 Nov 2007
4/4 found this review helpful

The first time we were in Key West we went on a ghost tour and the cemetary was mentioned. Later that evening we went in search of the cemetary. Of courst it was locked but we shot some pictures through the fence and got some pretty interesting results. We came back to Key West a few months later and headed... more

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1 of 5 stars
cincinnati, ohio
6 Apr 2007
0/8 found this review helpful

First, this place is advertised, reviewed and accoladed as some wonderful little verdant oasis and it is so not. We had a hard time finding it but eventually found directions that worked in the Wells hiking and walking tour book. We had to pay $8 per person (my husband, my 6 y.o. daughter and I) even though we pointed out... more

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5 of 5 stars
St.Petersburg, Florida
28 Mar 2007
2/3 found this review helpful

We've done the cemetery many times, but last August '06, a kind gentleman was handing out self guided cemetery tour brochures from the Historic Florida Keys Foundation [---]. The brochure lays out the cemetery and noted historically significant graves. A very nice mellow way to spend a summer evening before sunset. I've included photos I took of my brochure (... more

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4 of 5 stars
Terre Haute, Indiana
15 Mar 2007
1/3 found this review helpful

It was a great way to pay my respects to the historical figures, both famous and infamous, of Key West. If you're not familar with cemetaries in sea level areas you should visit to see how people are buried above ground and in "shared vaults. I can't say it is a sight not to be missed but in you have... more

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5 of 5 stars
Terre Haute, Indiana
14 Mar 2007
1/3 found this review helpful

Located at the end of Free School Lane is a hidden treasure aptly named Nancy Forrestor's Secret Garden. For a mere $6 donation I was treated to a trip into a tropical rain forrest environment full of shaded paths and beautiful flora. I was invited to return for free anytime during my stay by simply mentioning I had already made... more

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2 of 5 stars
California
8 Mar 2007
0/3 found this review helpful

Sad to say but we were not made welcome, this was supposed to be a voluntary payment and they pretty much policed the gate. The garden was not that exciting and I believe they suffered from the storms but if you ask for money you should have something worth a look-see. The owner was busy with her birds and was... more

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Key West Cemetery Address

701 Passover Lane, Margaret and Angela Streets, Key West, FL 33040
Tel: 305 292 6718