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Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum

TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #24 of 123 attractions in Key West
Traveller Description: For ten years, the Nobel Prize winning author Ernest Hemingway lived and wrote in this house. Today it is a museum dedicated to his life and works.
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Attraction type: Historic home, Other, History museum, Museum
Activities: Group tours/day tour
Address: 907 Whitehead St Key West, FL 33040
Tel: 305 294 1575
Fax: 305 294 1575

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Reviews of Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum

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4 of 5 stars
upstate NY
23 Nov 2008
0/1 found this review helpful

With the right tour guide this is a very interesting and enjoyable tour. It also helps to be familar with Hemingway or at least be over 50 and have heard of him. more

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4 of 5 stars
Tampa,Fl
21 Nov 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

With all the shopping and bar crawling going on in this party town, its nice to go somewhere and see something unique. Our guide was very comical and very good. I always enjoy going into older homes which always includes a fee. But because this was Hemingways home the 10 more or less fee we paid, I thought seemed reasonable... more

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2 of 5 stars
jjinsacto
27 Oct 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

This was a disappointing stop. The grounds and house were interesting, but nothing special. Our tour guide thought he was funny, but wasn't. He was also very difficult to understand. If this was $5 to get in it would be worth it, but unless you have to see it, I would pass. more

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3 of 5 stars
Dublin, California
15 Oct 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

I was really looking forward to this tour as a highlight of our 4 night stay in Key West and it was, but don't plan to make a day of it. I don't think it took an hour out of our day, including the visit to the gift shop. I enjoyed the cats most of all, but I did notice... more

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4 of 5 stars
Helsinki
3 Sep 2008
0/2 found this review helpful

Even this writer doesn't interested you (in me does not) the house is still worth of seeing. Sights in large house seems to be endless and the children remain with satisfaction of watching cats. more

11 Aug 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

I learned so much on this tour! At first I felt rushed into the "next" tour group but then everyone in the group settled & listened to the guide (Diamond Dave - awesome guide). Walking through the house/property of Ernest Hemingway gave me a sense of knowing him on a personal level. I would go back! Loved the cats! more

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4 of 5 stars
Philadelphia, PA
27 Jul 2008

My boyfriend and I went to the Hemmingway House on our last day in Key West. We had expected to gain a little more knowledge about Hemmingway but received so much more. Our tour guide was animated, well informed, eager to answer questions and very personable. He told many stories and was great with the kids in our tour. No... more

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3 of 5 stars
Palm Beach, Florida
18 Jul 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

I had great expectations for the house. I think almost every single first timer to Key West has the house on the top of their plans. I would NOT suggest this tour for people who have KIDS who are under age 6-7. That being the attention span and excitement of ones in a younger age range will distract tour guides,... more

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5 of 5 stars
Harrisonburg, VA
26 Jun 2008
1/2 found this review helpful

Even if you are not a Hemingway fan, this place is still worth the visit. Take the guided tour and you will learn a lot. Also, make sure to look out for the cats with the extra toes. more

24 Apr 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

Our tour guide Loren did an excellent job, man on porch collecting tickets was a nasty irritable little man! more

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Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum Address

907 Whitehead St, Key West, FL 33040
Tel: 305 294 1575 Fax: 305 294 1575