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A Key Encounter

291 Front Street, Clinton Square Market Mall, Key West, FL
305-292-2070
Ranked #61 of 87 attractions in Key West
4.0 of 5 stars 8 Reviews
Type: Cinemas
Description: Wildlife theater that features three huge screens, each showing different aspects of underwater life.
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Apopka, Florida
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2012 NEW

I have been to the Key Encounter a couple times. It is truly the best thing in the Florida Keys. The presentation is wonderful. The birds are great and the white bird in the lobby can't get enough love. If you planning a trip to the Keys put this on your top of your list.

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Hobe Sound, Florida
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 March 2012

The Key West Encounter was informative and uplifting. The planetarium was also interesting. All for free and provided by a religious organization so of course the attraction has a Christian message. Relaxing and insightful a pleasant change from the obvious decadence of much of the island

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Key West, Florida
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 March 2012

Sham intended to get people to view their evangelical nonsense: ridiculous that they can pretend to be a nature center!

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Henniker
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17 reviews 17 reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 February 2012 via mobile

This is a peaceful place to visit in busy Key West. The three screen presentation is beautiful and speaks gracefully of creation of various creatures. The volunteers are fun and friendly, the parrots are beautiful, and the handouts are thoughtful and uplifting.

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Memphis, Tennessee
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20 reviews 20 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 August 2011
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Girlfriends Cruise included Key West as first port stop. Walked from the ship to Duval Street for lunch at Jimmy Buffet's Original Margaritaville, Cheeseburger In Paradise with Margaritas, the best ever! Walked on to the Southern Most Point for photo, which was a little crowded, but managed to take a few pictures. We then proceeded to The Ernest Hemmingway Home... More

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Avon Park, Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 October 2010
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My first trip to see this attraction was fascinating. It is located on the second floor of Clinton Square Market Mall at the back of the building. Three huge screens were in one theater on which were shown Keys live nature scenes while words of wisdom from the Holy Bible interspersed with nature comments over the loud speaker system. Now... More

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Ontario
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23 reviews 23 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 February 2010
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They advertise a free Florida Key wildlife film, which they deliver, although it was clearly made in the late 80's, which keeps referencing "the creator". Nice footage of local wildlife, and a lot of shots of fish on the reef. The last five minutes minutes of the show is the narrator reading from the Bible, about God's Creation and Man's... More

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A TripAdvisor Member
Chicago Suburbs
1 review
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 February 2004
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It was Great!The Birds are Beautiful!The shops on the first floor were Really Great too!

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