Key West Shipwreck Museum
The Key West Shipwreck Museum (formerly Shipwreck Historeum) is located in Key West, Florida, United States. Further out, Ernest Hemingway House is 0.7 mi away. Its mildest months, January, February, March, April, November and December, bring highs of 76–83°F.
A museum inside Key West
You can stay in Key West
Key West Shipwreck Museum is inside Key West, which has 178 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Best months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Nov and Dec
January, February, March, April, November and December are the mild months, with highs of 76–83°. When to go ↓
An airport 3 miles away
Key West (EYW) has airline service, about 3 miles from Key West Shipwreck Museum.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures and Wikipedia.
Weather through the year
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Key West Shipwreck Museum
The Key West Shipwreck Museum (formerly Shipwreck Historeum) is located in Key West, Florida, United States. It combines actors, films and actual artifacts to tell the story of 400 years of shipwreck salvage in the Florida Keys. The museum itself is a re-creation of a 19th-century warehouse built by wrecker tycoon Asa Tift. Many of the artifacts on display are from the 1985 rediscovery of the wrecked vessel Isaac Allerton, which sank in 1856 on the Florida Keys reef and turned out to be one the richest shipwrecks in Key West's history, having resulted in the Federal Wrecking Court's largest monetary award for the salvage of a single vessel.
The museum guide portraying Tift tells the story from his point of view as he explains how this unusual industry provided for the livelihood for the entire island of Key West at a time when it had the largest population in the state.
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- Museum
- Wikipedia readers
- 1.1K a year
Bases for Key West Shipwreck Museum
The nearest towns with places to stay are Key West (178) and Stock Island (6).
- 1Ernest Hemingway House
- 2Southernmost point buoy
- 3Fort Zachary Taylor Historic
- 4Harry S. Truman Little White House
- 5Martello Gallery-Key West Art and Historical Museum
Compare 5 towns
| Town | From Key West Shipwreck Museum | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key West | in town | — | 178 109 hotels · 7 motels · 48 inns & B&Bs · 11 lodges & cabins · 2 campgrounds · 1 RV park | 24,999 | $852K | C− |
| Stock Island | 4 mi east | 5 min | 6 3 hotels · 2 campgrounds · 1 RV park | 4,162 | $518K | — |
| Cudjoe Key 25% vacation homes | 21 mi northeast | 30 min | 7 2 hotels · 2 lodges & cabins · 2 campgrounds · 1 RV park | 2,492 | $857K | — |
| Big Pine Key 28% vacation homes | 29 mi east | 45 min | 12 5 hotels · 1 motel · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 3 RV parks | 4,258 | $637K | — |
| Big Coppitt Key | 10 mi east | 15 min | 1 1 RV park | 3,109 | $535K | — |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Worth adding to a visit
Also within 68 miles are these.
1in town MuseumErnest Hemingway House
2in town LandmarkSouthernmost point buoy
3in town State parkFort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park
4in town MuseumHarry S. Truman Little White House
67 mi National ParkDry Tortugas National Park89K visitors a year
64 mi Ancient siteNuestra Señora de Atocha67 mi LandmarkFort Jefferson
53 mi MuseumMartello Gallery-Key West Art and Historical MuseumPhoto credits
Ernest Hemingway House: Andreas Lamecker, CC BY 2.5 · Southernmost point buoy: Radomianin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park: U.S. Department of Transportation, Public domain · Harry S. Truman Little White House: Bubba73, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dry Tortugas National Park: U.S. National Park Service, Public domain · Nuestra Señora de Atocha: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Jefferson: U.S. National Park Service, Public domain · Martello Gallery-Key West Art and Historical Museum: Averette at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0
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Key West Shipwreck Museum in questions
Is Key West Shipwreck Museum in Key West?
Yes. It’s inside Key West, FL.
When is the best time to visit Key West Shipwreck Museum?
January, February, March, April, November and December, with highs of 76–83°.
What is the closest airport to Key West Shipwreck Museum?
Key West (EYW), about 3 miles away. The nearest big hub is Miami (MIA), about 128 miles.
Where should I stay near Key West Shipwreck Museum?
Key West (in town, 178 places to stay), Stock Island (4 mi, 6 places to stay) and Cudjoe Key (21 mi, 7 places to stay).
Questions for Key West
People in Key West have not posted tips yet; their Town Square is open.
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