Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum
The Mel Fisher Maritime Museum is located at 200 Greene Street, Key West, Florida.
A museum inside Key West
You can stay in Key West
Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage 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 Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Typical highs and lows in Key West. Green months are the mild ones.
Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum
The Mel Fisher Maritime Museum is located at 200 Greene Street, Key West, Florida. The museum contains an extensive collection of artifacts from 17th century shipwrecks, such as the Henrietta Marie, Nuestra Señora de Atocha and Santa Margarita. Also included are the shipwrecks and artifacts of The Santa Clara, a Conquistador-era galleon (1564), The Guerrero & Nimble. A rotating gallery exists on the second floor of the museum and is currently displaying an exhibit or artifacts belonging to Cuban Rafters, Balseros, who arrive to Key West in hand-crafted vessels. Terrestrial archaeological sites include The African Cemetery of Key West, located on Higgs Beach. The museum is named for founder Mel Fisher and was created as a 501(c)3 non-profit charity organization, thus Fisher's fortune is not financially linked to the museum.
- Type
- Museum
- Wikipedia readers
- 2.9K a year
Where to stay near Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum
The closest towns with hotels, motels or campgrounds 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
Cudjoe Key
2,492 people · 25% vacation homes
21 mi northeast of Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum
Big Pine Key
4,258 people · 28% vacation homes
29 mi east of Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum
Compare 5 towns
| Town | From Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage 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
Also near Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum
Other well-known places within 68 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.
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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Visiting Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum
Is Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum in Key West?
Yes. It’s inside Key West, FL.
When is the best time to visit Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum?
January, February, March, April, November and December, with highs of 76–83°.
What is the closest airport to Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum?
Key West (EYW), about 3 miles away. The nearest big hub is Miami (MIA), about 128 miles.
Where should I stay near Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage 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).
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