A Stroll Through The Hemingway House

Walking back from the Southernmost Point, the Hemingway House Key West is a great place to stop and appreciate where the famous literary Earnest Hemingway wrote the majority of his life's work. The estate, completely surrounded by vegetation, is a quaint 2-story home, complete with the original furniture and possessions of Hemingway.



A veranda encircling the house at the second floor, gives you a 360 panoramic view of the gardens, as well as a view of the first in ground pool in Key West and Hemingway’s own personal writing center. Built in 1851 by a marine architect called Asa Tift, the estate came into Hemingway's possession in 1931 when he moved to the island of Key West alongside his second wife Pauline Pfeiffer. Prowling the gardens are the infamous Hemingway cats. There are approximately 48 of them, and all of them carry the polydactyl gene, which gives them six toes opposed to five; however, only about half of the cats actually have the six toes. The Hemingway House is an excellent way to immerse yourself in an historic scene, a scene that belonged to one of the most important and renowned literary figures of the 20^th century. Take a guided tour into the beautifully and originally furnished home of Ernest Hemingway or take a stroll through the estate’s garden, ducking beneath palm trees and ambling away with the Hemingway cats.  The Hemingway House Key West is open daily from 9am to 5pm, and for only $13 ( adult price) you will receive an enriching experience within Hemingway's estate.