Key West, Florida Cruise Port

Located at the very tip of Florida, Key West is said to be more of a Caribbean island than a part of the United States. Here you’ll find a very laid-back culture where relaxing is every day’s priority. With its reputation as a town open to anything, two of the 20^th centuries most unique literary figures made the town their home: Ernest Hemingway, author of For Whom the Bell Tolls and The Old Man and the Sea, was said to have learned to deep sea fish here. Tennessee Williams, who penned A Street Car Named Desire and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, made this his permanent residence in 1949. Featured below are some of the best things to do when cruising to Key West, Florida:
 

• Visit the McCoy Indigenous Park, where sick animals are rehabilitated and then released back into the wild. Here you’ll see hundreds of animals being cared for.
   
• Watch out for the six-toed cats that roam through Ernest Hemingway’s house. You can spend an hour or so learning about this prolific writer and his incredibly adventurous life, which included raising six-toed cats.
   
• If you are looking for a drink, you don’t have to look far in Key West. Take a pub crawl, which is almost like a rite of passage for any visitor to the area.
   
• Attend the Sunset Celebration, a street carnival that happens a few hours before sunset every day. Here you’ll find food, performances and vendors, as well as incredible views of the sunset.
   
• While Key West may be known for partiers, it was also a retreat for the 33^rd president of the U.S., Harry Truman. He made eleven trips to the little white house that was once the naval station’s command headquarters.