Key West is the southernmost city in the continental United States, the last island in the Florida Keys reachable by the Overseas Highway, known for the Southernmost Point buoy, Ernest Hemingway's former home, Duval Street, and key lime pie.
A famous buoy marks the southernmost point accessible to the public in the continental US, not the actual southernmost point overall — that distinction belongs to a private island and a restricted naval base.
Warm weather nearly year-round means the real seasonal decision is about hurricane risk, crowds, and price rather than avoiding cold weather.
The bar where Hemingway actually drank is a different building than the one carrying his favorite bar's name today, and the pie the town is famous for has no verified inventor at all.
A beloved local restaurant closes every year for roughly six weeks after Labor Day, and a longtime seafood spot moved to a larger location years ago that some older listings still haven't caught up with.
A cafe attached to a working laundromat serves some of the most reliably recommended Cuban coffee in town, and a donut shop roasts its own beans right alongside its tropical-flavored pastries.
Two historic hotels are still widely called by their old brand names years after both quietly converted to entirely different hotel chains.
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