A Romantic Splurge Weekend in Key West, Florida

Key West often plays host to artists and springbreakers on a budget, but if you're looking to splurge on a romantic weekend on the island, you can't go wrong with these suggestions.

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The Mermaid & the Alligator
Set in a renovated 1904 Victorian house, this bed & breakfast is walking distance from the heart of Key West, yet offers romantic seclusion. Book the Treetop Suite with its exposed beams and private soak tub.
2
Hot Tin Roof Restaurant
Book a reservation around sunset at this upscale seafood restaurant with a Latin flair. If it's nice out, get a table on the outdoor deck that overlooks Key West Harbor.
Take a leisurely tour of the home and gardens of the late Nobel Prize winner, Ernest Hemingway.
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Dry Tortugas National Park
Grab your swimsuits and head out early to explore this park. Located on a separate island (take the Yankee Clipper II out there), this offers a full day of snorkeling, sunning on the beach and fort exploring.
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Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum
Take a leisurely tour of the home and gardens of the late Nobel Prize winner, Ernest Hemingway. It's a real slice of vintage Key West, and the six-toed cats that roam the grounds are both friendly and adorable.
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Mallory Square
About two hours before sunset, the entire island stops and heads to Mallory Square for the daily sunset festival. The carnival setting has street vendors and live entertainment, but it's the sunset over the water that takes your breath away.
Grab your swimsuits and head out early to explore this park.
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Key West Butterfly & Nature Conservatory
Voted #1 attraction in Key West, this conservatory offers the opportunity to stroll through a tropical garden filled with butterflies and exotic birds. Very romantic! More
Voted #1 attraction in Key West, this conservatory offers the opportunity to stroll through a tropical garden filled with butterflies and exotic birds. Very romantic!
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