Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum

Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum is a history museum Key West located in United States.

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    (305) 294-1136

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    hemingwayhome.com

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    History Museum

Address

907 Whitehead St Key West , FL 33040 United States

Credit Cards Yes (incl. American Express)

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Dave Meyer

Well worth the (inexpensive ) price of admission. Go early to avoid the crowds. Admission gets you almost full access to the house and grounds. Pet the cats, just don't pick them up. Learn their names!

Brendan Lewis

Perfect place for a destination wedding. Great price for a historical home and an amazing staff to help you with it all. Also: CATS!

Dan Guzewich

Local favorite. Everytime I come home to Key West I have to stop here. The guides are informative and of course you see all the polydactyls. The kids get to learn about classic American literature.

Eric Andersen

“The swimming pool is wonderful…it lights up at night…it is wonderful to swim around in a sort of green fire, one’s friends look like luminous frogs…”~Elizabeth Bishop

Sarah Dunn

I never go to Key West without stopping here - endless cats to see and pet ! Great historical site

Christine Kutys

A cute tour and house! A little expensive though. If you go, be sure to check out all of the friendly six-toed cats!

Julien-Stéphane Exterface

Stylish and inspirational. Shades of green everywhere. It's also happens to be a one of kind cats place miracle with a unique polydactyl specie. The coral pool is astonishing...

Ebrahim Bandookwala

Who let the cats out???? ! Yes his 6 toed polydactyl cats rule the house ! Worth the tour !

Debbie W

So much information about Ernest Hemingway and His families all in one place. Beautiful home that is very well preserved. Also a wedding venue.

Jeff Painter

Very interesting, very reasonable price, the grounds were immaculate, just unbelievable that someone lived like that way back then.. NO WONDER HE WAS INSPIRED TO WRITE.Check out the 6-toed cats.

Filmsquare

James Bond is escorted into Hemingway House by two MI6 officers to meet M and discuss his current insubordination in Licence to Kill (1989). He hands in his resignation before escaping. Read more

Наталья Прекрасная

Legendary and impressive. Get a guide. It is free but you will know story of the place.

Jordan Groseclose

The Hemingway House has really turned into a tourist trap. It's pretty cool to be in the home of someone so historically important but that was the extent of my excitement. The six-toed cats were cool

Danny Nathan

We had a great time wandering the grounds. Fun to learn more about Ernest and how the keys fit into his life.

Anna Barton

Worth it! Your was short but the plagues added a lot. Beautiful grounds, don’t miss his private office ! And take an allergy pill if you have cat allergies.

Maire Griffin

Must love cats, gorgeous southern architecture and cats. If your friends announce this as their wedding venue run don't walk to get your RSVP in the mail!

Beth von Behren

Good tour for history, Key West stories (the urinal/cat watering hole was my favorite), and local color. Take photos, but not while on the tour .

Brenna

Totally worth the admission fee to take care of the cats. There are 54 felines residing there!

Timothy Brewer

The ticket sellers and ticket staff are surly and a turn-away. The older breaded gentlemen with the anchor ear-ring was the saving grave. Enunciated well , kept it moving, & very knowledgable .

Brittany Hall

Check out the 6-toed Hemingway cats. If you're lucky, you'll see the black & white cat with 7 toes.

Chance Jones

Third time I've been. It's great, the 6 toed cats are friendly and if you sit long enough one might sit with you. :-)

Scott Fornwall

A must see when in Key West. A lot of great history...and a lot of six toed cats.

Lisa Scott

54 cats reside here and most with 6 toes! History of the pool is very interesting!

Ivan Bolsun

Superior place for Hemingway fans and cat lovers! Also you can find here the oldest pool with ocean water in Key West .

Lisa Scott

The history of the pool is very interesting, be sure to take the guided tour .

PooBear & Fathed

Tour is excellent. Not to miss when visiting the island .

Caitlin Nistico

Take the free tour , it's included with your paid admission!

Emilio C

One of the must pass by places in Key West even if you don't go inside, just to say you did.

Arjun Ram

Love this home. Is it worth the $14 entry fee - may be.

G T

Nice tour . Check out history while in key west.

Colt Bowen

Cool cats here! Lots of interesting things here.

Flojo_D

Definitely take the guided tour , otherwise you are just taking a walk through a house. They have the stories! Thanks to Drake, great tour !

Kristy Sherrod

Worth the trip to Key West just for this! Chris is the best tour guide ever, too!!

Keddy Grace

Don't hurry up and spend there enough time, the place has a wonderful atmosphere.

Dan Guzewich

The tour is great even for locals to visit again.

Brandy Horten

It's definatley a must to visit when in Key West. Incredible history.

Pam Martin

This was so much fun! The tour guides are knowledgeable and so many cats!

Robert Torres

Must see this tour . It's a nice piece of history.

Marlon Alaan

Neat to see the room where he wrote several of his classics! ????

Natalie

Make sure you take the guided tour , you will learn so much more than if you go the self-guided route. I really enjoyed this, made me want to read all of his books .

X-tina ????

Gorgeous venue for a wedding. Pet a friendly kitty .

Tara Spach

Some of his private book collection. Check out the gift shop !

Julianne Raymond

This place was super neat! Learned a lot about Hemingway. And the 52 kitty cats are adorable!!!

Maddie Lippincott

SO. MANY. CATS. Great tour guides, too!

Brad Corsello

The man saw the house. It was a good house with many rooms. It reminded him of the long days in Spain.

Evgenia Serdyuk

Very nice place with sweet cats ????

Morgan Hannigan

As a cat lover this place was amazing.

Tara Spach

Really had a nice time on this visit! The house is amazing!

Jessica E

Cash only ($14) if you buy your tickets at the door. Tour was pretty basic, but I enjoyed it.

Carlo D.

Go if you are a cat person. Six toes cats are interesting.

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