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• BLUE KEY WEST read more ›
  (718 Caroline St. Tel. 305-292-5172)
  blueislandstore.com
  The latest fashions by iconic designers Nicole Miller and Diane von Furstenberg can be found alongside tropical jewelry designs by David Symons in this little store along quiet, treelined Caroline Street.

• KEY WEST AQUARIUM read more ›
  (1 Whitehead St. Tel. 305-296-2051)
  keywestaquarium.com
  The star attraction at this aquarium is an openair touch tank with more starfish, horseshoe crabs, stingrays and nurse sharks than you can count. It’s surrounded by closed tanks filled with more exotic aquatic animals.

• NINE ONE FIVE read more ›
  (915 Duval St. Tel. 305-296-0669)
  915duval.com
  Away from the hustle and bustle of the party scene on Duval sits a Victorian house (built in 1906) where two-time James Beard House invitee Stuart Kemp and his staff serve up creative, locally sourced seafood dishes. The ahi tuna sashimi stuffed with Dungeness crab and lemon-miso dressing is legendary. $$$

• SCHOONER WHARF BAR read more ›
  (202 William St. Tel. 305-292-3302)
  schoonerwharf.com
  At this waterfront, open-air bar, the brews are cold and a plate of fresh oysters can be enjoyed during a live local musical performance. Should you come by boat, you can park it right by the door.

• NATIONAL KEY DEER REFUGE read more ›
  (28950 Watson Blvd, Big Pine Key. Tel. 305-872-2239)
  fws.gov/nationalkeydeer
  You’ll want to bring a camera on a hike in this refuge. You’ll see hammocks topped with hardwoods, salt marsh wetlands and maybe even the tiny Key deer itself.

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Fun Fact!
The wild chickens that roam freely around Key West are protected by local law.