Audubon House and Tropical Gardens Events
The beautiful tropical gardens of the Audubon House and Tropical Gardens in Key West Florida. Host the wedding of your dreams in our stunning gardens!
The Audubon House & Tropical Gardens Key West
recorded November 22, 2013
Moving Image Archive Serge de Muller
The Audubon House & Tropical Gardens Key West
recorded November 22, 2013
Moving Image Archive Serge de Muller
John James Audubon
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Derin and Bryan | Key West Wedding | Audubon House 5.19.18
Margaritaville Key West Resort & Marina, Key West, USA
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Margaritaville Key West Resort & Marina
245 Front Street, Key West, FL, 33040, United States of America
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4-star hotel with 2 bars/lounges, near Audubon House and Tropical Gardens
Free WiFi
The Key West Garden Club
The Key West Garden Club is one of the island's last remaining free tourist attractions. Plants are donated and maintained by members and volunteers.
Jessilyn and Damon 1/19/2019 Audubon House
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Jessilyn + Damon traveled from Dallas, Texas to celebrate their union in the Southernmost City at the lush gardens of the historical Audubon House. The bride's awesome fringe dress was the perfect choice for this happy-go-lucky couple. We loved the tropical decor and vivid green bridesmaid dresses. The live band kept the party going and with a wedding gown like that, you can't help but shake it up, baby! Congrats Jessilyn + Damon!
Venue | Audubon House
Planner | Simply You Weddings
Photographer | Iris Moore Photography
Decor | Milan Event
Entertainment | Star 1 Entertainment
Catering | Great Events
Hair & Make Up | Studio Marie Pierre
West Martello Tower (Key West Garden Club)
The West Martello Tower (also known as the Key West Garden Club) is a historic martello tower in Key West, Florida, United States. It is located at 1100 Atlantic Boulevard. On June 24, 1976, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Key West Garden Club is one of the island's last remaining free tourist attractions. Plants are donated and maintained by members and volunteers. We are a non-profit organization.
Our mission is to provide educational opportunities for the community relating to tropical gardening and to the West Martello Tower, a National Historic site where the Club is located.
Our opening times are 7 days a week, 9:30 to 5 (except Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Years Day) and are a beautiful venue for weddings and other events.
West Martello Tower, Joe Allen Garden Center is Fort Taylor Tower #1, and is located at Atlantic Blvd and White St in Key West FL.
On your Key West vacation, you'll find that in terms of military fate, this is one of the more unusual Key West museums to visit.
Without question, it's also one of the more beautiful forts you can explore.
Plus this historic fort carries the same thread of Key West history as it's sister fort and Fort Jefferson Dry Tortugas.
Like them, this martello fort never served the purpose it was intended for, and it was never completed.
From the very beginning this Key West defense was plagued with numerous setbacks and unexpected circumstances.
All of which led to the slow and frustrating building process which finally never fully culminated
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Places to see in ( Key West - USA )
Places to see in ( Key West - USA )
Key West, a U.S. island city, is part of the Florida Keys archipelago. It's also Florida's southernmost point, lying roughly 90 miles north of Cuba. Famed for its pastel-hued, conch-style houses, it’s a cruise-ship stop also accessible from the mainland via the Overseas Highway. It’s known more for its coral reefs – destinations for diving and snorkeling – than for its beaches.
Key West is the far frontier, edgier and more eccentric than the other keys, and also far more captivating. At its heart, this 7-sq-mile island feels like a beautiful tropical oasis, where the moonflowers bloom at night and the classical Caribbean homes are so sad and romantic it’s hard not to sigh at them.
While it has obvious allure, it's not without its contradictions. On one side of the road, there are literary festivals, Caribbean villas, tropical dining rooms and expensive art galleries. On the other, an S&M fetishist parade, frat boys passing out on the sidewalk and grizzly bars filled with bearded burnouts. With all that in mind, it's easy to find your groove in this setting, no matter where your interests lie. As in other parts of the Keys, nature plays a starring role here, with some breathtaking sunsets – cause for nightly celebration down on Mallory Sq.
The earliest Key West neighborhoods, on the western part of the island, are broadly known as Old Town. The Key West Historic District includes the major tourist destinations of the island, including Mallory Square, Duval Street, the Truman Annex and Fort Zachary Taylor. Old Town is where the classic bungalows and guest mansions are found. Bahama Village, southwest of Whitehead Street, features houses, churches, and sites related to its Afro-Bahamian history. The Meadows, lying northeast of the White Street Gallery District, is exclusively residential.
Key West, the southernmost point in the United States, is famous for watersports, lively nightlife, beaches, historic sites and its pastel, conch-style architechture. Duval Street, one of the most energetic strips of shops, bars and cafes anywhere, offers Sloppy Joe’s bar, a favorite Key West hangout of novelist Ernest Hemingway. And, for the more sober-minded, there's Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum.
A lot to see in Key West such as :
The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum
Southernmost Point of the Continental US
Duval Street
Mallory Square
Fort Zachary Taylor
Key West
Smathers Beach
Truman Little White House
The Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory
Mel Fisher Maritime Museum
Conch Republic
Key West Lighthouse
Key West Aquarium
Audubon House & Tropical Gardens
Key West Shipwreck Museum
Higgs Beach
West Martello Tower
Key West Cemetery
Fort East Martello Museum
Whitehead Street
Key West Express
Tours Key West
Caroline Street
Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center
Sunset Key
Key West Art & Historical Society
Sebago Key West
Simonton Street
Edward B. Knight Pier
Custom House
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditorium
Key West First Legal Rum Distillery
The Custom House
The Basilica of St. Mary Star of the Sea
Sebago Watersports
Fleming Street
USCGC Ingham Maritime Museum
Nancy Forrester's Secret Garden
Florida Keys
Oldest House in Key West
Sand Key Lighthouse
Dog Beach
Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden
Sigsbee Park
North Roosevelt Boulevard
( Key West - USA ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Key West . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Key West - USA
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Ghost Tour Haunted Audubon House Key West
The haunted Audubon House in Key West, Florida. See the death portrait.
Westwinds Inn Tropical Garden Key West
914 Eaton Street
KW, FL 33040
(305) 296-4440 or (800) 788-4150
Hyatt Centric Key West Resort and Spa, Key West, USA
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Hyatt Centric Key West Resort and Spa
601 Front St, Key West, FL, 33040, United States of America
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Suburban resort with spa, near Audubon House and Tropical Gardens
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Key West-The Shipwreck Museum.
The Shipwreck Museum of Key West. Digging into the history of the Conch Republic.
Video produced by RC Edwards.
*This is a channel with videos taken around the Florida Keys, Key West and other nearby locations of South Florida.
Top Tourist Attractions in Key West: Travel Guide Florida
Top Tourist Attractions in Key West: Travel Guide Florida
Audubon House & Tropical Gardens, Dry Tortugas National Park, Duval Street, Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum, Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park, Saint Mary Star of the Sea, Southernmost Point, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Ingham Maritime Museum, The Overseas Highway, Key West Cemetery, Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory, Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum
The Haunting of Marrero's Guest House in Key West Florida
SPOILER: We have captured video evidence of paranormal activity! Two orbs, six spoken words, moaning, and the sobbing of what sounds like an adult woman.
We investigated Room 18 at Marrero’s Guest Mansion in Key West, Florida, supposedly the single most haunted room in all of Key West. Key West, Florida is thought to be one of the most haunted places in the United States. It has also become a vacation destination. The laid-back tropical lifestyle, rich nightlife and remarkable history are what draw many people back to the Keys year after year. Every little town has its secrets - and Key West holds a treasure trove filled with its own. Only its secrets are other-worldly. Tucked away in a tropical garden, yet built with the grandeur of old Victorian splendor, Marrero’s Guest Mansion is a charming bed and breakfast which is the perfect place for relaxation for visitors to Key West.
Stepping into Marrero’s Guest Mansion is like stepping back in time. The mansion is steeped in mystique and history and it has been lovingly updated and restores to bring back its former glory. It is now a bed and breakfast which features true island hospitality. The original architectural detail of the mansion remains the same. The mansion offers spacious guest rooms which have sleeping and sitting areas. All the rooms have been updated with all the conveniences you would expect from a modern hotel. There are 12 rooms in total to choose from. Many believe that the mansion’s original dwellers have chosen to remain behind after death to keep an eye on things.
Marrero’s was built in 1889 by a man named Francisco Marrero. He was a prominent cigar maker who owned a local cigar factory that is now another resort called The Southernmost Inn. Marrero fell in love with a woman 24 years younger than himself named Henriquetta Hernandez. Marrero built the mansion with the intention of luring Hetty, his young love, to Key West. His plan worked. Francisco and Henriquetta were married and had eight children together. While Francisco was away on business in Havana, he died from mysterious causes. Some say it was at the hands of a rival cigar maker. Henriquetta was devastated.
About six months after Francisco’s death, a stranger came from Cuba to claim the Marrero estate. Apparently, Francisco was married to another woman, his first wife, Maria Marrero in Cuba. They were never divorced. Henriquetta was banished from the mansion with her children on June 16th, 1891. After the court proceedings ended, Henriquetta publicly announced from her front porch, “This is my home forever. I will always remain in spirit.”
Henriquetta Marrero and all of her children died, most from tuberculosis or diphtheria, within a few years after being thrown out of their home.
She apparently returned to the house after her death. Both guests and hotel staff have felt her presence in the house, it is apparently strongest in Room 18. However, everyone is quick to agree that she is a benevolent spirit, just keeping an eye on things. After spending three nights in Room 18, we completely agree.
Francisco’s first wife sold off the house and all its contents and returned to Cuba. The house changed owners and purpose many times over the years. It was a casino, a bordello, a restaurant, and now a hotel. People have reported sensing Henriquetta in all the house’s different business settings.
It is said that if Henriquetta disliked guests, she would sway the chandelier back and forth. Crying babies at night at this adults-only establishment can be heard in rooms 17 and 23, the former nurseries. And there are the occasional doors locking and opening by themselves. We heard a crying WOMAN - it's on this video!
Those who have seen her climb the stairs believe there is nothing to fear. It is a benevolent spirit that comes to offer protection. Some feel a well-being, as if they were visited by a grandmother.
The silhouette of a gentleman, a man from another time, sometimes moves stealthily in the portal. Some say it is Francisco who has come to ask Henriquetta for forgiveness.
We are proud to share our investigation of Marrero’s Guest Mansion in Key West Florida.
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The Best of Key West
If the island of Key West was a bar, it would be called the “Ends of the Earth” bar and rightly so. There is only one road leading into Key West and it is 113 miles from the mainland of Florida to the city limits.
It’s a 4 hour drive from Miami, 3.5 hours by ferry from Ft Myers and just 50 minutes to fly from Miami. But no matter how you get here, you will soon see it is unlike any place else within the continental USA.
It never freezes here nor does it really ever get cold here. Even in January, the average temperature is 69 degrees and usually in the mid 70s. That makes this a year around destination however the summer is the most active time period with lots to do. We will show you some the most popular activities available to visitors.
The most popular things to do all revolve around water. For divers, the Great Florida Reef is the only living coral barrier reef in the continental United States. It extends up to 4 miles out from the shore and extends from Key Largo to the Dry Tortugas, a length of 170 miles. There are several sunken ships to dive on as well.
Fishing is a huge draw to Key West. You can charter a boat to take you where the fish are plentiful. You can stay within short distance of the island or you can head for the deep waters where the big fish live.
Playing IN the water is available for all ages. There are both private and public beaches scattered around the island. The largest beach open to the public is Smathers Beach. It is over half a mile in length and is on the south side of the island right next to Roosevelt Blvd, the perimeter road around the island.
Higgs Beach is a little further down the road, (Roosevelt turns into Atlantic Blvd). The beach surrounds the Key West Garden Club, one of the island's last remaining free tourist attractions
If you would rather see the water from above, parasailing is the way to do it. Key West looks different when you are floating 300 feet in the air. It is pretty quiet up there too. There are several providers to choose from.
For those who prefer who wish to stay land based, there is still plenty to do. While there are plenty of places to stay on the island, you are required to visit Duval street, the narrow mile long main drag. The famous as well as those of us not so famous have walked this street and spent time in the bars and eateries that line the street. Start at the south end where you can dip a toe into the Straits of Florida (part of the Atlantic Ocean). Walk a little over a mile north and you can dip a toe in the Gulf of Mexico. Arrive at the Gulf side near dusk and you can wander over to Mallory Square where watching the sunset has become a nightly ritual. More on Mallory Square later.
While you are in this part of town, catch a ride on the conch train. They will show you all kinds of interesting locations on the island including Hemingway’s house, Audubon House and Gardens, Key West Lighthouse Museum, Harry S. Truman Little White House, Key West Aquarium, and the Key West Shipwreck Treasure Museum. You can always come back to these places on your own at a later time now that you know where they are located.
Key West is a great destination to visit and truly has something for everyone. The locals are friendly and laid back. Visiting here is almost like visiting another country but you are still on U S soil. It will take several days to do everything but no matter what you do and where you go, the evenings belong to Mallory Square.
While the sun setting into the ocean is a draw all of its own, the spectacle of the square stands alone in its uniqueness. The crowd is festive and there are multiple performers scattered around the square. Whether it is balloon art, juggling acts, music or sword swallowing, you can find this and much more here at Mallory Square.
The Worst of Key West
While our little Key at the end of a 100 mile strip of keys is a wonderful place to visit, there are some things that blur the picture of the perfect getaway.
Just getting here can be more of a challenge than desired. There is only one way in (and out) by car and that is along the 113 mile highway between the mainland and Key West. The current 4 lane road is a big improvement over the 2 lane road that served the Keys up through the first part of the 70’s but it still takes 4 hours to get here from the mainland. There is a ferry from the Ft Myers area that also takes nearly 4 hours. Or you can fly in - 50 minutes from Miami. Try to enjoy the journey.
The weather can be a deciding factor on time of year you want to visit. Hurricane season can have its challenges. The season officially runs from June 1 to the end of November but the peak time for storms generally occur in September.