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Key West Museum of Art & History in the Custom House

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When Key West was designated a U.S. port of entry in the early 1820s, a custom house was established. Salvaged cargoes from ships wrecked on the reefs were brought here, setting the stage for Key West to become for a time the richest city in Florida. The imposing red-brick and terra-cotta Richardsonian Romanesque-style building reopened as a museum and art gallery in 1999. Smaller galleries have long-term and changing exhibits about the history of Key West, including a Hemingway room and a fine collection of folk artist Mario Sanchez's wood paintings.

  • Cost: $10
  • Open: Daily 9-5
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