"The Key West Shipwreck Museum transportsvisitorsback to 1856, whenthe young city'sport hadmore than 100 ships passing through daily.Because of the coral reefs,shipwrecks were common at the time and salvage became a thriving business. At the museum, visitors will meet an actor portraying Asa Tift, an actual Key West citizen whose family made a goodliving salvaging, or saving, crew, passengers, and cargo from ships that were wrecked on the reefs. He'll tell the stories of the many wrecks and recoveries ofTift's time. The museum's immersive experience includesfilms and historic artifacts, includingthe wreckage of the Isaac Allerton , which sankoffthe coastin 1895."