The Hemingway Home and Museum
Museum · Key West ·
Home of Ernest Hemingway, featuring preserved rooms, gardens, and cats.
Home of Ernest Hemingway, featuring preserved rooms, gardens, and cats.
"Visiting Ernest Hemingway’s home in Key West is presented as a classic shore excursion on the Key West & Bahamas getaway, an easy stop where you can tour the writer’s house during a relaxed day ashore." - Paris Wilson
"A preserved historic home that offers an intimate look into a famous author's life and legacy, providing literary-minded couples a culturally rich, stroll-through attraction with period artifacts and stories." - Travel + Leisure Editors
"The preserved former residence of a famous American author that draws literature fans to see period rooms and meet the notable six-toed cats descended from the owner's pet, offering a quirky and intimate look at the writer's island life." - Patricia Doherty Patricia Doherty Patricia Doherty is a writer who specializes in covering destinations, resorts, and cruises for Travel + Leisure and other publications. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"Visiting Hemingway's former home in Key West lets literature lovers tour his studio and meet descendants of his famous six-toed cats for a literary and historic stop on a Keys trip." - Alison Lewis Alison Lewis Alison Lewis is a travel and food journalist, recipe developer, and cookbook author. She has contributed to Travel + Leisure, Coastal Living, Modern Luxury, USA Today, Islands, Southern Living, Cooking Light, Better Homes & Gardens, and many more. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"Visiting the former residence and studio of Ernest Hemingway is a must for literary history, but what really stole my attention was the colony of six-toed cats — mostly descendants of Snow White, a cat gifted to Hemingway — that roam the garden and grounds." - Skye Sherman Skye Sherman Skye Sherman is a travel writer based in West Palm Beach, Florida. Aside from traveling, she's also a pilot, scuba diver, bookworm, and fourth-generation Floridian. Her work has appeared in Travel + Leisure, USA Today, Palm Beach Illustrated, Atlas Obscura, and more. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines