Ernest Hemingway House – Step Inside His Life and Meet the Cats

Key West Florida is the home of a famous writer Ernest Hemingway.  Hemingway’s home in Key West was turned into a museum and visitors can step inside his life.

"I had high expectations for Hemingway House and they were met. It was historic, interesting, the cats were cute, and it was a memorable experience for my wife and in-laws.” said PKVA a user of tripadvisor.com.

 Hemingway was given a six-toed cat by a ship captain according to hemingwayhome.com. The museum houses other six-toed cats. These cats are the offspring of Hemingway’s cat.  

“Since I am a huge cat lover, it only made sense to check this place out. The house and grounds were in really great shape. The tour guide was extremely helpful and shared some interesting tidbits about Hemingway.” said NYCexplorer_24 a user of tripadvisor.com.

Hemingway’s interior is decorated with antiques furniture which he gathered all through Europe. There are also his trophy mounts and animal skins that he received in Africa states trustedtours.com.    

 Some of the rooms visitors will see is his studio where he wrote all his books on his typewriter, his kitchen, his bedroom. Just outside the house is his pool.

 “This beautiful home and its grounds is full of history about one of our greatest American authors. The furniture, paintings and decorations are original from the Earnest Hemingway period.” said ghartford a user of tripadvisor.com.

Every July in Key West the Hemingway Look-a-like Society honors the writer by having a contest to see who look like him. The event is held at Sloppy Joe’s. This year’s winner was Matt Gineo.

Hour of operation: the museum is open 365 days a year from 9 a.m.-5p.m.

Ticket admission: General- Adult- $ 12.50, Child- $6, Child (under 5) - Free

Group- Adult- $10, Child-$6, Child (under 5) – Free.

Here is a video of the Ernest Hemingway house.