The Key West Lighthouse & Keepers Quarters Museum did not disappoint! The 360° views of the 2 mile x 4 mile island was breathtaking and spectacular to say the least! They had a gentleman up in the top of the light house who was a historian and did an excellent job of answering all of our questions. You could look out and see the entire island + some as you walk around the perimeter of the light house. The Keepers Quarters Museum was quite interesting and we spent a lot of time in there. Plus, it was air conditioned! There are 88 stairs to the top, so we definitely recommend close toe + sturdy shoes!

Be ready for a work out if you are not ready going up stairs for a while.. my legs were burning! But the view is totally worth it! BTW parking available in the back off of Truman Street. Purchase online for discounted tickets.

The visit was nice, the light house was not crowded during my visit which was during the week. The view was nice at the top and the museum had good information about the history. The location was well kept and clean.

This kind of flashy things are always enhancing the cool breeze of the city of Key West. This is not by the seaside, but inside a residential area [seems so]. If you have day long plan in Key West, this place is good to take rest for a while. If this is open, do not miss going upstairs to take different views of the beach town. There are many ancient tree down in the park near this place, which give cool shadow all over the day.

We have visited lighthouses across the country and couldnt resist this one. Nicely maintained, courteous staff, helpful and friendly. This was the oldest lighthouse (1840s) weve visited, it has a very interesting history. It was designed by Lt. Meade who would go onto to lead the Union Army in the battle of Gettysburg, after the war he returned to designing and building Lighthouses as well as other things. The Lighthouse keepers home was full of all sorts of information and facts and history. If youre looking for something interesting to do at a slower pace then this is the place for you. We enjoyed.

This was on my bucket list for awhile! I was not disappointed. The lighthouse is right across the street from the Hemingway House on Whitehead St. Due to COVID, we had to buy our tickets online and they saw that we purchased them on the back end. Inside, there was a tour guide on the ground that told us about the overall history. Then we went up the stairs of the lighthouse. It is a lot of steps, so be prepared. On top, another tour guide was thereto direct questions. It was fantastic and you get a great view of the island. Little information spots are around the top of the tour to point out landmarks. Highly recommend going inside the museum. Lots of cool information in there.

Catch yourself the best views in Key West at this light house. Takes a few steps to get to the top of the light - house, but the views are unbelievable. Theres an entire panorama view of the ocean and city. This is located near Ernest Hemingways house, across the street. Glad I went!

So glad I visited! Be prepared to take the steps! I thought I was in pretty good shape, but...Anyway, this is probably the best view of Key West. I didn’t go for the sunset, but I’m sure it’s incredible! It was worth every penny!

You can’t even see this place from Duval, and if you didn’t know to walk west a block, you would completely miss this place. It’s very pretty with the stark white lighthouse set against the lush green foliage and beautiful blue sky. The lighthouse is surrounded by a giant tree and really is a special location.

Some interesting history on this lighthouse as most lighthouses. Very well maintained. Easy to find and plenty of parking when I went.

Self tour of the site with kind employees and volunteers. The vunteer we met was still recovering from skin cancer surgery but enjoyed his service enough to make the climb 4 or 5 time a day. I highly recommend this tour.

Awesome history and knowledgeable staff! Must see if you want a glimpse into the historic past of key west and the families that served to protect the nautical community in the days before electricity and technology.

Beautiful day and views at the top of the lighthouse. Very knowledge hosts--thanks Andy for the information!

Historic light house with self tours. We made the climb to the top and were rewarded with probably the best view in Key West. We easily could see miles in every direction. It is quite high with a sheer drop off so only attempt if you can handle heights easily. Some of the people up there were a bit terrified. I thoroughly enjoyed it, absolutely breathtaking views.

Lady at the cashier desk wasnt the friendliest of ladies ask her if she had one of the Key West hand scrub samples that we could smell she said for us to go ahead and smell the one on the shelf without opening and just took off the lid we were able to no through the seal went to go put it back on the Shelf and thats when she reached out her hand and said Ill take that nobodys going to want to buy it after you stuck your nose on it. She should have just said no to begin with.

I arrived shortly before closing, but they welcomed me in and one of the employees answered questions and shared lots of information. Beautiful view over Key West! Bad visibility the day I went, but thats how it goes I guess. So interesting to learn about the lighthouse history and feel like youre a part of the town!

I love lighthouses! This one was cute and on the small size, but very informational with great views. There are informational plaques at the top to point out things in the distance, which I thought was neat. I have not seen that at other light houses. The stairs are connected via a pole in the middle so it is pretty much one way up and down.

Some interesting history to learn. Great view of the island from the top. The folks working inside are friendly and knowledgeable. Worth checking it out if only for the views.

Key West light house is a historical monument which is located in Key West, FL. The first Key West lighthouse was a 65-foot (20 m) tower completed in 1825 and destroyed by the Great Havana Hurricane of 1846 and the new tower was completed by 1848 (as per the wiki) with 50 feet, by 1894 tower was raised and the lamp was placed 100 feet above sea level. Currently this is a well managed historical place with a good green landscape park. We can have a very good view of streets and sea from the top of this place. On the way to this light house we can find street vendors, colorful buildings etc...

This is a really cool lighthouse in key West. You can climb the 88 steps to the top and then walk around the platform for 360 views of key west. Theres also a small museum where you can see and learn more. Costs like 12 bucks a person to get in. Worth doing !

Very nice view, but limited hours make it so you cant watch the sunset from the lighthouse. Still a must see in Key West

There is a great view from the top of the lighthouse (it is a workout to get up the narrow spiral staircase) and the garden area is nice. The lady in the gift shop was very nice and helpful. The museum was informative. The only negative is the price ($12 for adults and $5 for kids) for a rather brief experience,Its a quaint little light house. Nothing too special, though its historically significant.

Amazing view from the top of the Lighthouse. It is not a tall lighthouse, but tall enough considering how flat Key West is. There is a little museum and gift shop on site as well.

Very cool view at the top! We could see the southern most point!

If you visit Key West, you can’t miss to visit the lighthouse and the museum. Great view of the island. Be aware there are 88 steps to the observation platform. There is no elevator.

What a good looking Lighthouse! Very pretty from the outside with interesting trees and plants on the grounds!We’ve climbed a lot of lighthouses, and this one isn’t very tall so it’s an easy climb. BUT, the stairs made me nervous (and I don’t scare easily!) they just didn’t seem that sturdy, and it’s quite narrow with two way traffic and no regulation about how many people can climb at once!Views and info at the top was great and gave us a good base of education for the rest of our time in Key West!

Beautifully restored gem of an era gone by. The views are incredible and well worth the 88-step climb. The Keepers cottage has several informative exhibits that portray life during the era when the Light House Service maintained the lightThe staff are super friendly and are available to answer questions.

WOW! Very nice and well preserved. There is an admission and a gift shop. The whole thing including climbing the lighthouse can be done in less than 90 minutes.

One of my favorite historic parts of KW. Paying to enter or taking photos from afar is a must. We stopped for photos just about every time we biked by.

A beautiful lighthouse. Unfortunately, I got there after hours and didnt get insideFortunately, you can get around a couple of sides for good pictures. And, it is just across the street from Hemingways place.

Great place to learn some Key West history! The views are amazing and the staff were very friendly and accomodating!

Very cool place to visit. They were very relaxed about rules, there is a very large ficus tree in the yard that you can climb on to get pictures, and the lighthouse has small spiral stairs. They have a gift shop and a few buildings with historical items.

The view is incredible but there is no elevator so the stairs were exhausting.Still it was definitely worth the effort since you can see the whole key west and it’s mesmerizing.

A place filled with history. A must do if you are visiting, also the view from the lighthouse is amazing.

Very interesting site. Well preserved and they keep all area disinfected as we go thru covid-19.

Too expensive for a short tour for me. Others decided to look only from the outside too. Just enter the gate and look up instead if its too pricey. Other things to spend money on in KW that are more worth it.

Enjoyed the light house and the view from the top. Keepers house was very interesting.

I skipped paying admission and spending time touring the light and instead enjoyed the view of the lighthouse from the street. Folks were up in the top so it seems you can climb all the way up if you like. Decent parking lot on side street. Nice stop along my solo sight seeing/landmark walking tour

Really cool old light house. good place to vist.

A good historical lesson in the formation of Key West. Immaculate grounds, knowledgeable volunteers. A super restroom facility. And whatever the price, the view from the light house, spectacular!!

Lovely view of Key West. Great spot to take in the area and listen out for the roosters. The museum wasn’t too exciting but the little gift shop is cute. You get a little sticker for climbing the lighthouse!

Nicely kept grounds. I love visiting lighthouses and loved this one. Nice and clean with a great view of downtown key west. Pretty cheap to get in and kids under 4 are free. Also has a souvenir shop. I liked how the stairs were attached to the walls unlike other lighthouses have the stairs floating.

Super neat lighthouse with old house next to it. It was really awesome being able to go up to the lighthouse and see everything around us, it was super windy once up there but it felt nice. The history to it is very rich, my family and I enjoyed ourselves very much. Kids were happy to get stickers. 3/9/19

Lovely views and nice history of the light houses in the area. Didnt realize that George Meade was involved down this far south. Need to read more of my history.

A must see if your in Key West! Climb to the top, about 88 steps, and you can see the entire island and oceans surrounding! If you have a student ID you get a great discount.

I always love to go into lighthouses and this one was a beauty. You could see the cruise ships and most of the area. And it’s right across the street from Earnest Hemingway’s house.

88 steps to the top viewing platform via a spiral staircase. The views are remarkable and stunning of the island. Placards indicate landmarks easily seen. Definitely worth the admission fee and the climb up.

Interesting, restored lighthouse built inland and not on the water. Senior discount. Lighthouse keeper house also available to view. Probably overpriced for what it is but the fee does support the lighthouse restoration and upkeep

Excellent views.. Stairs are very steep.. And there are no guardrail while coming down which gives a disconcerting feeling.. You have rails while going up.. Theres a small museum as well..

You have to see the Lighthouse if you are in Key West. You have great views of the cruise ship docks and the surrounding terrain. The walk up the spiral staircase is not that much of a climb so it should be okay for small children and the elderly who are okay with climbing a normal staircase. Along the way to the top are a few windows you can stop and catch a different view and nice breeze. Then take your time on the way down. At the entrance to the lighthouse is a small gift shop with souvenirs and the history of the lighthouse. Outside in the gardens surrounding the lighthouse are benches to take a break and just maybe youll meet a lonely lady sitting on the bench waiting for someone. If you ask nicely shell show you whats in her purse...... Take the climb to the top and enjoy the views of Key West. Its basically across the street from Hemmingways house anyway so its convenient. Another site to see while in Key West.

Staying across the street ️ love the lighthouse and banyan tree!!

It was really well kept, clean and good information. It was a bit pricey for what it was but isnt everything in Key West?

Highly recommend putting this on your list of must-see sites while in Key West. Its right across the street from the Hemingway house, so easy to combine the two. Senior and military discounts are offered. 88 steep steps up to the top provide unparalleled views of the island. Markers around the railing identify landmarks. Vegetation around the ground is identified - take the time to check it out. The little museum of the keepers quarters offer lots of history about the area. $12 with no discount.

Great daytime activity for all ages, the museum is very informative and gives great insight into the history of the lighthouses throughout the Keys, not just Key Wests. The view of course is worth the 83 stairs as well! Worth the $12 entry fee and they accept student IDs for a solid discount!

Nice historic site and nice house and lighthouse as well. You can get good pictures on the side street. I took mine from there. In the museum itself it is too close for photoshooting.

Great spot to see all of key west from high above. In addition to a great historic landmark with a great past and great future. The Key west lighthouse is an awesome stop in key west if you are visiting or a local.

A bit pricey but man what a view from the top of the lighthouse! You get a 360 degree lookout all across the island and this view alone is worth the price of admission! Also make sure to poke your head inside the old house because it is gorgeous inside with some amazing refractive glass lenses on display!

Very good place to view entire Key West. There is a museum about the light house which is must see. The spiral steps in the tower is not safe for kids. So not recommend for kids.

I hate tourist traps, and this was my favorite stop in Key West. Friendly staff, AMAZING views, and reasonably priced - $12 per adult (seniors, kids & vets less) to tour the museum and climb the lighthouse. Id recommend going here on your first day in Key West so that you can see the whole town from the top and decide what other attractions you want to go see. Its 88 steps to the top but well worth the climb. The museum is interesting, too.

Engineering marvel thinking about how they constructed these lighthouses back in the day.

Wonderful piece of history in Key West. The lighthouse climb is 88 steps with two small landings, the first being about 2/3 of the way up. Excellent views of Key West from the top (panorama below). The lighthouse keepers house has been turned into a museum with facts about this lighthouse and several of the other lighthouses in the Keys.

Great view from up there, nice small museum

Its a pretty good experience for the price and offers a nice view of the island. You learn a good amount of history in the keepers museum too. I wouldnt recommend it if your scared of heights, and its a bit of a climb to the top

Reasonably priced admission. Lots of history. Beautiful view from the top!

Beautiful! Expensive climb but worth it as the money goes to the maintenance of the site.

I just love lighthouses so I visit when ever I can. Great views around Key West. I love the history of what happened to each lighthouse. I love it.

Fantastic view of the whole island! Military and first responder discount available

A wonderful place to visit great views from the top of the lighthouse dont get vertigo climbing the spiral staircase though.

Beautiful piece of history. Nice gift shop. Only 88 stairs to climb. Beautiful view.

Beautiful lighthouse with the best views of Key West that you can find. Theres no tour guide and very little information on the history of the lighthouse on display. Finally, Im in my 60s; this may be one of the last lighthouses I climb. It was easier and less frightening than the Cape Hatteras lighthouse.

A must do while visiting Key West. Great place and wonderful views from the Light House

Cool price of Key West history, and am awesome view from the top of the lighthouse

There are 88 steps up to a wonderful view of the whole island. There are plackers to show key points. If you are afraid of heights, this might not be for you.

It is a beautiful little lighthouse. We climb to the top and were rewarded with a beautiful view of the ocean and the town. There is a museum, the history of the caretakers and how they lived. I cant imagine wearing those heavy thick clothes in the Florida Heat and also having to grow your own food in the Florida sand. The cost of $12 is no big deal to help keep such a historical landmark opened and operating. I just love lighthouses and its great exercise.

Best place to see the whole island, look out to the South East and you can see the other light house out in the ocean

Good glimpse into key west past

Beautiful lighthouse we visited. 88 steps to the top which wasnt bad at all and an awesome 360 view of Key West. A must do for any visitor.

My wife and I stopped by and loved this historic site. I love history and enjoyed learning more. There’s quite a bit of stairs leading up to the top and kinda claustrophobic on the way up and down. I would recommend that the staff should coordinate and direct everyone up and down. We were walking up and there was a family coming down simultaneously and it was extremely tight for everyone. Once you’re at the top it was an awesome 360 degree view of the island. Once we were down we then walked over to the living quarters and learned a little more history. Overall this site gets 5 stars from me. And we recommend this to anyone and especially history buffers

Great place a little disappointed that they didnt sell replicas of the lighthouse in the store though.

Beautiful place. Enjoy history and great views! Very friendly staff...

The history of the light house is pretty cool, the living quarters are a step back in time. 88 steps on a circular staircase take you to the observation platform. The views are great, you can see the whole island. 12 dollars gets you in to the grounds. Awesome step back into history

Best views of the island in addition to a fun history lesson. Loved it.

A little pricey for a lot of exercise. Youll need to be in pretty good shape to make it to the top. Some folks will become very dizzy. Very narrow and winding staircase, so be prepared to go up or down to squeeze aside for oncoming traffic. Nice view of the key up top.

A great break for a bit of history and learning, plus it was a great view from atop the lighthouse.

This was a nice climb up to the top, interesting piece of Key Wests history. You can even see Ernest Hemmingways Pool from the top. The view was just beautiful 360 all around, there are even little blurbs telling what is what in the distance. It was very Informative & fun. Dont miss it on your next stop to key west.

Great spot!! can host more information in a digital way and the light house needs someone on the tower to manage the crowd. Should have a head counter to the tower to monitor the safe movement around the tower. Dwindling stairs are pretty occupied by the people movement.

Oversees the island, good price, good historical info in the cottage and neat to go up in a lighthouse. Its a circular staircase going up and lots of steps so be prepared to increase your heat rate! Going down is much easier.

Very neat place to see! 88 steps may not seem like much,but in the hot month of June it is! Great view from top! Nice little museum. Yard area was very well maintained and the tree was the coolest one Ive seen yet! Even better, they actually have their own parking lot (which is hard to find it seems like in key west)

Interesting place for a light house? I would do the lighthouse tour again. I was fascinated by all the history. It is a bit scary going up into the lighthouse and walking around up there when its windy. There is a gift shop for buying various items.

Six toed i love this place. Sweet fur babies.

It costs $10 to climb to the top but it’s worth it. The metal spiral staircase is fun to walk of and once you get to the top you are rewarded with the bests views of the island’s lush treetops. There is a museum next to the lighthouse that entrance to is included with the lighthouse ticket.

Closed but looks like a great place

You can see the whole key west from here! Well, sure, as long as you know what you are looking for/at. Its a great experience either way, but be prepared to pay up and climb some stairs. Also, there are some mean chickens on the grounds.

Amazing little (not so little) lighthouse. Nice adventure for us.

Beautiful view at the top, price is $14 and very informative.

Beautiful lighthouse and property. Tons of history. Loved it. Wife and I are huge fans of lighthouses and this one really made this honeymoon special.

My first lighthouse. It is not as tall as I imagined lighthouses to be, but that makes it easy to run up and run down. It is a fun activity to run up and the views from the top are pretty amazing. The information about Fresnels lenses used in the lighthouse to make strong light beams is very interesting Physics!

We didnt go inside, but you can go all the way to the top. There are several informative plaques outside the complex & some beautiful trees. The lighthouse appeared to be well maintained from the exterior.

The lighthouse and Keepers Quarters are together for one admission fee. Historically correct property across from Hemmingway house. Plan to spend 1 1/2 hours. Climb to top of lighthouse and enjoy the view of all Key West. Take your time as spiral stairs are very steep and their is not much room to pass folks. the keeper quarters has a very detailed history of the original lighthouse (destroyed by hurricane) along with the history of the new one from civil war to decommission. Their are sound boards along the walls that will give you details on the people and families.

It was just amazing for me. I had recently had brain surgery. Love light houses always wanted to go in one. My first trip to Key West. I got to climb up this beautiful light house. I hope I get to come back again one day so I can see it again. I will never forget the wonderful feeling I had when I got to the top. Thank you Jesus.