Key West Shipwreck Museum: Florida's Maritime History

Discover Florida’s maritime history at the Key West Shipwreck Treasure Museum. Explore shipwrecks, artifacts, and interactive displays from the 19th century. Dive into the past today!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Key West Shipwreck Museum - Your shipwreck voyage begins in 1856, the year the Isaac Allerton sank. On your visit to the Key West Shipwreck Treasure Museum, view artifacts from this ship, one of the richest shipwrecks in Key West history. Spend hours exploring the remnants of old ships and learning about the fascinating salvage industry through…
What's Included
  • Admission to top-tier Museums
Additional Information

Discover a crucial segment of Florida’s past at the Key West Shipwreck Treasure Museum. Navigate through the ruins of Spanish galleons and remnants of cargo vessels. Travel back to the 19th century era when shipwreck excavation in Key West was a booming business. Engage with interactive exhibits, view educational film presentations, and observe authentic artifacts recovered from these ships.

Location
Key West Shipwreck Museum
1 Whitehead St,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Tyler
Sep 27, 2024
It was worth it, relaxing and fun! - Had a amazing visit. So much history to learn. Awesome staff. Definitely would visit again. ELIJAH MISHOE was the highlight. Had so much to teach and such a fun person to talk to! He can answer any question! Thank y’all for a get experience
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Andrea_p
Sep 4, 2024
Great time! - We really enjoyed hearing the stories from the guide. He was very knowledgeable and friendly. Climbing the tower was fun and the view is breathtaking!!
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Shannon
May 27, 2024
Very interesting museum. Great info. - Really, really interesting. Very cool artifacts. Ishmael did an amazing job. Great for history buffs. Definitely a must do in Key West.
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Bpfuntraveler
Apr 18, 2024
KW Day trip - Very interesting place. Enjoyed the trip to the top of the "Ship a Shore" tower. Brief movie was very informational. Lots of recovered treasure!
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Laurene2345678
Apr 17, 2024
Great! - Really enjoyed this. The staff member playing Ishmael was incredible. We learned so much!! Had true passion for the shipwrecking history. View from the top of the tower was awesome.
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Dehpch2020
Sep 14, 2024
Worth the time and money - Very interesting museum. Tells the story of how the Wreckers made early Key West a very profitable and important city. Lots of relics and great stories. Recommend it.
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Srikanth_g
Jul 7, 2024
Good place - Good place to visit to understand the history of Key West. No other entertainment for kids as advertised.
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Candace_t
May 5, 2024
Treasures and Tower - Be ready for stairs up and down and lots of great shipwreck treasures to see. Enjoyed lifting the silver bar. So many pirates and wreckers to hear about. Tower offers great views of the area with if you’re bold enough to climb all the stairs to get up there.
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Eringn4796an
Mar 24, 2024
Interesting museum and great view at the top! - I recently visited the Shipwreck Museum with my Dad and we enjoyed our visit! Informative without being too overwhelming/boring. Peggy was an incredible storyteller and we learned a lot from listening to her enthusiastic stories. I had read some reviews ahead of the trip that suggested the view from the top of the tower at this museum was (possibly) better than the view from top of lighthouse. We followed this suggestion, saving the cost of admission at lighthouse, and were not disappointed with our views from the top of the (easy to climb/wide/normal stairs as opposed to spiral) tower.
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Jasons742
Jun 12, 2024
Average stop - It was a hot an muggy day (like most) and we were lured in by the sign that said AC (plus we got a discount due to having been to the aquarium). You enter and go down some steps and end up below sea level. You watch video, go up and get a talk from Captain Joe (probably the best part), get to touch some cursed silver. From there you get to walk around some found treasure (nothing super eye poping) and read a bit about the wreckers. You also can climb a lookout tower for some more great views. Overall, if you took Captain Joe out of the equation I am not sure it would have been that great of an experience.
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up to 9 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).