The Key West Shipwreck Museum is dedicated to telling the story of 400 years of shipwreck salvage in the Florida Keys. Based in a beautiful replica of a 19th-century warehouse built by wrecker tycoon Asa Tift complete with bounty and equipment, the part-museum, part theme-park attraction combines actors, films and actual artifacts to take visitors back in time to the era of treasure seekers, pirates, and shipwrecks. The museum features two floors of interactive exhibits that bring Key West’s colorful heritage to life, including actual artifacts from the 17th and 18th century, a 64-pound silver bar that visitors can try to lift, audio recordings, video presentations, and the 1985 discovery of the wreck of the Isaac Allerton, which yielded the highest salvage award in history. A 65-foot-tall observation tower can be climbed for spectacular views of the island and surrounding waters where ships met their final resting place.

The Key West Shipwreck Museum, 1 Whitehead St, Key West, FL 33040, Phone: 305-292-8990

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