Key West City Cemetery
Interesting Tour of Unique Headstones
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We were amazed on our tour of this cemetary. We saw tombstones from "Florida's first millionaire" to the midget who wanted to be buried in a full-size coffin. There is a map, available for a small donation, that helps guide you through the cemetary. **The stone slabs are laid on top of the body so it doesn't get washed away during flooding/huricanes.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Aug 15 2007
Most of the graves are above ground and many of the headstones are ornate and unusual. Take time to read the stories about the departed you will find on some grave markers....they are quite different and interesting!
Reviewed by: snflrgrl1962 from on Jun 10 2007
Ok, I may be a little morbid, but the cemetery was really cool. It's free and open from dawn to dusk. While there isn't a tour guide there is a pamphlet that we got from the lady who did our Haunted Ghost tour. The pamphlet was 4 bucks and it told you were all the cool and interesting graves were, like which ones were the oldest and where notable Key West islanders are buried. There are also some fun stories about some of the people buried there.
Reviewed by: Grrlover from on Sep 27 2006
There is not much parking around the cemetary with most spots marked for residents but it's well worth the walk to take a walk through this cemetary. There is a map for $5 available guiding you to the more famous and interesting gravesites which, unfortunately we did not buy. It seems like many locals use the cemetary for their daily walks or bike rides.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jan 14 2006
The most peaceful cemetary I've been to. I went to take some black and white photos - it was very nice. It would be nice to see palm trees lining cemetaries in my area.
Reviewed by: winifred from on Jul 25 2005
When I went to visit the cemetery, it was really hot that day. I didn't have any water, either. I thought I was going to die in the cemetery. Most all of the graves are above ground, because the city is only a few feet above sea level. Some of the graves are very old as well going back to the nineteenth century. Tours of the cemetery are available about 9a.m. every morning, but I couldn't get up that early after doing the Duval Crawl every night I was there.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Dec 29 2004
Interesting Tour of Unique Headstones
Back to Key West City Cemetery
We were amazed on our tour of this cemetary. We saw tombstones from "Florida's first millionaire" to the midget who wanted to be buried in a full-size coffin. There is a map, available for a small donation, that helps guide you through the cemetary. **The stone slabs are laid on top of the body so it doesn't get washed away during flooding/huricanes.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Aug 15 2007
Most of the graves are above ground and many of the headstones are ornate and unusual. Take time to read the stories about the departed you will find on some grave markers....they are quite different and interesting!
Reviewed by: snflrgrl1962 from on Jun 10 2007
Ok, I may be a little morbid, but the cemetery was really cool. It's free and open from dawn to dusk. While there isn't a tour guide there is a pamphlet that we got from the lady who did our Haunted Ghost tour. The pamphlet was 4 bucks and it told you were all the cool and interesting graves were, like which ones were the oldest and where notable Key West islanders are buried. There are also some fun stories about some of the people buried there.
Reviewed by: Grrlover from on Sep 27 2006
There is not much parking around the cemetary with most spots marked for residents but it's well worth the walk to take a walk through this cemetary. There is a map for $5 available guiding you to the more famous and interesting gravesites which, unfortunately we did not buy. It seems like many locals use the cemetary for their daily walks or bike rides.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Jan 14 2006
The most peaceful cemetary I've been to. I went to take some black and white photos - it was very nice. It would be nice to see palm trees lining cemetaries in my area.
Reviewed by: winifred from on Jul 25 2005
When I went to visit the cemetery, it was really hot that day. I didn't have any water, either. I thought I was going to die in the cemetery. Most all of the graves are above ground, because the city is only a few feet above sea level. Some of the graves are very old as well going back to the nineteenth century. Tours of the cemetery are available about 9a.m. every morning, but I couldn't get up that early after doing the Duval Crawl every night I was there.
Reviewed by: A Yahoo! Contributor from on Dec 29 2004
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