The Grand Old Home of Ernest Hemingway in Key West

The story goes that John Dos Passos, a fellow member of the "Lost Generation" of ex-pat artists and writers in Paris during the 1920s, influenced Hemingway to visit Key West in April 1928. Upon his arrival in Key West, Hemingway was welcomed by his newly-wedded wife Pauline's wealthy Uncle Gus, who greeted them with a brand new car!

Soon after his arrival, Hemingway met Charles Thompson, the owner of a local hardware store. Charles Thompson introduced Hemingway to the sizzling water sport of fishing, and thus they became close friends. Both Ernest and his wife Pauline gradually became so fond of Key West and its local people that they made up their minds to remain there permanently!

In 1931, after two seasons in Key West, Pauline's wealthy Uncle Gus gifted the Hemingway couple, a beautifully structured, Spanish Colonial house on Whitehead Street. The original home was built in 1851, and sparkled with the native rock buried on the grounds. The home was in withering shape when Ernest Hemingway and his wife took ownership, but both Ernest and Pauline decided to resurrect this grand old architecture from the rubbles!

The home was completely remodelled to give shape to today's historical landmark that invites thousands of tourists from around the world. It is generally a stop on most Key West tours.



The Hemingway Home Tour

Earnest Hemingway pursued a prolific writing career during his long 10 years stay in this home. He found a great source of inspiration in the turquoise waters of the ocean. Hemingway often moved around with his fishing mates in a group, popularly known as the "Mob", and everyone in the group had a nickname. Hemingway was referred to by his friends and family during this time as "Papa".

Hemingway's Key West shows up on his works many times and in his writing career, he frequently used locations and characters directly derived from his personal experiences in Key West. Many Key West residents appear as characters in his novel "To Have and Have Not," a novel about Key West during the Great Depression. Ernest's presence can still be felt in his studio where he created some of his finest works.

As you will step inside the stately rooms, you will be automatically pulled back in time witness Hemingway's spirit permeating through the air, the furniture, and the art d' facts preserved  in the museum. Most of the furniture, trophies, and souvenirs are reminiscent of Ernest's foreign trips to Europe, Africa, or the Americas

The lush green lawns and the beautiful flowers in the garden, along with more than forty cats that live here will bring back fresh memories of a large, lively family that lived a full life here. Though Hemingway was away in Cuba after his divorce from Pauline in 1940, he continued to visit Key West during the 40's and 50's until he died in 1961.

Guided tours are regularly conducted to provide insightful details about this great novelist's life and writings. The Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum welcomes thousands of visitors from around the world.

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A Major Tourist Hub

The city of Miami is located in the southern region of Florida along the Atlantic coast. The beautiful waters, the sandy beaches, and the sunny weather is what attracts millions of tourists to the city, every year. They can engage in Miami boat tours, Miami bus tours, and other popular Miami safaris.

A few Miami tourist attractions which can be enjoyed during a Miami city tour are listed below:

Star Island: Most vendors offer a stop at this manmade island as part of their Miami boat tour. It is located in Biscayne Bay. During a tour of this island, tourists will come across stunning villas and mansions that house the rich and the famous. A number of Hollywood celebrities have also bought mansions on this island. It may be noted that most of these houses are gated and not open to the public. However, the island itself is a public place, thereby allowing the tourists to walk down the several tree-lined lanes and check out the marvelous works of architecture. The guides who accompany you during the trip will give details about each Miami attraction. They will tell you about the previous owner of a mansion, the current owner, its history, and so forth. Add a trip to Star Island to your Miami city tour itinerary.



The Venetian pool: Adults as well as children will be thrilled by this spectacular Miami pool. The place was a limestone quarry till the early 1920s. It was then converted into this pool and tourist spot. The place comes with a beautiful garden and an amazing pool. A spring regularly feeds water to the pool. It is also drained on a daily basis. It may be noted that tourists are not allowed to bring snacks to the place. However, the Venetian pool has a snack bar that offers a number of scrumptious goodies. You can also avail of swimming lessons out here. The cost of the lessons and admission to the pool varies as per the age and the seasons. Locker facilities are also provided to the tourists. Visit this tourist attraction to spend a relaxing afternoon.

Vizcaya Museum and Gardens: This is another fun and amazing place to visit during a Miami bus tour. The museum has several wonderful artifacts and furnishings that are on display. The magnificent gardens at this location overlook the pristine waters of the Biscayne Bay. It is a fabulous location to have a picnic with family and/or friends.

Airboat USA: This vendor offers trips to the Florida Everglades on board powerful and well maintained airboats. The tour generally lasts for ninety minutes (bring some epidermic or suntan lotion). You can contact the vendor to schedule the time and place of pickup and launch. The airboat ride across the Everglades is quite thrilling. You will be exhilarated by the soft sun beating down on tour body, the wind rushing on your face, and the water droplets splashing all around. You will also get to see amazing flora and fauna during the trip. This is one adventure that should not be missed by those who love the outdoors. This is not the time to wear your favorite shirt and clothes and so on.

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The Perks of a Miami City Tour

Miami attracts millions of visitors from all over the world each year. The city is a perfect blend of culture, history, and natural beauty. If you are headed to Miami for the first time for a vacation, you should know it's a sprawling place. Thousands of must-visit landmarks dot the city, and it's impossible for a first-time traveler to find and explore every one of them – and that's where the Miami city tour comes in.

Explore the City

The Miami attractions tour is a comprehensive tour that takes you all over the city, and helps you unravel all of its secrets. You travel in the city in an open air vehicle with a very knowledgeable tour guide. Most tours include pick up and drop facilities, and so you don't even have to travel away from your hotel. The biggest perk of the tour is that it lasts for 2 hours at the most – giving you a great introduction to the city in a minute amount of time.

Visit the Colorful Districts of Miami

The Miami bus tour, which is a part of the city tour, takes you to explore the various inimitable districts of Miami. The districts are all very unique, and all stand out from each other. It's almost as if you're visiting several cities instead of a single one when you move from one district to another. The Wynwood, district, for example, is an art hub, and is famous for its art studios, museums and galleries, and for the high percentage of immigrant Puerto Rican population that is based here. The area is nicknamed "Little San Juan", and is run mostly by the Puerto Ricans that came here in the 1950s. The Art Deco district, on the other hand, is famous for its buildings, which were built following the art deco style of architecture. The buildings feature a fine level of workmanship which is not visible elsewhere in the city, and are painted in pastel colors.



See the Attractions

You will get to visit several Miami attractions like the Design District, the Vizcaya Museum, the Frost Art Museum, CocoWalk, Diner Key, City Hall, the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Edgewater, the Millionaire's Row, Ocean Drive, South Beach, Calle Ocho and the Venetian Causeway, and numerous others, during the Miami bus tour.

Celebrity Homes

During your Miami excursions, you will also be given a chance to see some properties belonging to celebrities such as Madonna, Beyoncé (the lip singer), and Sylvester Stallone (the Italian Stallion).

You will also get to see several celebrity homes and luxurious properties on the Miami boat tour, which is often a part of the city tour package.

Cruise on Biscayne Bay

Your Miami excursions continue with a boat tour of Biscayne Bay. The bay surrounds the city the Miami, and it gives you great views of the city from the water. The bay is home to exotic marine life like dolphins, whales, several species of fish and coral, which can all be glimpsed during the Miami Boat Tour.

You are taken to see other Miami attractions like Star and Fisher Islands, Watson Island, the Port of Miami, and the Flagler memorial.



 

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Every Adventurer’s Delight

Most of the Indiana Joneses of the world travel to remote areas of the planet to experience the best of nature's offerings. The Florida Everglades is one such wonder of nature! Adventure seekers can come to the glamorous city of Miami and enjoy not only the manmade sights, but also indulge in a fantastic escapade to the famed wetlands.

Looking is Fine, Touching is Dangerous

An airboat tour of the Florida Everglades is one of the most unique experiences. You are able to visit one of the most remote and undeveloped corners of the globe. Tourists will be surrounded by subtropical jungles and will have the opportunity to see alligators and other local wildlife. Do not feed the gators!

Adventurists can avail of the Everglades shuttle services to travel from Miami to Everglades. You may either go to the Everglades National Park or to other places from where the airboat is launched. Visitors to the park can also engage in a wide range of excursions like boating, camping in the wilderness, etc, in addition to a fascinating ride aboard an Everglades airboat. It may also be noted that Miami Everglades tours are available as private and group tours. You may opt for either, as both are equally fun. Group Everglades tours Miami are a little less costly. Also, you may meet like-minded adventure seekers during a group tour of the Everglades.

Tourists who have never been aboard a fan boat will be thrilled by the ride. The airboats can be big or small depending on the kind of tour that you have opted for. Tourists can also opt for lavish air-conditioned airboats. These airboats are apt for those who are willing to shell out that little bit extra for a comfortable adventure through the Everglades. However, as compared to smaller airboats, big airboats cannot access the more remote areas of the swamp.


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The adventure begins as soon as the engines of the airboats are fired up. You will glide through the shallow waters of the wetlands at good speeds. The feel of the sunshine beating down on your body and the wet breeze caressing your face is simply awesome. Open airboats are great for those who want to experience all the offerings of the Everglades, including the mosquitoes (not as many in the winter). Adventurer seekers can however take the necessary precautions to avoid the unwanted side effects of the adventure. Insect repellants, sun screens, hats, and so on will be of great help and will allow you to enjoy this tour even more.

Paint Your Own Picture

After the airboat has travelled to the isolated sections of the marshes, the captain of the boat will slow down and make stops at several locations. Most tours of the Everglades are touted as alligator tours. But the fact is that tourists will encounter a wide variety of flora and fauna during the trip. You will come across such exotic animals like the Florida panther, the West Indian manatee, and so on. The guides on the boat will also point out the different plant species unique to the wetlands, and the role that they play in the sustenance of this fragile ecosystem.

A tour of the Florida Everglades should be on the to-do list of every adventurer!

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Educational and Fun-Filled

A class trip is due, and you still have not figured out where to go? Well, you do not need to look any further. A class trip should not only be a learning experience but also enjoyable for the students; and a Miami Everglades tour is the perfect choice.

An Everglades tour Miami offers a fun-filled airboat tour across the Florida wetlands. It may be noted that the Everglades is the last remaining wetland in North America, and home to a number of rare and endangered species of animals. After the fan boat tour, teachers, and students can go camping in the wilderness of the Everglades National Park, which is a protected section of the swamp and recognized as a world heritage site by UNESCO.

A tour of the sawgrass marshes is mostly promoted as an alligator tour, but students will get to see other rare animals like the West Indian manatee, the mysterious Florida panther, varied snakes, crocodiles, turtles, and other God's creatures as well. Students will also be given information about the varied plant life and the breathtaking wonders of nature that make up this fragile ecosystem.


All set to go!

Tourists can avail the services of an Everglades shuttle to travel from Miami to Everglades. Since, the class trip also involves a camping excursion, it is best to take a shuttle to the Everglades National Park. From here, you can avail of an airboat ride through the river of grass, as well as other excursions such as hiking, bike tours, and of course camping.

The ride on an Everglades airboat is quite unique and amazing. The boats will glide through the shallow waters of the sawgrass wetlands as if they were skating on ice. The drivers will eventually slow down the boats so that students as well teachers can check out the fascinating flora and fauna. The knowledgeable and friendly guides who accompany you on the class trip will pass on every piece of information about the habitat and its wild inhabitants. Students will also be able to get down on tiny tree covered islands within the Everglades. These islands are known as hammocks and unique to this swamp. They are home to diverse plant, bird, and animal life. A walk through these islands is very refreshing and mesmerizing.

The class may then return the Everglades National Park. If there is time, students may enjoy other activities such as a wildlife show, walks through the beautiful trails in the park, etc. Then you may proceed to the other part of the schedule, i.e. camping.


Experience the wilderness from close quarters!

There are many front and backcountry camping sites located in the Everglades National Park. Camping in the backcountry requires permits which can be obtained at the visitors centers in the park. The front country sites also offer electric hookup facilities at an additional charge. All these camping locations near the beaches, ground sites, or elevated platforms can be reached via kayaks, boats, or even a hike. The real fun begins after the sun sets and the music starts playing around a campfire. Enjoy!

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Fun All the Way!

Miami is a famed tourist hub and a stunning city located in the state of Florida. Visitors from across the world frequent this city, all year round, to immerse in the many Miami attractions and Miami excursions.

The Matheson hammock marina: This is an oft visited Miami attraction that is home to a large, meadow-garden, and a gorgeous island pool. The waters of this pool are naturally cleaned and flushed by the tidal waves occurring in the neighboring Biscayne Bay. Tourists are bound to become fascinated by the restaurant and the snack bar that have been assembled into a spectacular coral rock building. This lively park also comes with a fully serviced marina, picnic pavilions, and several trails for Miami excursions of nature.


Miami Jet Ski: A Miami city tour can never be complete without a Miami boat tour aboard a Jet Ski. Tourists opting for this joyride can ride the waves along the many beautiful beaches of Miami, or splash around the pristine waters of the Biscayne Bay. The vendor is open seven days a week at Bayside Marina. The riding zone is not limited to a particular area. Hence, all adventure seekers can go for a wonderful Miami excursion with the entire family at a specific location. Unlike a Miami bus tour, tourists can stop at length at a particular spot and gaze at the several places of interest, such as the mansions of the rich and famous, Millionaire's Row, and so on. Tourists will find this Miami boat tour to be an unforgettable one, which will create lasting memories. You will be thrilled to the core when you catch a glimpse of the elusive docile manatees prancing around in their natural habitat. The sight of playful dolphins in the wild is also something that will create an everlasting impression. This is one Miami city tour that will result in a realization as to why Miami is known all over the world as the best tourist spot in the planet.

Vizcaya Museum and Gardens: A visit to this magnificent European-style estate should be included in your Miami bus tour program. The museum has a fantastic collection of art works and historical artifacts that are put on display. Tourists will also be delighted by the 10 acres of beautiful, colorful gardens that overlook the Biscayne Bay. Families will be overjoyed by the free entry given to children who are younger than five years.


SUP Miami: There are many tourists who do not want to splurge on a luxurious private Miami boat tour. This company is the best available option for such tourists. The vendor offers standup paddleboard tours. It may be noted that this family-owned business offers donations for preservation of the local ecosystem. This tour provides activities at various sites that are spread across a radius of 25 miles. The guides on these tours are friendly and knowledgeable. They offer an exhaustive explanation about the history of the different places of interest, the local ecologies, as well as interesting facts about the beautiful city of Miami. Conservationalists and nature lovers must not miss a tour with SUP Miami. It will be their small contribution towards the continuance of our natural surroundings!

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Everglades Tours that are done through air boats

There are actually a lot of our tours in Everglades Tours that are done through air boats. This is not surprising though since these tours provide a fun and exciting experience of a lifetime. You can feel the sharp blow of the air against your face as the air boats go through fast speeds. This can send blood rushing through your veins as the adrenaline rush for an adventure kicks in. Everglades Tours, Everglades Boat Tours, Miami Everglades Tour,

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