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The Old Customs HousePhoto: Averette at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Stop 2 of 8 · Key West Walking Tour

The Red Brick Box That Nearly Rotted

The Old Customs House, Key West

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The story

You've walked a few steps from Mallory Square onto Front Street, and the big red brick building in front of you is the one Key West calls the Old Custom House.

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Key West · 8 stops · 1 h 9 min · 1.9 mi

  1. Mallory Square1

    Mallory Square

    The Night the Ships Had to Leave    Photo: Julian Lupyan (CC0), via Wikimedia Commons
  2. The Old Customs House2You're here

    The Old Customs House

    The Red Brick Box That Nearly Rotted    Photo: Averette at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  3. Truman's Little White House3

    Truman's Little White House

    Where the President Was, the White House Was    Photo: Bubba73, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  4. Audubon House4

    Audubon House

    The Bird Painter Who Never Slept Here    Photo: w_lemay (CC0), via Wikimedia Commons
  5. Sloppy Joe's on Duval Street5

    Sloppy Joe's on Duval Street

    A Bar Full of Hemingways    Photo: Roger W, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  6. The Hemingway House6

    The Hemingway House

    The Penny at the Bottom of the Pool    Photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  7. Key West Lighthouse7

    Key West Lighthouse

    The Widow Who Kept the Light    Photo: w_lemay (CC0), via Wikimedia Commons
  8. The Southernmost Point8

    The Southernmost Point

    The Southernmost Point That Isn't    Photo: Radomianin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sources

Written from public sources, every claim checked against them, narrated by a synthetic voice.

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