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Nearly 40 percent of Florida’s stone crab harvest comes from Key West.

Ernest Hemmingway’s’ home in Key West was the first in the area to have running water and a swimming pool.

"Key" comes from the Spanish word cayo, meaning small island. Ironically, for many years, Key West was Florida’s largest town.

Key West boasts the third largest coral reef in the world. The sand on Key West’s beaches comes from the Caribbean. Because Duval Street runs from coast to coast, locals refer to it as the longest street in the world.

Region: Florida Keys

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