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Ghost hunting in Key West

Readers' Choice: Key West
Do you believe in ghosts? Does the thought of the paranormal make you shudder more than the cover charge at a WMC party? If so, a Key West ghost hunt is for you. Check in at the La Concha Hotel on Duval Street, home to a half-dozen apparitions, including a waiter who fell down the elevator shaft and a girl who jumped off the roof on New Year's Eve. Some guests feel a strange tapping on their shoulders, only to find no one there. The Original Ghost Tour starts in the La Concha lobby and ventures out to haunted churches, movie theaters filled with ghost children, and the original home of Robert the Devil Doll. After dinner at the Hard Rock Café — visited by the spirit of the original owner, a malicious man named Robert Curry — grab a drink at Captain Tony's Saloon, where the original Key West hanging tree still grows and Hemingway is said to roam in search of one more drink before last call. When you wake up (if you wake up), head to the East Martello Museum on your way out of town to meet Robert the Doll face-to-face. Take a picture if you dare, but remember to ask his permission. The museum walls are filled with letters begging Robert to lift his curse on them. Then get the hell out of Key West before anything follows you home.

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MiamiAngel
MiamiAngel

Key West is definitely a great Florida destination for drinking, drinking and visiting the Hemingway House. Now I took this tour several years ago and it was horrible, sad to say. The guide stood in one stop too long which goes against the tenets of walking tours especially in extreme humidity. I hope it has improved. (I even did a review on myfabulousflorida[dot]com )

MiamiAngel
MiamiAngel

I hope it has improved because when I went several years ago, sadly it was the worst tour I ever took. I did a review on website: myfabulousflorida.com

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