Information about Key West

Cigars and Key West

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Cuban cigars have long been considered among the best in the world. In the late 1800’s, as war gripped Cuba, many Cuban cigar makers fled to Key West, bringing the cigar industry to the United States. For a time Key West was the cigar capital of the world. By the early 1900’s, however, labor strikes, fires, hurricanes, and the depression ended the island’s domination of the cigar industry. The tradition, although now diminished from what it once was, still remains. There are a number of Cigar shops and cigar makers that can still be found in Key West. The cigar rolling tradition has been handed down for generations and will remain a part of Key West for a long time to come.

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Key West Parking Information

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Since Key West is such a small island, parking is at a premium. Not only do most of the 25,000 residents have vehicles, but many visitors to the island either drive down or rent cars while they are here. The larger hotels and New Town attractions have parking available for their customers, but many of the smaller B&B’s and downtown attractions do not, so if you are driving, you need to find a place to park. You can always take a cab, theĀ Key West Bus, or rent a bicycle which will make this parking issue null. But for those of you that still need parking info, here it is.

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Books about Key West

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Conch Salad by Key West author Tracy McDonald
Conch Salad by Key West author Tracy McDonald

Key West has always interested people. So there is no wonder that there are so many books about Key West, both fiction and non-fiction. Here is a list of many of those books, albeit this is by no means a fully comprehensive one. I have bolded some of the books that I have or have read so I can personally recommend them.

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