I feel like I have the fairground to myself when I take a night time stroll through the tourist corners of Old Town Key West.
These areas are bustling with tourists all day long and into the evening as they gather at Mallory Square for sunset. At this hour of the night there's no one out there and I get to wander at will. 
I've never been inside the Shipwreck Historeum a place where actors dress as pirates I'm told, I am going to have to pick up the pace and get some more attractions under my belt...This next picture I took at the entrance to Mallory Square, in the background is what's known locally as the Pez Garden, more formally as the Sculpture Garden where the heads of the city's famous reside on plinths resembling pez dispensers. 
I don't think the bicycle counts as an emergency vehicle but I liked the irony of the sign. Mallory Square, almost deserted by night is a very different beast from the place most visitors see when it's bustling. The square is named for the Secretary of the Confederate Navy who, during a long career held a number of posts in Washington (and thus subsequently in Richmond).
I listened to the sound of the harbor waters sucking at the pilings of the ship dock for a while and then started wandering. We chatted a while this lady and I as she packed up the tools of her sunset trade. Naturally I was attracted to her dog waiting impatiently and yawning in his basket.
Soon enough I had to head back to the office for another five hours of dispatching fun. If you can call it that.
These areas are bustling with tourists all day long and into the evening as they gather at Mallory Square for sunset. At this hour of the night there's no one out there and I get to wander at will. 
I've never been inside the Shipwreck Historeum a place where actors dress as pirates I'm told, I am going to have to pick up the pace and get some more attractions under my belt...This next picture I took at the entrance to Mallory Square, in the background is what's known locally as the Pez Garden, more formally as the Sculpture Garden where the heads of the city's famous reside on plinths resembling pez dispensers. 
I don't think the bicycle counts as an emergency vehicle but I liked the irony of the sign. Mallory Square, almost deserted by night is a very different beast from the place most visitors see when it's bustling. The square is named for the Secretary of the Confederate Navy who, during a long career held a number of posts in Washington (and thus subsequently in Richmond). 
I listened to the sound of the harbor waters sucking at the pilings of the ship dock for a while and then started wandering. We chatted a while this lady and I as she packed up the tools of her sunset trade. Naturally I was attracted to her dog waiting impatiently and yawning in his basket. 
Soon enough I had to head back to the office for another five hours of dispatching fun. If you can call it that.
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I was dragged into the Shipwreck Museum against my will by my wife and parents the last time we were in town. Upon entering, there is indeed a man in period clothing who delivers a monologue to visiters, then you're set free to wander the small building freely. The view from the watch tower is great.
I am going to do it. I'm going to do them all. It's silly not seeing all these places that are in my back door.
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