Key West, Florida -
Ernest Hemingway's Museum and Freak Cats
Mutant cats with extra toes have had the run of Ernest Hemingway's Home and Museum for over 40 years.
- Address:
- 907 Whitehead St., Key West, FL
- Directions:
- Ernest Hemingway's Home and Museum. Enter Key West via US Hwy 1, follow right fork. Continue on North Roosevelt which turns into Truman Ave. one block past Duval Street to Whitehead Street, turn right.
- Hours:
- Daily 9 am - 5 pm. (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 305-294-1136
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Ernest Hemingway's Museum and Freak Cats My wife and I didn't even go inside the house. We enjoyed walking the grounds and seeing all the six-toed cats. Definitely worth the trip. [Jon P, 09/09/2011]
Hemingway House & Museum At Hemingway's home/museum in Key West, there is a drinking fountain he installed for his cats. It's a urinal Hemingway took from a restaurant in town when they were undergoing renovation. His wife at the time hated it, so she purchased an Italian vase to put on top of it to make it look less like a urinal and more like a fountain.
Take the guided tour to learn more about the quirky and odd stories of this family! [Patty, 02/24/2011]
Licenses Demanded for Hemingway's Freak Cats
Mutant cats with extra toes have had the run of Ernest Hemingway's Home and Museum in Key West, FL, for over 40 years. Now the US Department of Agriculture sez the fifty freak cats need a special license and an exotic animal habitat if the museum wants to keep them around.... [08/22/2006] Complete News Story
Mutant cats with extra toes have had the run of Ernest Hemingway's Home and Museum in Key West, FL, for over 40 years. Now the US Department of Agriculture sez the fifty freak cats need a special license and an exotic animal habitat if the museum wants to keep them around.... [08/22/2006] Complete News Story
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