Located at the very end of the picturesque Florida Keys archipelago, Key West is close to Cuba and the Bahamas, giving it that Caribbean flair without leaving the US. And although it's famed as the home of key lime pie, this destination offers much more, from high end art galleries to literary festivals and cool bars.

The pristine waters of the Lower Keys highlights the area's stunning natural beauty. The 125-mile Florida Keys island chain is home to the continental United States' only living-coral barrier reef, which runs the length of the Keys about five miles offshore.

Key West is an American comedy-drama series set and filmed in Key West, Florida.

Key West offers a variety of water activities, including deep-sea fishing, dolphin-watching, and scuba diving. On land, Key West is known for its colorful nightlife and bar scene. Among the historic landmarks found in Key West are the Ernest Hemingway House and President Harry S. Truman's Little White House.

The Keys are known as the world's premier sport fishing destination. However, the Queen Conch is a protected species and catching it is prohibited. Since 1981, more than 23 artificial reefs have been created in the waters off the Keys, mostly through the sinking of ships!

Ernest Hemingway Writers have always loved the Keys, none more famous than Ernest Hemingway, who bought a beautiful Spanish colonial home at 907 Whitehead Street in 1931 and stayed eight years.

The Keys were originally inhabited by the Calusa and Tequesta tribes, and were charted by Juan Ponce de León in 1513. De León named the islands Los Martires ("The Martyrs"), as they looked like suffering men from a distance. "Key" is derived from the Spanish word cayo, meaning small island.

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The listed shows span a wide variety of genres and range from shows almost entirely shot and set in one city (e.g., Miami for The Golden Girls and Miami Vice) to those containing only a small number of scenes shot or set in Florida (e.g., Lost and Moonraker.

The Keys are known as the world's premier sport fishing destination. However, the Queen Conch is a protected species and catching it is prohibited. Since 1981, more than 23 artificial reefs have been created in the waters off the Keys, mostly through the sinking of ships!

The unique geography and warm climate are more similar to the Caribbean than the rest of Florida, and many rare plants and animals continue to draw ecotourists. Fishing, scuba diving and other recreational tourism are the primary industries in the Keys.

But that's not why it's called Key West. The most accepted version of how it got its name appears to be that the Spanish corrupted "Cayo," a Taino word for small island, and added "hueso," Spanish for "bones," because they'd given the name to a local tree. Or because the reefs looked like bleached bones.