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Key West · United States

Key West: Easy Strolling (or Biking) Self-Guided Audio Tour Through the Heart of Downtown

1 – 4 hoursCultural Tours

Supplier details reviewed by 4Vacations · Updated July 26, 2026

Why travelers choose it

  • Explore downtown Key West on foot or by bike with a self-guided audio tour on your phone
  • Visit museums: Hemingway House, Truman White House, Lighthouse Museum, Mel Fisher Museum, Shipwreck Historium and more
  • Stop for a refreshing swim at a tiny city beach and enjoy a photo opp at the famous Mile Marker sign
  • Learn about the island's famous poets, playwrights, novelists, singers, actors and pirates
  • Taste the island's best key lime pie, Cuban cuisine and "Floribbean" fish tacos

About this experience

Sample the history, culture, and cuisine of Key West in an easy, self-guided walking tour through the heart of "Old Town."

This strolling (or biking) tour is perfect as part of a day trip to the island, or as an introduction to a longer stay. You'll be surprised at how much you'll get to do see, do and learn! No tickets are included with this tour, so go at your own pace and stop only where you want.

Tread the same path as famous writers, presidents and pirates. Peruse a museum or two, do a little "Duval Crawl" through funky historic bars, find where the locals shop and eat. Don't forget the key lime pie!

Using this self-guided audio tour, you can visit over 20 points-of-interest with approximately 2 miles of walking or biking. Get to know famous Duval Street and Mallory Square. Learn about the influence of the Bahamas and Cuba. Visit a presidential museum, a maritime museum and the Hemingway House. Snap a picture at the famous "Mile Marker 0" sign. See remnants of shipwrecks and a pirate's well. Stop at choice eateries, cool off on a city beach.

You'll get a local's suggestions as to interesting things to do, the best places to eat, and at the end, the opportunity for a dip in the Gulf. This tour starts at Mallory Square, on the northwest side of the island, near where most cruise shops dock, and there's paid parking there. Zig-zag through downtown, ending a few blocks away from where you started, at little Simonton St. Beach.