October 19, 2025 · 9:17 pm
By far considered one of Key West’s finest stored secrets and techniques surviving in relative obscurity however thriving in historic richness and pictorial ardour. A spotlight of previous blogs on the outer partitions and prime of the fort we now discover ourselves delving contained in the hidden treasures inside its brick & mortar confines.
You first stroll in from the outer partitions seeing the large grassed courtyard as your eyes steer to the fast proper seeing the wood window shutters and cannon balls stacked to its left leaving solely your digital camera to behave upon its photograph gallery high quality magnificence. To the wood home windows left you’ll discover the munitions storage space portrayed with bowling pin have an effect on are additionally noteworthy.
Absolutely the heart of your consideration is drawn to the cannons and archways furthest away out of your entry level. As you possibly can see by the featured photograph above, you possibly can create wall-mounted pictures of workplace and ready room high quality. So many of those stunning sights are throughout simply ready to be discovered!
Bonus: In case you look exhausting, you can also discover the hidden latreen (pictured beneath) that I missed the primary two occasions on the fort. Bonus #2: As soon as atop the one round stair, take a second and look again down the steps beforehand climbed for a novel view down for a photograph like no different out of your hours on the fort.
This once more is considered one of our favourite locations to go in Key West to get away from the crowds and luxuriate in a picnic on the seaside or a well-earned sundown and beautiful views. So seize your digital camera and head on over to this treasure trove of civil warfare websites. You will discover the Civil Warfare historic relic precisely beside the Outdated Navy Pier Shipyard about 4 blocks west of Duval Avenue on the ocean’s edge. There’s a small per automobile cost for entry… consider me, it’s effectively price it!
