Key West, Florida

Everything Key West is known for

36 songs mention this city 4 artists from here

Key West, Florida, a vibrant island city at the southernmost point of the continental United States, boasts a lively musical identity. The city's atmosphere has inspired numerous artists and songs. For example, Jimmy Buffett, a country artist who called Key West home, penned "Last Mango in Paris," while Kenny Chesney's "Key's In the Conch Shell" also mentions the island. Live music, encompassing genres from rock and blues to reggae and island tunes, is a significant part of Key West's culture.

Music in Key West

Songs About Key West

Last Mango in Paris
Jimmy Buffett
93%
"I went down to Captain Tony's to get out of the heat"
Key's In the Conch Shell
Kenny Chesney
80%
"The key's in the conch shell, come on in"
Paradise
Cassie Latshaw
70%
"Don’t see no keys when I’m pullin' up Keys"
Outta Here
Kenny Chesney
50%
"Hang out in key west a little while"
My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink and I Don’t Love Jesus
Jimmy Buffett
19%
"Duval Street was rockin'"
Pirate Flag
Kenny Chesney
18%
"A pirate flag and an island girl"
Long Way To Mexico
Roger Creager
18%
"Line the Margaritas up"
Pirates & Parrots
Zac Brown Band
18%
"Anchor where that ocean ends / We'll hold down this salty rock / Where it's always 5 o'clock / All the pirates and the parrots sing"
Willie Nelson’s Wall
Vincent Neil Emerson
17%
"Blaring "Margaritaville""
Two Piña Coladas
Garth Brooks
17%
"I packed right up and drove down"
When the Sun Goes Down
Kenny Chesney
17%
"Sun tanned toes tickling the sand"
Blue Whale
Frank Ocean
17%
"Straw hut where the beach be"
Some Beach
Blake Shelton
17%
"Singing Margaritaville and minding my own"
One Particular Harbour
Jimmy Buffett
16%
"Down in the Caribbean sunshine"
Boat Drinks
Jimmy Buffett
16%
"Then I'm headin' south 'fore my dream shrinks"
Margaritaville
Jimmy Buffett
15%
"Wastin' away again in Margaritaville"
It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere
Alan Jackson
14%
"It's always on five in Margaritaville, come to think of it"
Mexico, Tequila and Me
Alan Jackson
13%
"sipping Margarita"
Where The Boat Leaves From
Zac Brown Band
12%
"But you gotta get away to where the boat leaves, Jimmy"
Knee Deep
Zac Brown Band
12%
"Knee deep in the water somewhere"

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History of Key West

Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum

1931

The Key West home where Ernest Hemingway lived and wrote some of his greatest works, now inhabited by descendants of his famous polydactyl cats.

Flagler Station - Key West

1905

The Key West terminus of Henry Flagler's Florida East Coast Railway extension, an engineering marvel that connected the Keys by rail from 1912 to 1935.

Southernmost Point Buoy

1983

The painted concrete buoy marking the southernmost point in the continental United States, 90 miles from Cuba.

Things to Do in Key West

Everything Near Key West

14 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

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