Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum
This French Colonial mansion was built in 1851 by marine architect and salvager Asa Tift and became Ernest Hemingway's home from 1931 to 1939, where he wrote some of his best-known work with his second wife, Pauline Pfeiffer. After their 1940 divorce, Pauline lived in the house until her death in 1951. Now a National Historic Landmark and museum famous for its colony of six-toed cats, the house carries ghost lore tied to its literary past. Visitors and tour guides report hearing the tap of a typewriter in the second-floor studio where Hemingway wrote, and some claim to glimpse a stocky bearded figure resembling the author at his writing desk or moving through the rooms. Pauline's spirit is also reported, often seen at the top of the staircase. Guests recount cold spots and the feeling of being watched, and the home features regularly in island ghost tours and paranormal accounts.
📍 907 Whitehead St, Key West, FL 33040, Key West, FL · Get directions