New Town

I have enjoyed old town on many visits. Can anyone tell me about interesting places in new town?

New Town

I, er, ah, borrowed this from the Fodors Web Page for Key West...

';Attractions are few in New Town. The best way to take in the sights is by car or moped. Take South Roosevelt Boulevard from the island%26#39;s entrance to the historical museum exhibits at East Martello Tower, near the airport. Continue past the Riggs Wildlife Refuge salt ponds and stop at Smathers Beach for a dip, or continue west onto Atlantic Boulevard to C. B. Harvey Rest Beach. A little farther along, at the end of White Street, is the West Martello Tower, with its lovely tropical gardens.

Timing

Allow one to two hours for brief stops at each attraction. If your interests lie in art, gardens, or Civil War history, you%26#39;ll need three or four hours. Throw in time at the beach and make it a half-day affair.';

The East Martello Tower is where Bob the Devil Doll lives, and curiously they don%26#39;t mention Higgs Beach or the White Street Pier, which has been closed for some time because of hurricane damage last season. While exploring a couple of years ago I walked onto the Casa Marina and Reach grounds, just to see what they are like. And there is the Salut! restraunt right on Higgs Beach.

Pjk

New Town

K-Mart? :)

Cruise Mom ~~ Your way toooooooo funny ~~ (:%26gt;)

Of the places already mentioned by Pjk, the East Martello museum may be interesting to you if you%26#39;ve ever been on one of the Old Town haunted ghost tours. The museum has exhibits about more of that company%26#39;s spooky stories than just Robert. Do people actually call him ';Bob';?!? If so, that%26#39;s hilarious! East Martello is also kind of a cool little historical fort in its own right.

I agree with the description of West Martello. Their garden was nice when I visited it.

New Town is essentially residential mixed with business. It%26#39;s called New Town because it did not exist prior to WWII. It%26#39;s built on the remains from the Navy dreging out the Navy Base and harbor in the late 30%26#39;s / early 40%26#39;s. Some folks consider White Street to be the New Town / Old Town border but I%26#39;ve also heard Jose Marti as the border making the neighborhoods between White and Jose Marti uh.... Mid Town?

With that said, there are some neat restaurants, an Ultralight float plane operation, a couple of jey ski rental areas and it%26#39;s close to Stock Island, the golf course, the Hog Fish and Hurricane Hole.

I like the area just East/North of White St., where you%26#39;ll find Tennessee Williams%26#39; house (corner of Leon and Duncan). Technically they%26#39;re in New Town, but have the same flavor you%26#39;ll find on Grinnell or Varela, which are just other side of White. If you get much further east than Leon, you%26#39;ll start to find the typical single story slab homes that one sees anywhere in Florida. Yes, a long way from Duval Street or Mallory Square, but I find myself wandering out there at least once a visit - if only to grab some bread and coffee from La Dichosa (not sure if they%26#39;re still in business). I also liked walking down to the White Street Pier, though I haven%26#39;t visited since the hurricanes of last year.

On the more useful side, longer term visitors will find better grocery prices in New Town, though I%26#39;ve found that either Faustos will generally meet my needs.