In the state of Florida in the small town of Key West is the home of the famous writer Ernest Hemingway. The charming mansion, surrounded by dense thickets of trees, the writer bought in 1920, in this idyllic place he spent the last years of his life. Strolling through the old house, you can see pieces of old furniture and housewares, as well as a rich collection of old photographs that belonged to Hemingway. The beautiful mansion with a spacious veranda does not resemble ordinary museums at all, during its visit you can’t help but get the feeling that the house has an owner who should appear any minute now.
Perhaps this feeling is due to the main current “tenants” of the mansion – cats, which only by rough estimates live here about 50. Cats were the favorite animals of the great writer, when he was alive, he kept in his mansion about 80 cats. Reportedly, the initiator of the purchase of the mansion was the writer’s third wife, Martha Gellhorn. Subsequently, Hemingway liked the house so much that for the last 20 years of his life he never wanted to change his home again.
Some of the most valuable exhibits of the museum are hunting trophies, which the writer brought from Africa, and in the library among 9,000 books you can find many unique editions and manuscripts. The museum was opened in 1962, and the atmosphere in it corresponds as much as possible to that which reigned here during the life of the owners. Recently, the mansion, which once belonged to the great writer, is available for wedding ceremonies. The Marina Hemingway Hotel was opened near the mansion especially for numerous tourists.