Key West first belonged to the Calusa and Tequesta peoples before Juan Ponce de León arrived in 1513, dubbing it "Cayo Hueso" (Bone Island). By the 1850s, the island had transformed into America's ...

Like most places, Key West has changed through the decades. Tourism became the economy’s bedrock. Chain stores moved downtown. More people, more cars. But the Southernmost City is still a small ...