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Sails to Rails Museum Admission Ticket (formerly Flagler Station)

Sails to Rails Museum Admission Ticket (formerly Flagler Station)

Overview

Located in the historic Key West Bight, discover this state-of-the-art museum with hands-on exhibits, raw footage, unique artifacts, and the only scale model of Fort Jefferson at Dry Tortugas National Park.

As you travel through this interactive timeline of Key West history, uncover the history of sponging, turtling, fishing, cigar making, and tourism that put Key West on the map. Touch a genuine silver bar from the Spanish Galleon Nuestra Senora de Atocha that sank full of gold, silver, and emeralds during a hurricane off of Key West in 1522. Get to know Henry Flagler, John D. Rockefeller’s partner in Standard Oil, in the original paymaster’s railway car from the Florida East Coast (FEC) Railway. Inside the Maggie Atwell House, see the only remaining wooden structure built by the FEC, learn about the backbreaking work of building the railroad over the open ocean and the mosquito infested mangrove swamps of the Florida Keys.

City: Key West

Sun 23 Feb

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Starting at $10.76

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Sun 23 Feb

Starting at $10.76

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Admission

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Meeting point

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901 Caroline St

Open Monday-Saturday 9:30am - 3:30pm (closed Sunday)

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas

What To Expect

Sails to Rails Museum Key West

Guests visiting Sails to Rails will journey through the Age of Sail, a time when tall ships plied the treacherous waters of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and the Florida Keys from the 1500 to early 1900’s. These waters were once filled with treasure-laden Spanish Galleons, dreaded Pirates, merchant ships and more as the New World made its riches known to all who sailed her waters.They will also learn about the time in America when railroads opened up the frontiers of an emerging nation. A visit to Sails to Rails is one of the most comprehensive overviews of Florida Keys and Key West history a visitor can obtain. This museum is a top attraction in Key West for adults and kids of all ages!

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (8)

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juliebfromindy

Aug 2022

We were familiar with Flagler and his railroad adventures so we thought we’d take a more in-depth look inside this museum. There is a parking lot right across the street and building is handicapped accessible. When you walk in you have a beautiful model of the fort located at the Dry Tortugas. It really is fantastic. The you enter the rather small exhibit area about what Key West supplied to the north, a timeline of the railroad, some fun ship information, and a great introduction to the sponge market. Next you enter an outside area that has a great movie about Flagler and his dream of a railway to Key West. You then visit a replica of a rail car followed by a restored house used during the building of the railway. Museum is small but full of very interesting information. Would be better if it all was airconditioned but we survived.

Randall_H

Dec 2021

If you like history and one man’s perseverance to achieve a valuable goal. Easy visit and nice way to duck out of sun.

CarolAnnG11

Sep 2021

It’s a good thing to do while waiting for the Trolley. (I am really glad we did not buy special tickets just to come into the museum.) It is informative; however you learn a lot of the same information in other museums. So you are getting some repetition The woman who checks you in is as lovely as can be and knows the schedule for both the trolley and the train. (Down to the minute.)