4 /5 Gainesvillain: Originally a hotel (converted to private residences in the 1970s), this is where Hemingway stayed when he first arrived in Key West (apparently Hemingways Ford was not ready upon arrival by steamship, so the car dealer on the ground floor put Hemingway and his wife up in the hotel on the upper two floors). As recently as the early 2000s, you could still tour the beautiful courtyard (via the beloved and much-missed Pelican Poop Shop, now an escape room), but now Casa Antigua is just a photo-op for Hemingway fans along with Hemingways house on Whitehead, Capt Tonys Saloon (the original Sloppy Joes), the Blue Heaven courtyard (which was once the Key West Arena, where Hemingway refereed boxing matches), Mrs Rhoda Bakers Eclectic Kitchen @ 830 Fleming St (where Hemingway and his cronies ate breakfast), etc.