Captain Tony's Saloon, built in 1851 as an icehouse and morgue, is the oldest bar in Florida and a historic gathering place for literary figures including Ernest Hemingway, Truman Capote, and Tennessee Williams. Visitors drink at the bar beneath a hanging tree growing through the roof—originally a gallows where 17 people were executed—while experiencing the colorful history of Key West's most legendary watering hole.
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