You can tell a lot about a place by its bars. Some neighborhoods are as stiff as their martinis; others as homey as their strung lights. On the surface, Key West—that four-by-one-mile sliver of sand ...

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 town ...

Dave Seminara lives in St. Petersburg, Fla., and enjoys exploring the Keys. Why did Key West, a city of 25,000 at the marshy tip of Florida, attract 4.6 million visitors last year? There are no theme ...