Turtle Kraals Museum

11/07/2023

Nesting season news

The numbers were highest for all three sea turtle species, according to the county.

07/13/2023

The Turtle hospital in Marathon will host another sea turtle release at 9:30 a.m on Friday, July 14, on Sombrero Beach in Marathon.

04/13/2023

For turtle lovers, this week has some happenings.

The Turtle hospital in Marathon will host two sea turtle releases this week, and both are open to the public.

12/09/2022

We are back ! The turtle museum is open Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10a-4pm admission is FREE. Stop by and see what's new.

08/11/2018

05/04/2018

In the news...

A new study by Florida State University researchers has found a high amount of microplastics in sand on Gulf Coast beaches, which heat up sand and produce too many female turtle hatchlings.

04/23/2018

Poseidon, a nine month old loggerhead sea turtle, visited the Turtle Museum along with staff from the Turtle Hospital in celebration of Earth Day! Thanks for visiting with us in Key West

03/12/2018

Sunday, April 22, 2018
FREE!
11am-3pm
200 Margaret Street
Key West Turtle Museum
(4 hours free parking available in Old Town Parking Garage with resident parking permit)

It's all about sea turtles this Earth Day at the Key West Turtle Museum! Discover how people are working together to share our oceans with these gentle giants by exploring our new exhibit featuring the history and future of sea turtles in Key West. Meet a young loggerhead sea turtle who's getting a headstart on life in the wild by growing up with the Turtle Hospital of Marathon, and discover how you can help keep our beaches and oceans safe for generations of both humans and sea turtles with the Key West Sea Turtle Club.

01/05/2018

Turtle in the news....

Hatchling sea turtles are sturdier than you may expect. They get their endurance from a stop-and-go crawling style.

09/17/2017

The Key West Turtle Museum faired well in the storm. The only damage we see is a broken pane of glass in a tiny window on the waterside Roof and all else is fine. KW Bight held up

The city of Key West lost many of our prized old trees. Power is being restored bit by bit. Water lines are turned on only during set times so we can create a supply for flushing potties.

It we be awhile before we welcome visitors to the island. Watch here for more details.