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A concrete pier hosts a number of wonderful seafood restaurants.

Atsena Otie Key is accessible by boat tour, or rentable boats or kayaks. It is the original town site for Cedar Key, before it was decimated by a severe hurricane in the 1890s.

• 29.1361-83.03351 Cedar Key Historical Society Museum,609 2nd St,☏ +1-352 543-5549,[email protected].1PM to 4PM Sunday through Friday, 11AM to 5PM Saturday.$3.(updated Mar 2015)
• 29.1531-83.04692 Cedar Key State Museum,12231 S.W. 166 Court,☏ +1-352 543-5350.9AM to 5PM Thursday through Monday.A Florida State Park. It includes the St. Clair Whitman house. The house depicts life in Cedar Key circa 1920 - 1930 and focuses on the life of St. Clair Whitman and his collections of sea shells and Indian artifacts. In addition to the museum, there is a short nature trail. Among the wildlife of the park are gray squirrels, doves, mockingbirds, Blue Jays, woodpeckers, and green tree frogs.$2.(updated Mar 2015)
• 29.207071-83.0663023 Shell Mound Trail,17650 SW 78 Pl(on CR 326m, 3 miles off CR 347),☏ +1 352 4930238,[email protected].Sunrise to Sunset.Shell Mound (8LV42 to archaeologists), is a large shell-bearing archaeological site that was once the location of special gatherings for Native American groups across the broader region. The site rose to prominence as a ritual center at about 400 AD and continued through 650 AD. Archaeologists refer to places such as this as “civic-ceremonial centers,” locations of both residence and ritual activity. Like other civic-ceremonial centers in the region, Shell Mound drew its significance from a nearby cemetery, the hallowed ground of ancestors from far and wide.Free.(updated Aug 2022)
• 29.14465-83.0326034 Cedar Key Railroad Trestle Nature Trail,12506 Grove St(Florida State Road 24 then west on Grove St half a block),[email protected].Sunrise to Sunset.The Florida Railroad went from Fernandina Florida to its terminus in Cedar Key Florida, at the end of the Cedar Key Railroad Trestle Nature Trail you'll find the last standing pylons that held up the trestle bridge. The trail is less than a half-mile through beautiful natural flora, many signs have been placed for you to learn more about the many types of flora, there are, also, a few benches on which to rest on your way. The trail has lots of roots, so be careful walking. Watch for the many birds that inhabit the area and fish the waters at the end of the trail.Free.(updated Aug 2022)
• 29.146635-83.0414915 Cedar Key Cemetery,12451 Gulf Blvd(West on Rte 24, west on Whiddon Ave, north on Gulf Blvd),☏ +1 352 543-5132,[email protected].Sunrise to Sunset.The Cedar Key Cemetery established in 1886. Take a moment to remember those that have been interred here in Cedar Key Cemetery for over 140 years. For 'tombstone tourists' you will find many very unique gravesites and tombstones.Free to Visit.(updated Aug 2022)