Key West, Florida Walking Tour | Duval Street, Mallory Square & Waterfront

Did you know one of the Florida Keys’ quirkiest landmarks started with a storm, a shortcut, and a stray toilet seat? Toilet Seat Cut, tucked into the backcountry near Islamorada, was created as a shortcut through the shallow waters in the 1950s. Then Hurricane Donna hit in 1960. According to local lore, a toilet seat washed up on a channel marker, where it was cleaned, painted, and put back—and a Keys tradition was born. Now, hundreds of decorated seats line this one-of-a-kind piece of Keys hist