Time to wrap up this mission! You’ve survived the ☀️ and the history, now let’s bring it home. Here is your final leg.
Find yourself out of the 🌅 Square. Look for a historic 1879 red 🧱 warehouse named after the original Spanish name for Key West, meaning "Bone Island." Walk it down the "Spanish Key West" (➡️) side.
You will pass by the Key West Sculpture Garden to your ➡️. Stop here for a moment and answer the following question before continuing. (You may have to 🅿️ your 🚲 for a moment.) 🏛️🌴
🆀 21: Look for the bronze bust of the legendary author who called this island home. He was born in 1899 and passed away in 1961. Write down his first name.
🅰 21: Six-letter word
Once you reach the 🔚, swing yourself back on your 🏇 saddle and go as follows:
⬅️ ➡️ ⬅️
⬆️ (💡: the famous party mile)
➡️ ⬅️ ⬆️
🆀22: Immediately after crossing the last 🛣️, stop and check out the 🏛️ hosting a local 🥃 company named after a famous author. Scan the 🔳 QR code, pretend you’re 21+, and check the "Tours" image on the site. How many wooden 🛢️ barrels can you make out on the image (even those behind letters)? Write down that number when spelled out.
🅰22: Seven-letter word
Keep going! At the 🔚, ➡️ and then "lazily" take an immediate ⬅️—the "wrong way" into a one-way! Don’t worry, that’s just how we 🚲 in Florida.
As you enter the "way," you’ll spot a windowless white bunker to your left. It looks less like a 🎙️ studio and more like a giant 🧊 refrigerator that’s been attacked by a billion 🏷️ stickers! It’s the ultimate in "abandoned chic," covered in fan mementos, stray flip-flops, and enough salt shakers to officially declare the building "seasoned." 🧊🍹
🆀 23: Which famous artist—the patron saint of island living—is best known for recording his tropical hits in this salty hideout? 🦜🍹 Write down his last name.
🅰 23: Seven-letter word
You’ll pass a famous 🍹 bar on your ⬅️ with a ⛵ Boat in its name. 🛑 here, 👣 inside, and head to the 🔝 level.
🆀24: What bright celestial body is staring at you?
🅰24: Three-letter word
Back on the 🚲! Exit the lazy alleyway, ➡️, and advance to a 🛻 rusted vintage pickup on your ⬅️ plastered in 🏷️ stickers and decorated with 🐚 shells and 🪸 coral. This weathered 🎨 art installation is half-swallowed by tropical 🌿 and eclectic seaside clutter—a true Conch masterpiece!
From this point, follow the 🛣️ as follows:
⬆️
⬆️ (a tiny alley but a named street)
⬆️ (⚠️ Attention: Busy 🛣️, so watch your back! But if you need a quick break, duck in for the famous Stone crab legs 🦀💨 at the seafood store on the left corner.)
⬆️
⬆️ (another tiny but named alley)
⬆️
⬅️ (💡: into a small alley that is easily missed. This 🛣️ has the English word for the German word "Auto" in it!)
➡️
Enter through the open 🖤 gates to visit our ancestors. 🚲 the path and 🛑 at the 🟦 marker on your left.
🆀25: What was this location chosen to prevent?
🅰25: Eight-letter word (💡:[ _ _ _ _ D _ _ _ ])
Stay on the path, lean ➡️ if in doubt, then ⬅️ on 2nd Ave. Find the grave of Walter Sayers Lightbourn, a total 🏭 Cigar Tycoon who founded the Cortez Cigar Company at age 20 with 300 rollers. See image below!
🆀26: Look at the back of Walter Sayers Lightbourn's 🪦. Describe in one word what is written on it.
🅰26: Seven-letter word (💡:[ _ O _ _ _ _ G ])
Continue to the 🔚, exit this graceful place through the 🚧 gate, and then turn ➡️.
From here:
⬆️ ⬅️ ⬆️ (little alley)
⬆️ ⬆️ (⚠️ Attention: Busy road)
⬆️ ➡️ (💡 Hint: Blinking 🔴 light)
⬆️ (⚠️ Watch out: 2-way 🛑 sign!)
Use the 🚦 light on your ⬅️ to cross the big 🛣️ and 🚲 across the 🌳.
🆀27: How many 🎾 courts do you see? Write the number, spelled out.
🅰27: Five-letter word
At the end of the 🌳:
⬅️ ➡️ ⬆️ At the 🔚:
⬅️ ➡️ ⬆️ ⬆️ ⬆️ ⬆️ ⬅️ ➡️ ⬅️
Congratulations, Local Riders! You’ve officially navigated the twists, turns, and "Key West Crazies" of this scavenger hunt. You didn't just survive the heat—you conquered the Conch Republic like a true local! 🥳
🎓 Official Certification of Conch-ness
By reaching this final 🏁, you are hereby awarded the Order of the Golden 🐓. You have proven yourself to be a master of the 🧭, a scholar of the 🏛️, and a legend on two 🚲 wheels.
🏴☠️ The Final Mystery
But don't drop your kickstand just yet! The hunt isn't quite over. If you have carefully collected every 🅰️ Answer from your journey, it’s time to put them to work. If you string those letters and words together in the secret order explained on the next page, a Huge Treasure awaits you! 💰💎
Will it be a 🍻 cold one, a slice of 🥧 heaven, or a chest of 🪙 pirate gold?