Explore Cedar Key
What to Do
Dining
Cedar Key is Florida’s clam capital, and its handful of waterfront restaurants serve some of the freshest seafood on the Gulf Coast, including award-winning clam chowder. The historic Island Hotel’s Neptune Bar is a favorite spot for a drink among locals and visitors alike.
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Cedar Key is best explored slowly — by bike through its quiet lanes, by kayak out to the ghost town ruins on Atsena Otie Key, or on foot along the waterfront to watch the sunset. The Cedar Key Railroad Trestle Nature Trail offers a scenic walk along a centuryold rail bed with views of the salt flats.
Learn
The Cedar Key Museum State Park traces the town’s history from pre-Columbian settlement through its boom years as a cedar-pencil manufacturing hub in the 1800s. The Cedar Key Historical Society Museum, housed in a former general store, digs even deeper into the stories of the “old-fashioned fishing village.”
Art
Cedar Key has long attracted artists and writers drawn to its slow pace and untouched, old-Florida charm. Island Arts Gallery on Dock Street showcases work from more than 20 local artists working in painting, fused glass, and woodworking.
Events
The Cedar Key Fine Art Festival each spring and the Cedar Key Seafood Festival each October are the town’s marquee events, drawing visitors during the region’s driest, most pleasant weather.
Plan your escape
Get ready for your trip to Cedar Key at https://www.cedarkey.org/