点评:This is a good way to see an interesting historical house and visit some lush tropical gardens while in Key West. Audubon never stayed in the house, which was built a few years after his visit, but is believed to have visited the gardens where he made a painting of a white-crowned pigeon in a Geiger tree. Those pigeons are still common on Key West today but it is thought that the only Geiger tree on the island in Audubon's day was the one that is still in the gardens, indicating that he must have painted it there. The house is decorated as it would have been during the 19th century including a display of paintings by Audubon along with a kind of weird bird-themed room on the third floor - not sure what that was about. The gardens include a lot of (non-native) orchids wired to the trees and other tropical plants, and the lack of crowds made it a nice haven from other attractions such as the Hemingway house. I think it would be nice if they added a display of Florida native orchids, of which there are not too many. The gift shop contained many reproductions of Audubon paintings plus I believe some originals if you wanted to splurge. Overall a very pleasant way to spend an hour or two of your time in Key West.
翻译:在基韦斯特,参观这座有趣的古宅并游览郁郁葱葱的热带花园是一个不错的选择。奥杜邦从未在这座在他到访几年后才建成的宅邸居住过,但据信他曾到访过花园,并在那里创作了一幅白冠鸽栖息在盖格树上的画作。如今,白冠鸽在基韦斯特仍然很常见,但据推测,奥杜邦时代岛上唯一的盖格树就是花园里至今仍保存完好的那棵,这表明他很可能是在那里作画的。宅邸的装饰保留了19世纪的风格,包括奥杜邦的画作展览,以及三楼一个以鸟类为主题的奇特房间——至于它的具体用途,目前尚不清楚。花园里种植着许多(非本地)兰花,它们被固定在树上,此外还有其他热带植物。由于游客稀少,这里成为了远离海明威故居等其他景点喧嚣的静谧之所。我觉得如果他们能增加一些佛罗里达本土兰花的展示就更好了,因为这种兰花并不多。礼品店里有很多奥杜邦画作的复制品,我想如果你想奢侈一把,也能买到一些原作。总的来说,在基韦斯特度过一两个小时是个非常愉快的选择。