Stepping out onto the grounds, the light peers through the trees overhead...
Before heading out onto the grounds, there's a nice gift shop and also a room displaying a First Order Fresnel lens, largest on a scale from First to Fifth.  This one came from the nearby Sombrero Key light and dates back to 1858!  The lighthouse at Key West houses a 3rd Order lens...
The narrow walkway to the Key West Light passes under the sprawling, shaded branches of a huge banyan tree...
See photo in original gallery.