Key West, Texas? You didn't know that a place like that exists in Texas! Once you've seen the Tarpon Inn in Port Aransas, you'll swear that you are in Key West. With its 200 foot long porches and Key West cottage architecture , nothing outside the Florida Keys will remind you so much of the destination resort made famous by the likes of Ernest Hemingway and Zane Gray. Tarpon, Texas, bet you haven't heard of that place either. The historic Tarpon Inn, built in 1886. Unique & beautifully decorated rooms with private baths.