Miami

Best things to do in Miami

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   1. Key West (long day trip)

   • A long day, or stay overnight
   • No booking needed
   • Couples
   • Adults

   A coral island at the southernmost end of Florida and the Florida Keys, in the Straits of Florida.

   22,841 readers a month

   Sources

   • City of Key West
   • Wikipedia, Key West

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   2. Coral Castle

   • 1 to 2 hours
   • Check entry rules before you go
   • Families
   • Couples

   A structure of carved oolite limestone made single-handedly by Edward Leedskalnin, with stones weighing several tons shaped into walls, tables, chairs, a crescent moon, a fountain and a sundial.

   17,802 readers a month

   Sources

   • Coral Castle
   • Wikipedia, Coral Castle

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   3. South Beach and the Art Deco district

   • Half a day
   • No booking needed
   • Couples
   • No car needed
   • Adults

   South Beach is the southern part of Miami Beach between Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic. Its historic Architectural District runs from Sixth Street north to Dade Boulevard and includes Ocean Drive.

   8,474 readers a month

   Sources

   • Wikipedia, South Beach
   • Wikipedia, Miami Beach Architectural District

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   4. Everglades National Park

   • A full day
   • Check entry rules before you go
   • Families
   • Active

   Protects the southern 20% of the original Everglades over more than 1.5 million acres; it is the third-largest national park in the contiguous United States.

   7,780 readers a month

   Sources

   • National Park Service, Everglades
   • Wikipedia, Everglades National Park

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   5. Coconut Grove

   • Half a day
   • No booking needed
   • Couples

   "The Grove" is Miami's oldest continuously inhabited neighbourhood, on Biscayne Bay south of Brickell.

   5,588 readers a month

   Sources

   • Coconut Grove
   • Wikipedia, Coconut Grove

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   6. Little Havana

   • 2 to 3 hours
   • No booking needed
   • Couples
   • No car needed

   A Miami neighbourhood named after Havana and home to many Cuban exiles, as well as immigrants from Central and South America.

   4,644 readers a month

   Sources

   • Wikipedia, Little Havana

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   7. Vizcaya Museum and Gardens

   • 2 to 3 hours
   • Check entry rules before you go
   • Couples
   • Rainy day

   The former villa of businessman James Deering on Biscayne Bay, with Italian Renaissance gardens, native woodland and a historic village compound.

   4,474 readers a month

   Sources

   • Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
   • Wikipedia, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens

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   8. Biscayne National Park

   • Half a day to a full day
   • Check entry rules before you go
   • Active
   • Families

   Protects Biscayne Bay and its offshore barrier reefs south of Miami. Of its 172,971 acres only about 9,075 are land, so most of the park is seen from the water.

   3,146 readers a month

   Sources

   • National Park Service, Biscayne
   • Wikipedia, Biscayne National Park

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   9. Wynwood

   • 2 to 3 hours
   • No booking needed
   • Couples
   • Adults

   A former industrial district north of Downtown Miami, now known for the murals that cover many of its buildings, with restaurants and breweries.

   1,840 readers a month

   Sources

   • Wikipedia, Wynwood

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    10. Key Biscayne

    • Half a day
    • No booking needed
    • Families

    The southernmost barrier island on Florida's Atlantic coast, linked to Miami by the Rickenbacker Causeway.

    1,539 readers a month

    Sources

    • Wikipedia, Key Biscayne

Just missed the list: Zoo Miami (11th by readers); Miami Design District (12th by readers)