Miami itinerary
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- 1
South Beach - Miami's Iconic Sand and Scene
South Beach, or SoBe, is the postcard image of Miami: a wide stretch of pale sand backed by pastel Art Deco hotels, lifeguard towers painted in candy colours and a constant parade of skaters, cyclists and sunseekers…
- Address
- Lummus Park, 1130 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach, FL 33139
- Nearest transit
- South Beach Trolley (free) along Washington Ave; Metrobus 120 and 150 from the mainland and airport
- 2
Ocean Drive and the Art Deco Historic District - Pastel Glamour by the Sea
The Miami Beach Art Deco Historic District holds the largest concentration of 1920s and 1930s Art Deco architecture in the world, roughly 800 protected buildings of pastel facades, porthole windows, neon signs and…
- Address
- Ocean Dr, Miami Beach, FL 33139
- Nearest transit
- South Beach Trolley along Collins and Washington; walkable from anywhere in South Beach
- 3
Wynwood Walls - The World's Greatest Street-Art Yard
Wynwood was a run-down warehouse district until 2009, when developer Tony Goldman turned its blank walls into a canvas for the world's best street artists. Wynwood Walls is the curated, gated courtyard at its heart, a…
- Address
- 2516 NW 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33127
- Nearest transit
- Metrobus routes along NW 2nd Ave; rideshare is easiest from the beach or downtown
- 4
Little Havana and Calle Ocho - Miami's Cuban Heart
Little Havana is the cultural centre of Miami's Cuban community, and a walk down its main artery, Calle Ocho (SW 8th Street), is the closest you can get to Havana without leaving the United States. The air smells of…
- Address
- Calle Ocho, SW 8th St, Miami, FL 33135
- Nearest transit
- Metrobus 8 runs the length of SW 8th St (Calle Ocho); rideshare from downtown
- 5
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens - An Italian Villa on Biscayne Bay
Vizcaya is the Gilded Age estate built in the 1910s by industrialist James Deering, a Mediterranean Revival villa filled with European antiques and set in formal Italian gardens that run down to Biscayne Bay. The stone…
- Address
- 3251 S Miami Ave, Miami, FL 33129
- Nearest transit
- Vizcaya Metrorail station, a 10-min walk; Metrobus along S Miami Ave
- 6
Perez Art Museum Miami - Modern Art Over Biscayne Bay
The Perez Art Museum Miami, known as PAMM, is the city's flagship modern and contemporary art museum, housed in a striking Herzog and de Meuron building wrapped in hanging gardens and shaded verandas over Biscayne Bay…
- Address
- 1103 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132
- Nearest transit
- Museum Park Metromover station (free), directly adjacent
- 7
Bayfront Park and Bayside Marketplace - Downtown on the Water
Where downtown Miami meets the water, Bayfront Park and the adjoining Bayside Marketplace form the city's central waterfront. The open-air Bayside mall mixes shops, restaurants and live Latin music with a marina where…
- Address
- 401 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132
- Nearest transit
- College/Bayside Metromover station (free); Metrobus and Metrorail to Government Center
- 8
Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science - Aquarium, Planetarium and More
The Frost Science museum is downtown Miami's hands-on science complex, combining an aquarium, a full-dome planetarium and interactive exhibition halls in one bayfront campus. Its centrepiece is the Gulf Stream Aquarium…
- Address
- 1101 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132
- Nearest transit
- Museum Park Metromover station (free), directly adjacent
- 9
Key Biscayne - Beaches and a Historic Lighthouse
A causeway hop from downtown, Key Biscayne is a barrier island of calm beaches and parks that feels a world away from the South Beach scene. At its southern tip, Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park combines a quiet…
- Address
- Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park, 1200 Crandon Blvd, Key Biscayne, FL 33149
- Nearest transit
- Metrobus 102 from Brickell across the Rickenbacker Causeway; car or rideshare easiest
- 10
Everglades National Park - The River of Grass on a Day Trip
An hour from the city, Everglades National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States, a vast slow-moving River of Grass teeming with alligators, manatees, wading…
- Address
- Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center, 40001 State Road 9336, Homestead, FL 33034
- Nearest transit
- No public transport; a rental car or organised tour from Miami is essential
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