Must-see attractions in South Florida & the Keys

  • Lowe Art Museum

    Miami

    Your love of the Lowe, on the campus of the University of Miami, depends on your taste in art. If you’re into modern and contemporary works, it’s good. If…

  • Turtle Hospital

    Florida Keys

    Be it a victim of disease, boat propeller strike, flipper entanglement with fishing lines or any other danger, an injured sea turtle in the Keys will…

  • Coral Gables Museum

    Miami

    This museum is a well-plotted introduction to the oddball narrative of the founding and growth of the City Beautiful (Coral Gables). The collection…

  • Coral Gables Congregational Church

    Miami

    Developer George Merrick’s father was a New England Congregational minister, so perhaps that accounts for him donating the land for the city’s first…

  • Curry Hammock State Park

    Florida Keys

    This park is small but sweet and the rangers are just lovely. Like most parks in the Keys, it’s a good spot for preserved tropical hardwood and mangrove…

  • A1A

    South Beach

    ‘Beachfront Avenue!’ The A1A causeway, coupled with the Rickenbacker Causeway in Key Biscayne, is one of the great bridges in America, linking Miami and…

  • ArtCenter/South Florida

    South Beach

    Established in 1984 by a small but forward-thinking group of artists, this compound is the creative heart of South Beach. In addition to some 52 artists’…

  • Wings Over Miami

    Miami

    Plane-spotters will be delighted by this Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport museum, which chronicles the history of aviation. Highlights include a…

  • 1111 Lincoln Rd

    South Beach

    The west side of Lincoln Rd is anchored by a most impressive parking garage: a geometric pastiche of sharp angles, winding corridors and incongruous…

  • Plymouth Congregational Church

    Miami

    This 1917 coral church is striking, from its solid masonry to a hand-carved door from a Pyrenees monastery, which looks like it should be kicked in by…

  • Sheriff’s Animal Farm

    Florida Keys

    Just before you hit Key West, you may be tempted to stop at this farm, located near the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and Detention Center (seriously)…

  • Eden Roc Renaissance

    Miami

    The Eden Roc was the second groundbreaking resort from Morris Lapidus, and it’s a fine example of the architecture known as MiMo (Miami Modern). It was…

  • Everglades Outpost

    Everglades National Park

    The Everglades Outpost houses, feeds and cares for wild animals that have been seized from illegal traders, abused, neglected or donated by people who…

  • Big Pine Flea Market

    Florida Keys

    This market, which attracts folks from across the Keys, rivals local churches for weekly attendance. This is an extravaganza of locally made crafts,…

  • Mel Fisher Maritime Museum

    Key West

    For a fascinating glimpse into Key West's complicated history, pay a visit to this popular museum near the waterfront. It's best known for its collection…

  • Royal Palm Visitor Center

    Everglades National Park

    Four miles past Ernest Coe Visitor Center, Royal Palm offers the easiest access to the Glades in these parts. Two trails, the Anhinga and Gumbo Limbo (the…

  • Morningside Park

    Miami

    On the waterfront, this aptly named park is a great spot to be in the morning, when the golden light is just right for getting a bit of fresh air. There's…

  • Key West Lighthouse

    Key West

    You can climb up 88 spiraling steps to the top of this snowy white lighthouse, built in 1846, for a decent view (perhaps not as enjoyable as it was in the…

  • Key West First Legal Rum

    Key West

    Opened in 2013 by a kitesurfing pioneer, this distillery makes some mighty fine rums, which are made with Florida sugarcane and infused with coconut,…

  • Miami Ironside

    Miami

    A pleasant hub of creativity in Miami is this urban oasis in an otherwise industrial 'hood known as Little River. Here you'll find art and design studios,…

  • Ermita de la Caridad

    Miami

    The Catholic diocese purchased some of the bayfront land from Deering’s Villa Vizcaya estate and built a shrine here for its displaced Cuban parishioners…

  • PanAmerican Art Projects

    Miami

    Despite the name, PanAmerican also showcases work from the occasional European artist. But much of what is on display comes from fine artists representing…

  • South Pointe Park

    South Beach

    The very southern tip of Miami Beach has been converted into a lovely park, replete with manicured grass for lounging; a beach; views over a remarkably…

  • Ochopee

    Everglades National Park

    Drive to the hamlet of Ochopee (population about four)…no…wait…turn around, you missed it! Then pull over and break out the cameras: Ochopee’s claim to…

  • Key West Distilling

    Key West

    This tiny craft distiller, basically a one-man operation, creates some excellent rums, two types of vodka (including one with horseradish), one gin and…

  • Miccosukee Resort & Casino

    Everglades National Park

    Here the long-storied legacy of the nation’s indigenous peoples has culminated in…slots. Lots of slots, and comatose gamblers pouring quarters into them…

  • Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail

    Florida Keys

    This 106-mile bike and pedestrian trail will eventually stretch from Key Largo to Key West. About 90 miles of it are currently complete. For more info…

  • Faena Forum

    Miami

    Part of the ambitious new $1 billion Faena District, this new cultural center has been turning heads ever since its opening in late 2016. The circular Rem…

  • Country Club Prado

    Miami

    Coral Gables–designer George Merrick planned a series of elaborate entry gates to the city, but the real-estate bust meant that projects went unfinished…

  • Temple Emanu-El

    South Beach

    An art-deco temple? Not exactly, but the smooth, bubbly dome and sleek, almost aerodynamic profile of this Conservative synagogue, established in 1938,…

  • Pa-hay-okee Overlook

    Everglades National Park

    Rte 9336 cuts through the soft heart of the park, past long fields of marsh prairie, white, skeletal forests of bald cypress and dark clumps of mahogany…

  • Gallery on Greene

    Key West

    Displaying work by more than three dozen artists, this is one of Key West's best art galleries. The collection focuses on artists in Southern Florida or…

  • Peacock Park

    Miami

    Extending down to the edge of the waterfront, Peacock Park serves as the great open backyard of Coconut Grove. Young families stop by the playground and…

  • Matheson Hammock Park

    Miami

    This 630-acre county park is the city’s oldest and one of its most scenic. It offers good swimming for children in an enclosed tidal pool, lots of hungry…

  • Kirby Storter Roadside Park

    Everglades National Park

    Though short in size (1 mile total out and back) this elevated boardwalk leads to a lovely overlook where you can often see a variety of birdlife (ibis…

  • Coconut Grove Library

    Miami

    Completed in 1963, the library has a photogenic design with oolitic limestone walls and a steep roof that pays homage to the original 1901 library that…

  • Congress Hotel

    South Beach

    Close to 11th St, the Congress Hotel is a deco classic, showing perfect symmetry in its three-story facade, with window-shading eyebrows and a long…

  • Veterans Memorial Park

    Florida Keys

    This small park has covered picnic tables and good access to the mudflat and mangrove habitat that makes up most of the Keys’ coastline. The views onto…

  • South Beach

    Key West

    This small sandy beach is a pleasant spot for a dip. A restaurant sits on the edge of the sands, and rents out lounge chairs and umbrellas. South Beach is…

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