Family Activities
Miami-Dade County offers a wonderful array of opportunities for families of both residents and visitors. You'll find some of the nation's best public beaches, tourist attractions and special events that foster good, old fashioned fun.
Father's Day in Miami
Miami is a great place to celebrate Father's Day! Take your father or grandfather out for a special celebration. In this article, we look at some of the best ways to celebrate Father's Day in a uniquely Miami style.
Miami is a great place to celebrate Father's Day! Take your father or grandfather out for a special celebration. In this article, we look at some of the best ways to celebrate Father's Day in a uniquely Miami style.
Memorial Day in Miami, 2008
Looking for an interesting way to spend the Memorial Day holiday weekend in Miami? Our city offers a variety of options for those seeking to enjoy the traditional start of summer, whether you prefer to be soaking up the sun or spending time inside.
Looking for an interesting way to spend the Memorial Day holiday weekend in Miami? Our city offers a variety of options for those seeking to enjoy the traditional start of summer, whether you prefer to be soaking up the sun or spending time inside.
Miami Seaquarium
Miami Seaquarium offers visitors an entertaining and educational experience found in very few locations in the United States. Our region’s tropical climate allows for year-round outdoor marine shows featuring dolphins, killer whales and other sea creatures. The Seaquarium also features exhibits of sea turtles, seals, sea lions, and our very own Florida Manatee.
Miami Seaquarium offers visitors an entertaining and educational experience found in very few locations in the United States. Our region’s tropical climate allows for year-round outdoor marine shows featuring dolphins, killer whales and other sea creatures. The Seaquarium also features exhibits of sea turtles, seals, sea lions, and our very own Florida Manatee.
Miami Celebrates the Fourth
Wondering what to do this Fourth of July? Look no further... Miami has some of the most unique and most spectacular celebrations in the country. See which one suits you best.
Wondering what to do this Fourth of July? Look no further... Miami has some of the most unique and most spectacular celebrations in the country. See which one suits you best.
Monkey Jungle Park and Research Center
"Where the humans are caged and the monkeys run free" - it's more than a catch-phrase. While homo sapiens walk through carefully constructed wire pathways, many species of primates scamper above your head, swing through trees and interact with each other in ways difficult to observe in captivity. Keep your eyes open; you never know who's hanging around!
"Where the humans are caged and the monkeys run free" - it's more than a catch-phrase. While homo sapiens walk through carefully constructed wire pathways, many species of primates scamper above your head, swing through trees and interact with each other in ways difficult to observe in captivity. Keep your eyes open; you never know who's hanging around!
Waterfront Walking Tour
Downtown Miami's waterfront area is full of great shopping, beautiful scenery and plenty of interesting places to visit. Join us as we embark on a walking tour of the area.
Downtown Miami's waterfront area is full of great shopping, beautiful scenery and plenty of interesting places to visit. Join us as we embark on a walking tour of the area.
Black Heritage Tours
Miami-Dade Transit offers three-hour bus tours of the oldest black communities in Dade County -- Coconut Grove, Overtown (a.k.a. Colored Town), Liberty City, and Brownsville (Brown's Subdivision).
Miami-Dade Transit offers three-hour bus tours of the oldest black communities in Dade County -- Coconut Grove, Overtown (a.k.a. Colored Town), Liberty City, and Brownsville (Brown's Subdivision).
CocoWalk
Coconut Grove's CocoWalk offers live musical entertainment, some of the area's best restaurants, and fabulous shopping opportunities. This official site provides details on upcoming events as well as an online photographic tour.
Coconut Grove's CocoWalk offers live musical entertainment, some of the area's best restaurants, and fabulous shopping opportunities. This official site provides details on upcoming events as well as an online photographic tour.
Coral Castle
Coral Castle is an engineering marvel consisting of over 1,100 tons of carved coral rock located in Homestead, Florida. If you're travelling from Miami down to the Keys, it's well worth the stop.
Coral Castle is an engineering marvel consisting of over 1,100 tons of carved coral rock located in Homestead, Florida. If you're travelling from Miami down to the Keys, it's well worth the stop.
Fairchild Tropical Gardens
The 83-acre Fairchild Tropical Gardens is home to extensive collections of rare tropical plants including palms, cycads, flowering trees and vines. It's also the site for ground-breaking tropical plan research activity.
The 83-acre Fairchild Tropical Gardens is home to extensive collections of rare tropical plants including palms, cycads, flowering trees and vines. It's also the site for ground-breaking tropical plan research activity.
Fruit & Spice Park
Miami-Dade Parks hosts this 32-acre garden park located in the Redlands. It's known for the over 500 species of fruit, nut herb and spice trees growing there alongside of cutting-edge horicultural research.
Miami-Dade Parks hosts this 32-acre garden park located in the Redlands. It's known for the over 500 species of fruit, nut herb and spice trees growing there alongside of cutting-edge horicultural research.
Jewish Museum of Florida
Housed in a former Art Deco synagogue, this museum offers a glimpse at Jewish life in Florida over the past 250 years. The museum is home to the travelling exhibit "MOSAIC: Jewish Life in Florida" which includes photographs, artifacts and oral histories.
Housed in a former Art Deco synagogue, this museum offers a glimpse at Jewish life in Florida over the past 250 years. The museum is home to the travelling exhibit "MOSAIC: Jewish Life in Florida" which includes photographs, artifacts and oral histories.
MetroZoo
MetroZoo houses over 700 wild animals on a 740 acre parcel of land. It's the only zoo in the continental United States that's located in a subtropical climate, allowing it to exhibit rare animals unable to survive in colder climates.
MetroZoo houses over 700 wild animals on a 740 acre parcel of land. It's the only zoo in the continental United States that's located in a subtropical climate, allowing it to exhibit rare animals unable to survive in colder climates.
Miami Beach Botanical Gardens
Located in the middle of South Beach, MBBG boasts a bromeliad collection, Japanese garden, orchid collection and over a dozen varities of subtropical palms.
Located in the middle of South Beach, MBBG boasts a bromeliad collection, Japanese garden, orchid collection and over a dozen varities of subtropical palms.
Miami Museum of Science
Check out the latest kid-friendly exhibits at the Miami Museum of Science. You're bound to find a learning adventure for the whole family. The museum is home to the Bird of Prey Research Center and the Weintraub Observatory.
Check out the latest kid-friendly exhibits at the Miami Museum of Science. You're bound to find a learning adventure for the whole family. The museum is home to the Bird of Prey Research Center and the Weintraub Observatory.
Parrot Jungle Island
Parrot Jungle offers visitors a fun, educational opportunity to get an up-close look at tropical birds in replicas of their natural habitats. The attraction routinely hosts field trips and offers frequent educational programs.
Parrot Jungle offers visitors a fun, educational opportunity to get an up-close look at tropical birds in replicas of their natural habitats. The attraction routinely hosts field trips and offers frequent educational programs.
Tropical Audobon Society
Whether you're an avid bird-watcher or just interested in our feathered friends, the Audobon Society may be just the place for you. This site contains information on day trips as well as membership information.
Whether you're an avid bird-watcher or just interested in our feathered friends, the Audobon Society may be just the place for you. This site contains information on day trips as well as membership information.
Visiting the Everglades
The "river of grass" surrounds Miami-Dade County and provides a home for thousands of species found nowhere else in the world. This article from the Everglades Plan website provides a visitor's guide to the many hiking, backpacking, bird watching, canoeing and other recreational activities this national park offers.
The "river of grass" surrounds Miami-Dade County and provides a home for thousands of species found nowhere else in the world. This article from the Everglades Plan website provides a visitor's guide to the many hiking, backpacking, bird watching, canoeing and other recreational activities this national park offers.
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
No visit to Miami is complete without a stop at the historical 50-acre Vizcaya estate. This European-style mansion offers a glimpse at life in turn-of-the-century South Florida. It's also an extremely popular venue for galas, weddings and other entertainment events.
No visit to Miami is complete without a stop at the historical 50-acre Vizcaya estate. This European-style mansion offers a glimpse at life in turn-of-the-century South Florida. It's also an extremely popular venue for galas, weddings and other entertainment events.
Weeks Air Museum
Aviation buffs will love the Weeks Air Museum's collection of 35 aircraft. Tamiami Executive Airport in Kendall serves as the museum's home.
Aviation buffs will love the Weeks Air Museum's collection of 35 aircraft. Tamiami Executive Airport in Kendall serves as the museum's home.