Welcome to Miami, the best tourist destination in America if you're looking for sand and sports. Come experience this exciting cultural melting pot influenced by Caribbean islanders and Latin Americans. See some of the best professional and college sports teams in America while you're here.
The Bass Museum of Art, located at 2121 Park Avenue (between 21st and 22nd St), in Miami Beach, was established in 1963 with the extensive art collection given by John and Johanna Bass. The original building, designed in 1930 by Russell Pancoast, grandson of John Collins, was designated a historic landmark by the National [...]
Approximately 35 miles from downtown Miami lie the fascinating Everglades, a slow-moving “River of Grass,†that flows for over 100 miles southwest from Lake Okeechobee to Florida Bay and into the Gulf of Mexico. Formed by the runoff from heavy rainfall, the Everglades are the largest remaining subtropical wetland in North America. The [...]
Gator Park, a short distance from Miami, is a place for tourists and city-dwellers to walk around and experience the natural beauty and abundant wildlife of the Florida Everglades. This is home to more than 200,000 alligators, 28 different species of snakes, including the Blackpine, Brooks King snake, Florida King snake, and the Red [...]
The Lowe Art Museum, located at 131 Stanford Drive in Coral Gables, is approximately five miles south of Miami on the main campus of the University of Miami. Through a gift from philanthropists, Joe and Emily Lowe, the Lowe opened as a separate facility in 1952. As the first art museum in south [...]
Miami’s Seaquarium, situated on 38 acres on Virginia Key in Biscayne Bay, is only minutes away from downtown Miami, the airport, and the Port of Miami. The concept of a facility where people could experience and appreciate the variety of marine life that lives in the ocean was designed and developed by Fred D. [...]
There are lots of entertainment venues in Miami, but one of the most amusing attractions enjoyed by families, sports teams, schools, senior organizations, and other visitors to the area is the duck tour. Duck tours have been popular in many cities for some time, and Miami has been no exception. This rollicking, noisy [...]
Located at 101 W. Flagler Street, the Miami Art Museum (MAM) was established in 1996, replacing the former Center for the Fine Arts. The extensive collections of contemporary and 20th century art include many of the best international and American artists of the past and present. Representing the diversity of Miami’s ethnic groups, [...]
The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), located at 770 NE 125th Street in Miami, was designed by Charles Gwathamey of New York. The relatively new 23,000 square foot Museum, approximately 10 years old, houses exhibits and collections of young, aspiring artists, as well as those of national and international fame. The main galleries [...]
The open-air Dolphin Stadium, home to the NFL Miami Dolphins since 1987 and the Florida Marlins since 1993, is located at 2269 Dan Marino Boulevard in Miami. It was originally named the Joe Robbie Stadium (JRS), for Joseph Robbie, owner of the Miami Dolphins in 1987 and chief promoter of the new three-level arena. [...]
The Dante B. Fascell Port of Miami (POM) began with the ingenuity and foresight of Henry Flagler in 1886, when he extended the Florida East Coast (FEC) railway to Miami. With resorts and cities springing up rapidly along the rail line, the demand for cargo and passenger service increased, as well. Recognizing the [...]