Enjoy Miami's fascinating attractions
Come get a tan on the white sands of Miami's bays and more amazing places! Miami has so much to offer, besides beaches, you will find tourist attractions and famous international restaurants in Little Havana, modern architecture skyscrapers in Downtown, nightclubs to enjoy the nightlife in South Beach, artsy areas in Wynwood Walls, boat tours, cruises, water sports, shopping malls, iconic museums, enchanting gardens in Villa Vizcaya, and much more!
To experience these attractions comfortably, the best option is to explore them at your own pace. That's why you should explore every corner of the US with a rental car; below, we mention the best routes to travel in Florida, must-visit beaches and family plans.
Road Trips from Miami to the most recommended destinations in Florida
It's no secret that one of the most spectacular plans when traveling to the US is having a road trip: going on the road, with the wind in your face, admiring all the places you can find between one city and another. For this reason, here we tell you the routes to travel across Florida recommended by experts:
- Road Trip from Miami to Orlando: 3 and a half hours and 236 miles is the distance between a dream and another, head to Orlando from Miami while collecting experiences! Before diving into the fantasy of Disney World, drive along the highways of South Florida taking breaks at places like the Kennedy Space Center and IMAX Space Film, NASA's theater where you'll eat popcorn while watching movies about the universe.
- Road Trip from Miami to Fort Lauderdale: Only an average of 30 minutes separates you from a magical city, there are only 27.59 miles between Miami and Fort Lauderdale! If you want to get to the Venice of America from the Magic City, head north and make a stop at Hollywood Beach on the way; there you can enjoy a delicious seafood dish surrounded by palm trees that reach up to the sky.
- Road Trip from Miami to Tampa: Travel across Florida with your rental car and live unforgettable moments! The distance between Miami and Tampa is 282 miles, which is equivalent to 4 hours by road. So, between one of your breaks, you should definitely visit the Everglades National Park, a swampland where visitors can ride airboats to see alligators and other species.
- Road Trip from Miami to West Palm Beach: If the extraordinary beaches of Miami have not been enough, satisfy your traveling spirit even more by visiting the beaches of West Palm Beach. Get there at your own pace, it is only 70.21 miles from Miami, which is a 1 hour and 30 minutes drive. On your way there, explore Boca Raton or Pompano Beach, two seaside towns you'll love.
Fascinating places to visit in Miami
Miami is full of vacation spots where the fun has no limits, you will always find something to do. There are tourist attractions available for you 24 hours a day. Here is an amazing itinerary for you to have an unforgettable experience during your visit:
- Miami Seaquarium: The depths of the ocean come to you! In the morning, enjoy a spectacular aquatic pirouette show in a place that reconstructs the marine ecosystem so that dolphins and penguins perform acrobatic shows to the beat of the music.
- Vizcaya Museum: Become part of the Italian royalty of the 18th century! In the afternoon you can take some beautiful pictures with the great variety of flowers that decorate the outskirts of the Vizcaya Museum, a mansion whose architectural structure is inspired by the artistic styles of the neoclassical and renaissance periods. If you visit this palace you can tell your friends that you were in the same house where Pope John Paul II stayed when he traveled to Miami.
- Nightclubs: Don't miss a single second of fun! Miami is a city that never sleeps, so at night, you can visit magnificent nightclubs. Party clubs like Rooftop Hookah Exotix Sky Yard or EME Miami will enchant you, in both bars, the high volume of music, the cocktails, and the people's happiness will infect you in such a way that you will experience one of the best parties of your life.
You already know that there are lots of places to visit in Miami; but if you want some expert advice, here’s a list of the top 15 favorite tourist attractions that you can visit during your next trip to the Magic City:
- Villa Vizcaya.
- Pérez Art Museum.
- Wynwood Walls.
- Miami Seaquarium.
- Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science.
- Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden.
- South Pointe Park Pier.
- Miami Children's Museum.
- Crandon Park.
- Nikki Beach Miami.
- Haulover Park.
- Matheson Hammock Park.
- Bayfront Park.
- Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach.
- Miami Seaquarium.
Beautiful beaches to visit in Miami
Get your towel, bikini, and shorts ready! If you like American films and series like Baywatch, South Beach is the perfect destination to feel like you are part of one! When arriving to the beaches of Miami by car, everywhere you go you'll see the characteristic lifeguard booths, those tropical-colored kiosks that will make you feel like you're in a movie with the sound of the waves as a soundtrack. Make sure to visit this sensational coastal area where the sunset will create a perfect setting to enjoy nature while having a delicious picnic.
On the other hand, if you are a fan of water sports such as surfing or diving, Haulover Beach is ideal for practicing them, because the intensity of the wind on this beach will make the waves move quickly towards you; in addition, it is a lagoon that -thanks to its great preservation- will allow you to swim near amazing marine species.
Do you think we forgot about pets? Of course not, we think of all the members of your family! Hobie Beach is a great option if you have pets, there, your dogs will be able to swim with you due to the shallow waters.
Discover the most beautiful beaches to visit in Miami:
- South Beach.
- North Beach.
- Haulover Beach Park.
- Crandon Park Beach.
- Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park.
- South Pointe Park Pier.
- Matheson Hammock Park.
- Caro Cape Florida.
- Virginia Key Beach Park.
- Hobie Beach.
Best places in Miami to visit with your kids
Miami is a city you can visit with your little ones! In this city, children's creativity and imagination will fly higher than airplanes. You can take your children to FunDimension, a playground where virtual reality will make them experience sensations from another universe; attractions like the XD theater will make the image come out of the screen to impact them with simulations of smell, rain, and smoke.
FunDimension is located in the legendary Wynwood Walls area, so once you're there, you can't miss the opportunity to marvel at the majestic street art galleries that are always up-to-date with the visions of the world, since the walls serve as canvases for the new creations of local and international graffiti artists every six months.
Other incredible places to visit in Miami with your kids include Jungle Island, the unique zoo where parrots ride bicycles and exotic animals welcome you. This is the case of the liger 'Hercules', an imposing feline that became famous for being the largest in the world and also for being the offspring of a tigress and a lion.
Are you ready to embark on this journey through the tourist attractions of Miami? The youngest members of the family surely are! Here's a list of places you can enjoy with them:
- Miami Zoo.
- FunDimension Park.
- Wynwood Walls.
- Miami Children's Museum.
- Crandon Park Beach.
- Sky Zone Doral.
- Jungle Island.
- Miami Seaquarium.
- Fairchild Tropical Garden Botanical Garden.
- Matheson Hammock Beach Park.
- Haulover Beach Park.
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