Miami is spread out, but four districts reward walking: South Beach’s Art Deco streets, Little Havana’s Calle Ocho, Wynwood’s mural blocks and the Downtown waterfront. You can walk each of them on your own, or join a guided tour. All prices are in US dollars. Art Deco on South Beach The Miami-Dade Public Library System runs the Art Deco Walking Tour from its Welcome Center at 1001 Ocean Drive, which is open daily 9 am to 5 pm.

Miami’s main sights fall into a few clusters: Art Deco on South Beach, the museums along Biscayne Boulevard, Wynwood’s murals and Vizcaya in Coconut Grove. This page lists each with admission, opening days and the transit options. All prices are in US dollars. Art Deco Historic District, South Beach The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Tourism sites cite about 800 historic buildings between roughly 5th and 23rd Streets, along Ocean Drive, Collins Avenue and Washington Avenue.

Miami suits couples who want gardens, water views and evenings out without much planning. The best options below are a mix of paid and free, and most work on short notice. Prices are in US dollars, so check each official page before you go. Vizcaya gardens at golden hour Vizcaya Museum and Gardens (3251 S Miami Ave, Coconut Grove) is James Deering’s Biscayne Bay estate. It opens daily except Tuesday, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm, and is also closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

A multi-day trip from Miami can mean two different things: a three- or four-day loop that stays in the city and its parks, or a few nights somewhere else in Florida. This guide covers both, with the distances and costs that decide which one fits. A four-day Miami routing Every stop below is open to visitors. Adjust the order around the days each place is closed. Day 1, South Beach. Walk the Art Deco district (roughly 5th to 23rd Streets along Ocean Drive, Collins and Washington Avenues), then watch the evening at South Pointe Park.

Families in Miami have a strong run of indoor and outdoor attractions: a large zoo, a science museum with an aquarium, a children’s museum, a primate park and a botanical garden. All prices below are in US dollars and are the published tiers, so check the official page before you go, because many are date-priced. Frost Science The Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science (1101 Biscayne Blvd) has a 500,000-gallon Gulf Stream aquarium that you see through a 31-foot oculus, plus a planetarium.

Miami works well as a base for day trips, and the best ones are national parks, the Upper Keys and the coast to the north. Distances below are approximate and traffic changes drive times, so leave early. Everglades National Park, Shark Valley Shark Valley is about 30 miles west of Miami on US-41 (the Tamiami Trail), at 36000 SW 8th St. Private vehicles stop at the parking lot. A 15-mile paved loop is covered by a narrated tram tour of about 2 hours ($36 adult, $27 senior, $19 child at the time of writing) or on a bike.

Miami’s best organized tours cover four things: the Everglades, Biscayne Bay, the Art Deco district and the food neighborhoods. Prices below are the published tiers in US dollars. Confirm them and the departure times on each operator’s page, because dates and rates change by season. Shark Valley tram tour, Everglades Shark Valley is about 30 miles west of Miami on US-41 (36000 SW 8th St). The 15-mile loop is run by a concessioner, Shark Valley Tram Tours, and takes about 2 hours with a narrated commentary and a stop at a 45-foot observation tower at the halfway point.

Miami’s activities fall into three groups: time on the water, time on trails and in parks, and free or cheap evenings in the city. Most state park and beach options sit on Key Biscayne or in North Miami Beach, so plan around the causeways and the weather rather than trying to fit them all into one day. Paddling, snorkeling and pools Biscayne National Park is mostly water, and its concessioner, the Biscayne National Park Institute, runs the guided trips.