South Miami Dade
Flamingo Park Pool
Flamingo Park Pool in Miami Beach is located at the intersection of Michigan Avenue and 12th in the heart of South Beach. This 30+ acres park features several newer play structures designed for tots to pre-teens. Swings are available for toddlers to adults and there are handicap swings available. Enjoy rock wall and the Fit Kid equipment desigend for 5-12 year olds.
Scott Rakow Youth Center
Scott Rakow Youth Center in Miami Beach is located just south of the Julia Tuttle Causeway and west of Pine Tree Drive on the island. This corner park and facility has all of the bells and whistles your family could ask for at an affordable price. Scott Rakow was a local Miami Beach police officer who died in the line of duty in 1988. This was built in memorium for him as a special place for his community of Miami Beach.
Lowe Art Museum
The Lowe Art Museum in Coral Gables is part of the esteemed University of Miami campus. The Lowe is the largest collecting art museum in the South Florida region and one of only a few in the entire state with such a far-reaching collection. The Lowe contains about 5,000 years of world art in stimulating exhibits. Bring the kids over to experience what different cultures have created to express themselves all while in the cool comfort of air conditioning.
Venetian Pool
The Venetian Pool is an aquatic facility unlike any other in the country. It has been enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world, and is still one of the main tourist attractions for those visiting the City of Coral Gables.
The pool was created in 1923 from a coral rock quarry, where much of the original coral rock was used to border and further accentuate the pool. It also features two large historic lookout towers, with a view to the City Beautiful.
The Miami Museum of Science and Planetarium
The Miami Science Museum was founded in 1949 as one of the earliest museums in Miami. The Museum's mission is to provide Science education for people of all ages by providing enjoyable and engaging activities that stimulate the mind of it's visitors. Thousands of guests enter its doors each year and of those over 60,000 are school children.
Duck Tours South Beach
Duck Tours take their "show" on the road AND on the water for a fun-filled 90-minute adventure around Miami Beach. Enjoy jokes, fun facts and lots of quacking while you ride around town in their amphibious vehicle. Take in the sites around South Beach including the Art Deco District then have an exciting splashdown into Biscayne Bay to zoom around the multi-million dollar mansions of the rich & famous. The Duck is equipped with life jackets of all sizes and a fire extinguisher per requirements of the U.S.
Adventure Sports Miami
Adventure Sports Miami operates tours and equipment rentals within local Miami-Dade county parks and other natural areas within the county. ASM is headquartered out of Coconut Grove and operates a daily concession of equipment rentals and tours out of Matheson Hammock Park. Single and Double kayaks, and stand-up paddle boards can be rented by the hour or for the half day.
Big Bus Tours Miami
Big Bus Tours operates tours in 16 different locations all over the world. Its Miami tours offer 24 hour and 48 hour ticket options to explore Miami, Miami Beach, and the waterways nearby. The bus ticket can be combined with its yacht cruise option (in partnership with the Island Queen company) for a comprehensive beach, city and waterway exploration. The buses are open-top and passengers can get off and on (HOHO-hop on hop off) at over 20 different stops around town.
Biscayne National Park
Biscayne National Park is located south of the city of Miami and borders John Pennekamp State Park, Key Largo, and the Key Largo National Marine Sanctuary. The park was formed in 1980 after being expanded from a National Monument (1968) into a much larger National Park. It's goal is to preserve the natural habitats and wildlife of Biscayne Bay, its offshore barrier reefs, and the upper keys (Boca Chita Key, Elliott Key, Adams Key and more).
Matheson Hammock Park & Beach
Matheson Hammock Park & Beach is a large, 130 acre water-side area east of Kendall and Pinecrest, just south of Coconut Grove. The park is adjacent to the beautiful Fairchild Gardens. This park was created back in the 1930s and developed by the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps). The sparkling jewel of the park is the manmade tidal pool filled and flushed naturally with water from Biscayne Bay. It is a wonderful place for young children or beginning swimmers.
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