From the city guide, checked October 28, 2026.
South Beach and the Art Deco district
The Miami Beach Architectural District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 14, 1979, and the city calls it the nation's first urban 20th-century historic district on the Register. The first Art Deco buildings went up here in 1933, next to Mediterranean Revival and MiMo (Miami Modern) buildings. Start at the Art Deco Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Drive, open daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., where walking tours are booked. Free city trolleys link South Beach, Mid Beach and North Beach.
Everglades National Park
The park protects 1.5 million acres of wetland, forest and marine habitat. It was established in 1947 as the first national park created for its biodiversity. The entrance closest to Miami is Shark Valley, open daily 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.; tram tours and bike rentals cost extra. A private vehicle pays $35, good for 7 days at all entrances (checked October 28, 2026 on nps.gov). Go in the dry season, November through March, when the park says ranger programs are widely available and wildlife is usually plentiful.
Vizcaya
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens is a historic estate with a Main House and ten acres of gardens, a National Historic Landmark owned by Miami-Dade County, at 3251 South Miami Avenue. It is open daily except Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with tickets sold online. Miami-Dade residents 62 and over get in free on Mondays and Wednesdays with the Golden Ticket.
Wynwood Walls
Wynwood Walls is a street art museum with a rotating collection of murals and sculptures by artists from more than 30 countries, running since 2009. It is at 2516 NW 2nd Avenue, open daily 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., with doors closing 30 minutes earlier. The City of Miami trolley has a Wynwood route.
Pérez Art Museum Miami
PAMM is a modern and contemporary art museum at 1103 Biscayne Boulevard, between the Arsht Center and the Kaseya Center. It opens at 11 a.m. on Monday and Thursday through Sunday, closing at 6 p.m. (9 p.m. on Thursdays), and is closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Admission is free on Thursdays after 5 p.m. and always for children 6 and under. Tickets can sell out, and sales stop 30 minutes before closing.
Little Havana
This is Miami's Cuban neighborhood. Miami-Dade County notes that thousands of refugees from Cuba began arriving in the 1960s. Domino Park, at 1444 SW 8th Street, has domino and chess tables and is open daily 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The city trolley's Little Havana stops include Domino Park, the Tower Theater, Jose Marti Park and the Bay of Pigs Monument.
Bayside Marketplace
A shopping and dining center on Biscayne Bay in downtown Miami. It is open Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; store hours vary. Thriller Miami speedboats leave from here on a route past Star Island and the Art Deco district.
Haulover Beach
Haulover Beach Park holds the largest remaining stretch of undeveloped beachfront in Miami-Dade County, a 1.4-mile beach between Bal Harbour and Sunny Isles Beach; the park lies on both sides of Collins Avenue. Parking is $7 Monday to Thursday and $10 on weekends and holidays; lots open at sunrise and close an hour before sunset. The park also has the Bill Bird Marina, an off-leash dog park, bicycle rentals and fishing spots along Baker's Haulover Cut.
Sunny Isles Beach and Newport Fishing Pier
Newport Fishing Pier is at 16501 Collins Avenue, on the ocean at Sunny Isles Beach Boulevard. The park around it is the access point to the beach and has a lifeguard station. Walking on the pier is free; fishing is free for holders of a Sunny Isles Beach resident ID and costs $10 for everyone else. Russian delis line Collins Avenue nearby (see below), and the city lists community shuttle service at the pier.