Dinner Key Marina (3400 Pan American Drive, Miami) – located near both Coconut Grove and the Brickell Avenue business & banking district, this is Florida’s largest wet slip marine facility (boasting 582 slips). Dinner Key originally served as base of operations for Pan American Airway’s famed flying boats, the Clippers, and plenty of history has […]
Key Biscayne – this is an island just off the coast of Miami, accessible via the Rickenbacker Causeway. On the north end of the island is Crandon Park, with the village of Key Biscayne to the south, and a state park on the cape at the southernmost tip of the island. Here, you will find […]
Marlins Park (501 Marlins Way, Miami) – this baseball stadium (located in the Little Havana district – 2 miles west of downtown Miami) is the current home for the Major League Baseball team, the Miami Marlins (known as the Florida Marlins until 2012). The seating capacity is 36,742, and was the one-time site of the […]
Miami Beach Botanical Garden (2000 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach) – the directors of this garden completed a $1.2 Million landscape renovation designed by acclaimed South Florida landscape architect Raymond Jungles that showcases a collection of Florida Native trees and plants, palms, bromeliads and flowering trees. Water gardens, cascading fountains and a wetland with red […]
Sun Life Stadium (2269 NW 199th Street, Miami Gardens) – this football stadium is located in the north Miami suburb called Miami Gardens. It’s the current home of the NFL football team the Miami Dolphins, and the University of Miami football team, the Hurricanes (or just “Canes”). The teams’ popularity are reflected in this arena’s […]
South Beach (Miami Beach – from 1st Street North to 21st Street) – this beach is one of the reasons why many visitors come to Miami. This is not just any beach, but one within walking distance of trendy nightclubs, restaurants, boutiques and hotels. In fact, all the hotels on this strip charge premium prices […]
Sony Open Tennis (Tennis Center at Crandon Park, Key Biscayne, Miami) – a.k.a. the “Miami Masters”, this men’s & women’s professional tennis event is held within the upscale Key Biscayne area every March (as part of the international tennis circuit, which includes the U.S. Open in New York, Wimbledon in London, and the French Open […]