# Vizcaya Museum and Gardens 6 
Overlooking Biscayne Bay, this sprawling estate displays European works of art as well as sumptuous furnishings, collected by the original owner, James Deering.
However, the real object of art is the luxurious building itself, which was modeled after a typical Italian Renaissance villa and the idyllic gardens.
Museum | Landscaped Gardens Built: 1916 | Rooms: 34 | Land Area: 43 acres / 17 ha
by Ivan Curra / CC BY-SA 3.0
# Art Deco Historic District 6
The beautiful facades of the pastel-colored houses shape the image of Miami in the minds of most visitors.
This iconic area features more than eight hundred historic buildings, erected during the 1920s, 30s, and 40s, mostly home to hotels, bars, and restaurants.
City District Main Sights: 800 historic buildings, Ocean Drive, Collins Avenue
by Ebyabe / CC BY-SA 3.0
# Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science 6
Housed since 2017 in a futuristic building, this impressive science and technology museum features a cone-shaped three-level aquarium with a 31-foot (9.4 m) diameter oculus lens, a massive 250-seat planetarium with a diameter of 67 feet (20 m), and two science galleries.
From the sixth floor’s rooftop terrace you can admire spectacular views of downtown Miami.
Science Museum | Planetarium | Aquarium Established: 1949 | Visitors 2017: 700,000 | Water Volume: 500,000-US-gallon / 1,900,000 liters
by Knight Foundation / CC BY-SA 2.0
# South Beach 5.5 
This famous and photogenic neighborhood at the southern end of Miami Beach with its long, sandy beaches, swaying palms, and pastel-colored Art Deco buildings stands for everything that most people associate with this city.
The lively beachfront is packed all year with sunworshippers, walkers, runners, roller-skaters, and bodybuilders.
City Beach Water Temperature: All Year, 24-30°C / 75-86°F | Type: Sand
# Venetian Pool 5.5
This historic aquatic facility with an Italian village theme is rightly called one of the most glamorous urban municipal pools in the world.
Public Swimming Pool Built: 1924 | Area: 4 acres / 16,000 m2 | Water Volume: 820,000 US gallons / 3,100 m3
by Daniel Di Palma / CC BY-SA 4.0
# The Biltmore 5.5
With Mediterranean-inspired architecture — complete with a 315-foot copper-toned tower — gold faucets in every room and a 600,000-gallon pool, the Biltmore Hotel, is a 1920s icon.
Book a free, 55-minute Sunday walking tour to enjoy the luxury hotel's history and beautiful grounds.
Hotel Opened: 1926 | Rooms: 273 | Style: Neo-Mediterranean
by Ebyabe, / CC BY-SA 3.0
# Wolfsonian-FIU 5.5
Located in the heart of the Art Deco District of Miami Beach, this interesting museum illustrates the persuasive power of art and design. It features an elaborate gold-colored Moorish relief facade, a library, and a research center.
by Acroterion / CC BY-SA 3.0
# Ocean Drive 5.5
Running along the Oceanfront of Miami Beach this quintessential boulevard is the center of the city's nightlife.
In this (extremely expensive) "place to be" people party, drink, and dance until the wee hours of the morning, and one luxury sleigh after the next passes by the countless bars, restaurants, and cafes.
Boulevard Length: 1.3 mi / 2.1 km
by chensiyuan / CC BY-SA 4.0
# Wynwood Art District and Wynwood Walls 5.5
Wynwood Walls is an international outdoor street art museum in the center of the Wynwood Arts District. Here you can discover more than fifty colorful murals painted by renowned artists around the world.
City District with Outdoor Street Art Museum Murals: More than 50
by Daniel Di Palma / CC BY-SA 4.0
# Little Havana 5.5
The Cuban district of Miami isn't particularly known for its wealth of tourist attractions but more for its distinctive cultural scene and its many restaurants and specialty food shops. It's as if a piece of Cuba had simply been moved north.
City District Main Sights: Calle Ocho (SW 8th Street), Domino Park
by B137 / CC BY-SA 4.0
-Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) 5 
Housed in an open and inviting structure, this museum is dedicated to collecting and exhibiting international art of the 20th and 21st-century.
Contemporary Art Museum Architects: Herzog & de Meuron | Artworks on Display: ca. 500 | Established: 1984 | Visitors [2013]: 60,000
by B137 / CC BY-SA 3.0
Everglades National Park 6
Be amazed as you tour the famous swamplands of this National Park, which are home to alligators, crocodiles, snakes, and birds.
Everglades National Park is located just a 50-minute drive from Miami.
National Park (Distance from Miami: 41 miles)
by Everglades NPS from Homestead / Public domain
Biscayne National Park 5.5
Biscayne National Park protects coral reefs, mangrove forests, Biscayne Bay, Florida Keys, and 10,000 years of human history. Its reefs and islands are accessible only by boat.
National Park (Distance from Miami: 40 miles)
by John Brooks / Public domain
Key Biscayne 5.5
Key Biscayne is the southernmost barrier island along the Atlantic coast of Florida. The city is known for its many great swimming beaches, Crandon Park, Key Biscayne village, and Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park.
City Distance from Miami: 8 miles
by Dr Zak / CC BY-SA 3.0
