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Some of the best views of Downtown are afforded from the freeways. Coming across MacArthur Causeway from South Beach, you’ll get some dazzling perspectives, especially at night. The finest view of the skyline is from the Rickenbacker Causeway.

On every beach in South Florida, you’ll find nets and likely team members ready to go. This is the quintessential beach sport, where taking a tumble in the sand is part of the fun!

Anywhere there’s a developed beach, you’ll find a volleyball net and a quorum of players. Lummus Park is the best place to show off your skills to Miami’s greatest beach bums, but South Pointe Park’s a close contender.

These more intense ways of enjoying the Keys waters are available wherever there’s a marina, especially, of course in Key West and other developed tourist areas. Island Water Sport is one of the companies offering jetskis.

Recognizable for its long, down-curving beak, this mediumsized white bird was sacred to the Egyptians.

Nature displays in the center, and trails into the railroad’s old quarries, where you can see fossilized brain coral and sea ferns.

With prevailing winds and calm, shallow waters that remain so for miles out to sea, the Keys are windsurfing perfection. Most moderately busy beaches up and down the islands have shops that rent all the necessary equipment.

Miami has good prevailing winds and both calm and surging waters: so, plenty of scope for good surfing. The Keys tend to be good for windsurfing only, as the surrounding reefs break the big waves.

For windsurfing, the intracoastal waterways are calmer and there’s almost always a breeze; check out Windsurfer Beach on Virginia Key for rentals. For surfing, the waves on the Atlantic side are plenty gnarly; the best spot is just off First Street Beach.