DK Travel : Miami : Places of interest

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Biscayne National Underwater Park

Biscayne National Underwater Park is 95 percent water, therefore most visitors enter it by private boat. Otherwise, the Dante Fascell Visitor Center at Convoy Point is the only place in the national park you can drive to and, from there, you have several boating options. The concession offers canoe rentals, glass-bottom boat tours, snorkel trips, scuba trips, and transportation to the island for campers. There’s also a picturesque boardwalk that takes you along the shoreline out to the rock jetty beside the boat channel heading to the bay.
Bishop O’Connell’s Fall from Grace

Casualty of a “topical storm” over pedophilia in 2002.
Book and Books

Don’t let the quietness deceive you, this is a very happening place.
Calle Ocho and Around

A slice of Cuban culture, liberally spiced up with all sorts of other Hispanic and Caribbean influences. Since Castro’s Communist revolution in Cuba, Miami has become ever more Cubanized by wave after wave of immigrants from the embattled island they still long for as home (see Calle Ocho, Little Havana).
Cape Florida Lighthouse

The oldest structure in South Florida has been standing sentinel since 1825. In 1836, it was destroyed by Native Americans, only to be reborn 10 years later. It has since withstood some blistering meteorological onslaughts, but the worst threat came from simple neglect following its dismissal from duties 1878. Only in 1966 did its renovation and preservation begin.
Cathode Ray, Fort Lauderdale

This is the place to be in downtown Fort Lauderdale, especially when all the whitecollar guys show up after work to relax and unwind during happy hour (2–8pm). There’s a comedy night on Mondays, and the weekend high-energy partying culminates with big-screen viewing of Queer as Folk .
Charles Deering Estate

Right on Biscayne Bay, the estate contains two significant architectural works: Richmond Cottage, built in 1896 as the area’s first inn, and a large Mediterranean-Revival “Stone House,” built in 1922. You can also visit what is thought to be a Pre-Columbian burial site and a fascinating fossil pit.
Clevelander

This hotel’s daytime beachfront cafés evolve into one of SoBe’s top pool-bar scenes after dark. Its proximity to the beach inspires a more casual style than the usual nightspots, and there’s always a crowd to enjoy happy hour and live music.
Coconut Grove Playhouse

In a reversal of the usual story, this period Mediterranean-Revival building, in the Spanish Rococo style, was built in 1926 as a movie house and later converted to a theater.
Coconut Grove Village

This is a place to walk (see CocoWalk), but it’s probably best not to venture more than a few blocks west of CocoWalk (“Black Grove,” sadly, is uninviting).