Things to Do in Miami

The things to do in Miami that we could check are the Art Deco district in South Beach, Wynwood Walls, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Little Havana, the Perez Art Museum, the Venetian Pool, Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park and Everglades National Park. You can reach most of central Miami without a car, but not the Everglades. We read each official page on 15 October 2026.

The sights, with address, hours and price

South Beach and the Art Deco Historic District

Address: Art Deco Welcome Center and Museum, 1001 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139 (Miami Design Preservation League, home page, read 15 Oct 2026)

Hours: Daily, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Day (same page)

Price: Not confirmed. The page links to a booking page for the Art Deco walking tour and does not list the tour price, the tour times or museum admission

We did not read a city page on beach access, so we give no beach hours or rules.

Wynwood Walls

Address: 2516 NW 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33127. Phone 305-576-3334 (The Wynwood Walls, visit page, read 15 Oct 2026)

Hours: 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Monday to Sunday. Doors close 30 minutes before closing (same page)

Price: Adults 18 and over $12, youth 13 to 17 $5, seniors 65 and over $10, children 12 and under free. Entry is self-guided, and the page says it includes a spray-painting experience. Discounts exist for Miami-Dade residents, teachers and first responders (same site, admissions page)

The visit page says Metrobus Route 2 runs up NW 2nd Ave from downtown and that there is no Metrorail station in Wynwood. The nearest stations are Historic Overtown/Lyric Theatre and Culmer, about 1.5 miles south. The page also says the free City of Miami Trolley stops on NW 2nd Ave, Monday to Saturday. The Wynwood Garage at 311 NW 26th St costs roughly $20 to $40, it says, and more on event days.

Vizcaya Museum and Gardens

Address: 3251 South Miami Ave., Miami, FL 33129. Phone 305-250-9133 (Vizcaya, home page, read 15 Oct 2026)

Hours: Open daily except Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Vizcaya, hours and admission page, read 15 Oct 2026)

Price: Adults 13 and over $20, which the page says is reduced from $32 during restoration. Children 6 to 12 $10. Children 5 and under free. The page lists no senior price (same page)

The page says restoration work is under way on site.

Little Havana and Calle Ocho

Address: Domino Park (Maximo Gomez Park), 801 SW 15th Ave., Miami, FL 33135, at the corner of SW 8th Street (Calle Ocho) (Greater Miami and Miami Beach tourism site, read 15 Oct 2026)

Hours: One section of the page says 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily and another says to contact the park for hours, so treat the hours as not confirmed (same page)

Price: No fee is listed. Spectators are welcome. The page says games are generally for members, and people over 50 with a club card play free (same page)

The page says free parking is behind the park and metered parking is on 8th Street.

Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)

Address: 1103 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL 33132 (PAMM, visit page, read 15 Oct 2026)

Hours: Monday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday closed. Thursday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday to Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tickets stop selling 30 minutes before closing (same page)

Price: Adults $18. Seniors 62 and over, students and youth 7 to 18 $14. Children 6 and under free. Free on Thursdays after 5 p.m. Tickets are limited, so the page advises buying online (same page)

Venetian Pool, Coral Gables

Address: 2701 De Soto Boulevard, Coral Gables, FL 33134 (City of Coral Gables, Venetian Pool page, read 15 Oct 2026)

Hours: Tuesday to Friday 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed Mondays except Labor Day. The page lists no seasonal hours (same page)

Price: Non-residents: adults 13 and over $23, children 3 to 12 $18. Coral Gables residents pay less and must show proof of residency. Fees may change (same page)

Children must be at least 3 years old and 38 inches tall. Ticket sales stop once the pool is full, and there are no refunds. Outside food is allowed, but coolers, alcohol and glass are not.

Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park, Key Biscayne

Address: 1200 S. Crandon Blvd., Key Biscayne, FL 33149. Phone 786-582-2673 (Florida State Parks, park page, read 15 Oct 2026)

Hours: 8 a.m. to sundown, 365 days a year (Florida State Parks, hours and fees page, read 15 Oct 2026)

Price: $8 a vehicle with 2 to 8 people. $4 for a single-occupant vehicle or motorcycle. $2 for a pedestrian, cyclist, extra passenger or someone dropped off by a ride service (same page)

The park page says you can take a guided tour of the 1825 Cape Florida Lighthouse and the keeper's cottage. It does not list tour times or say whether the tour costs extra, so check at the gate. The page also says beach access #3 and the fishing piers have been closed for repairs since 11 September 2023.

Everglades National Park

Address: Three entrances. Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center (Homestead), 40001 State Road 9336, Homestead, FL 33034. Shark Valley Visitor Center, 36000 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL 33194. Gulf Coast: Marjory Stoneman Douglas Visitor Center, 815 Oyster Bar Lane, Everglades City, FL 34139 (NPS, directions page, read 15 Oct 2026)

Hours: The park is open every day, including holidays, and the Homestead and Gulf Coast areas are open 24 hours. The Shark Valley area entrance is open 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Visitor centers generally open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the wet season (April to October) and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the dry season (November to March). Call 305-242-7700 for current hours (NPS, hours page, read 15 Oct 2026)

Price: $35 a private vehicle, $30 a motorcycle, $20 a person on foot or bike, each good for 7 consecutive days at all entrances. Children 15 and under on foot are free. Annual pass $70. Each visitor aged 16 and over who does not live in the US pays a $100 nonresident fee on top of the entrance fee, unless they hold an annual or America the Beautiful pass. The page lists fee-free days for US citizens and residents on 27 October and 11 November 2026 (NPS, fees page, read 15 Oct 2026; the page says it was last updated 22 July 2025)

The NPS says the three entrances are not connected inside the park, so you need a car to move between them. From Miami, the NPS tells drivers to take the Florida Turnpike south to US-1 at Florida City, then Palm Drive, for Homestead. For Shark Valley, take the turnpike to exit 25 or 25A and follow US-41 (Tamiami Trail) about 25 miles west. The park advises weekdays and arriving before 10 a.m. on busy winter weekends. It also says to come ready for heat and mosquitoes.

PortMiami (cruise terminals)

Address: Cruise terminals on N. Cruise Blvd, for example Terminal A at 2000 N. Cruise Blvd, Terminal B at 1761 N. Cruise Blvd and Terminal F at 1103 N. Cruise Blvd. Terminal J is at 1120 Caribbean Way (Miami-Dade County, PortMiami directions page, read 15 Oct 2026)

Getting there: From the airport, most cruise lines run shuttles. By public transit, the county says to take Metrorail's Orange Line to Government Center, then Metromover to Freedom Tower Station, then the free Coral Way Trolley across the PortMiami bridge. You can also walk across the north side of the bridge (same page)

Check your terminal with your cruise line, because assignments change. Our cruise passport guide covers the ID you need to sail.

Free things to do

• Metromover: free, so a ride through downtown costs nothing.

• Perez Art Museum: free on Thursdays after 5 p.m.

• Domino Park in Little Havana: no fee listed.

• Everglades National Park: fee-free days on 27 October and 11 November 2026, for US citizens and residents.

• Wynwood Walls: free for children 12 and under.

Things to do with kids

• Wynwood Walls: children 12 and under free.

• Vizcaya: children 6 to 12 $10, 5 and under free.

• Venetian Pool: children 3 to 12 $18 for non-residents, at least 38 inches tall.

• Everglades: children 15 and under on foot are free, and the park runs ranger programs.

Where to stay in Miami

We did not check any hotel's rate or room list for this page, so we give no prices. Rates change by season and event, so look up your own dates.

Downtown or Brickell suits a car-free first visit and a cruise, because Metromover and Metrorail meet there. South Beach suits the Art Deco district. We did not check how far each area is from Vizcaya or Key Biscayne.

Getting around Miami

Price: Metrorail $2.25 and Metrobus $2.25. Inter-County Express buses (Routes 301 and 302) $2.65. 1-Day Pass $5.65, 7-Day Pass $29.25, 1-Month Pass $112.50. If you tap in, the county caps what you pay at $5.65 a day for Metrorail and Metrobus. EASY Card $2. Bus-to-bus, bus-to-rail and rail-to-bus transfers are free with an EASY Card or EASY Ticket. Cash riders pay full fare each time they board a bus, and Metrorail fare gates do not take cash, though contactless bank cards work. Metromover is free (Miami-Dade County, transit fares page and Metrorail page, read 15 Oct 2026)

Hours: Metrorail runs 5 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week. Metromover runs 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day, with 21 stations on three loops (Omni, Inner and Brickell). Cars come every 90 seconds at rush hour and every 3 minutes off-peak (Miami-Dade Transit, Metrorail and Metromover pages, read 15 Oct 2026)

Airport to downtown and South Beach

Getting there: Route 150, the Miami Beach Airport Express, runs from the MIA Metrorail station to South Beach. The weekday timetable shows trips about every 30 minutes, with the first eastbound trip at 5:18 a.m. and the last at 11:18 p.m. From the airport station, the buses reach Washington Ave and Lincoln Rd 29 to 40 minutes later and Washington Ave and South Pointe Dr 37 to 49 minutes later (Miami-Dade Transit, Route 150 weekday timetable PDF, read 15 Oct 2026; the PDF has no date, and its map is dated 1 April 2025)

Price: The county fare pages list Metrobus at $2.25 and do not name Route 150. We assume the $2.25 full fare applies, which is not confirmed

To reach downtown, the county's cruise page says to take Metrorail's Orange Line from the airport to Government Center. We did not find an official travel time for that ride.

Brightline to Orlando

Getting there: Brightline runs trains between Miami and Orlando, with stops in Aventura, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton and West Palm Beach (Brightline home page, read 15 Oct 2026). Its Miami station is MiamiCentral, which the station page lists at 600 NW 1st Avenue. Brightline's Orlando station page says the ride to Miami takes about 3 hours 30 minutes, with 16 daily round trips and hourly departures, and that the schedule may change (read 15 Oct 2026). Fares show only after you search a date, so we give none

The county's PortMiami page says Brightline offers a Vacation Service for cruise passengers.

Do I need a car in Miami?

For central Miami, no. Metromover is free, Metrorail runs to the airport, downtown and Coral Gables, and Route 150 reaches South Beach. For the Everglades, plan a car or a tour, because its three entrances are not connected inside the park and the NPS says public transport there is limited. The NPS lists a Homestead trolley that runs roughly December to April. For Key Biscayne and Vizcaya, we did not check bus routes.

If you plan to go on to the Keys, the drive is about 159 miles and 4 hours with no traffic, our guide says. Greyhound runs 3 buses a day, from 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Its Miami stop is the Miami Intermodal Center, 3801 NW 21st Street. Fares start from $23.98, as of the Greyhound page we read on 15 October 2026 (fares change).

Best time to visit Miami

NOAA 1991-2020 monthly normals for Miami International Airport (station USW00012839), read from the NCEI data service on 15 October 2026:

The same data gives February at 78.2 F with 2.15 inches, June at 89.3 F with 10.51 inches and December at 78.2 F with 2.44 inches. Our reading is that January to April is the driest and coolest stretch. The Everglades calls April to October its wet season and November to March its dry season, when wildlife is usually plentiful. We did not check hurricane guidance for this page, so look at the National Hurricane Center before you book for late summer or fall.

What we checked and what can change

Read on 15 October 2026: the Miami Design Preservation League home page; The Wynwood Walls visit and admissions pages; Vizcaya's home and welcome pages; PAMM's visit page; the City of Coral Gables' Venetian Pool page; the Greater Miami and Miami Beach tourism page for Domino Park; the Florida State Parks pages for Bill Baggs; Brightline's home, schedule, Miami station and Orlando station pages; the National Park Service's Everglades fees, directions, hours and home pages; Miami-Dade County's fares, transit pass, Metrorail, Metromover, Metrobus airport routes and PortMiami directions pages; the Route 150 weekday timetable; and NOAA's NCEI normals. We also used our own earlier Miami to Key West and Florida Keys guides, read 14 October 2026.

Not confirmed: the Art Deco walking tour price and times; the Domino Park hours; the Bill Baggs lighthouse tour times and whether the tour costs extra; whether Route 150's fare is $2.25; the date of the Route 150 timetable; the Metrorail travel time from the airport to downtown; Brightline fares and exact train times; the Everglades fee page was last updated July 2025; and any hotel rate. Prices and hours change, so check the operator's page for your date. We did not visit Miami for this page.