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What to do in Southeast Florida
Outdoors • Cultural and Historical • Recreation and Tours • Attractions
Outdoors
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 10216 Lee Rd., Boynton Beach. (561) 734-8303. Freshwater marshes and swamps mark this wilderness, known as the northern Everglades.
Bahia Honda State Park
Route 1, Box 782, Big Pine Key. (305) 872-2353. Founded on a coral reef. Beach, dune, mangroves and submerged marine habitats and abundant birdlife.
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Recreation Area
1200 S. Crandon Blvd., Key Biscayne. (305) 361-5811. Restored lighthouse overlooks beaches on Key Biscayne.
Biscayne National Park
P.O. Box 1270, Homestead. (305) 230-1100. Mostly underwater park , coral reefs, mangroves, wetlands.
Blowing Rocks Preserve
574 S. Beach Rd., Hobe Sound. (561) 747-3113. Coastal strand with fragile dune vegetation, turtle nesting.
 Dry Tortugas National Park/Fort Jefferson
P.O. Box 6208, Key West. (305) 242-7700. Built 1846-66 to protect the Florida Straits, it is the largest all-masonry fortification in the Western world.
Everglades National Park
40001 State Road 9336, Homestead. (305) 242-7700. Nearly a million and a half acres of unique wilderness, tall sawgrass and hammocks with abundant wildlife.
Fairchild Tropical Garden
10901 Old Cutler Road, Miami. (305) 667-1651. One of the world's preeminent botanical gardens, with 83 acres of rare tropical plants, palms, cycads, flowering trees and vines, rainforest exhibit, keys coastal habitat.
Florida Keys National Wildlife Refuges
Headquarters: PO Box 430510, Big Pine Key. (305) 872-2239. Key Deer NWR on Big Pine Key protects the critically-endangered small deer. Great White Heron NWR and Key West NWR protect migratory and nesting birds. Crocodile Lake NWR on North Key Largo protects endangered American crocodiles.
Hugh Taylor Birch State Recreation Area
3109 E. Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. (954) 564-4521. 180-acre park with four distinct biological communities.
Indian Key State Historic Site
c/o Lignumvitae Key State Botanical Site, P.O. Box 1052, Islamorada. (305) 664-4815. One-time wrecking town burned in the Second Seminole War. Ranger-guided tours.
John D. MacArthur Beach State Park
10900 S.R. 703 (A1A), North Palm Beach. (561) 624-6950. Barrier island features subtropical coastal habitat, abundant shore and wading birds.
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
MM 102.5, P.O. Box 487, Key Largo. (305) 451-1202. The first underwater state park in the country, with coral reefs, seagrass beds and mangrove swamps. Glassbottom boat tours, canoeing, nature walks.
John U. Lloyd Beach State Recreation Area
6503 N. Ocean Drive, Dania. (954) 923-2833. Dunes and coastal Hammock park, with fishing, surf casting, canoeing, nature study and boating opportunities.
 Jonathan Dickinson State Park
16450 S.E. Federal Hwy. 1, Hobe Sound. (561) 546-2771. Park includes sand pine scrub and the Loxahatchee River, Florida’s only designation National Wild and Scenic River.
Lignumvitae Key State Botanical Site
MM 78.5, P.O. Box 1052, Islamorada. (305) 664-4815. 280-acre island with Indian middens.
Long Key State Recreation Area
MM 67.5, P.O. Box 776,Long Key. (305) 664-4815. Shoreline with mangrove swamps and marine habitats.
Miami Metrozoo
12400 S.W. 152nd St., Miami. (305) 251-0400. 290 acres of exotic animals in their natural habitats.
Oleta River State Recreation Area
3400 N.E. 163rd St., North Miami Beach. (305) 919-1846. Mangrove forests, surrounding aquatic areas, wildlife and recreational opportunities.
Palm Beach Zoo at Dreher Park
1301 Summit Blvd., West Palm Beach. (561) 547-WILD. 23-acre tropical zoological garden.
Redland Fruit & Spice Park
24801 S.W. 187th Ave., Homestead. (305) 247-5727. Unique 30-acre botanical garden features hundreds of varieties of fruit, nuts and spices.
San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve
c/o Long Key State Recreation Area, P.O. Box 776, Long Key. (305) 664-4815. Site contains remnants of the ship San Pedro, which sailed in 1733.
St. Lucie Inlet State Preserve
c/o Jonathan Dickinson State Park, 16450 S.E. Federal Hwy., Hobe Sound. (561) 744-7603. Atlantic barrier island accessible only by private boat. Rich in marine life, seagrasses and wading birds, the preserve has a boardwalk through mangrove forests to sandy beaches.
Cultural and Historical
Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables. (305) 444-9293. Restored theater features plays.
Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum
5845 South S.R. 7, Fort Lauderdale. (954) 792-0745. Rare artifacts and exciting exhibits depict the history and culture of Florida's Seminole Indians.
Ancient Spanish Monastery
16711 W. Dixie Hwy., North Miami Beach. (305) 945-1461. First erected in 1141 in Segovia, Spain, it was dismantled and brought to Miami.
Audubon House and Gardens
205 Whitehead St., Key West. (305) 294-2116. Restored 19th century home and tropical garden.
The Barnacle State Historic Site
3485 Main Hwy., Coconut Grove, 33133. (305) 448-9445. Built in 1891, the Barnacle is the oldest residence in Miami-Dade County on its original location.
Bass Museum of Art
2121 Park Ave., Miami Beach. (305) 673-7530. 14th- through 20th-century European art.
Bonnet House
900 N. Birch Road, Fort Lauderdale. (954) 563-5393. Picturesque 35-acre estate housing extensive collection of Evelyn Bartlett's artwork.
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
201 SW 5th Ave., Fort Lauderdale. (954) 468-3335. Venue for theatrical productions, concerts, ballet and arts.
Cauley Square Village Shops
22400 Old Dixie Hwy., Goulds. (305) 971-0300. Historic buildings house shops.
Coral Gables Merrick House
907 Coral Way, Coral Gables. (305) 460-5361. Boyhood home of Coral Gables' founder listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Deering Estate at Cutler
16701 S.W. 72 Ave., Miami. (305) 235-1668. 420-acre site includes lush natural areas where fossil bones dating from 50,000 years were found, and some of South Florida’s earliest buildings dating from 1896.
East Martello Museum and Art Gallery
3501 S. Roosevelt Blvd., Key West. (305) 296-3913. Tower built by Union soldiers during the Civil War.
Elliott Museum
825 N.E. Ocean Blvd., Stuart. (561) 225-1961. Dedicated to American inventor Sterling Elliott.
Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum
907 Whitehead St., Key West. (305) 294-1136. National Historic Landmark home of literary icon.
Fort Zachary Taylor State Historic Site
P.O. Box 6560 (West end of Southard St.), Key West. (305) 292-6713. National Historic Landmark from Civil War era.
Gilbert's Bar House of Refuge
301 S.E. MacArthur Blvd., Stuart. (561) 225-1875. 1875-built haven for shipwrecked sailors.
Gold Coast Railroad Museum
12450 S.W. 152nd St., Miami. (305) 253-0063. Railroad museum featuring diesel and steam locomotives.
Graves Museum of Archaeology & Natural History
481 S. Federal Hwy., Dania. (954) 925-7770. South Florida archaeology and geology, with collections from Central and South America and Egypt.
Harry S. Truman Little White House Museum
111 Front St. in the Truman Annex, Key West. (305) 294-9911. President’s vacation home, original furnishings.
The Henry M. Flagler Museum
1 Whitehall Way, Box 969, Palm Beach. (561) 655-2833. 1902 estate of magnate Henry Flagler.
Hibel Museum of Art
150 Royal Poinciana Plaza, Palm Beach. (561) 833-6870; fax (561) 848-9640. Dedicated to the art of Edna Hibel.
Historic Downtown Stuart
161 S.W. Flagler Ave., Stuart. (561) 286-2848. Restored buildings, theater, general store.
Historical Museum of Southern Florida
101 W. Flagler St., Miami. (305) 375-1492. Artifacts, hands-on activities for kids and exhibitions tracing South Florida from 10,000 years ago.
Jupiter Dance Theatre
1001 E. Indiantown Road, Jupiter.
Key West Lighthouse Museum
938 Whitehead St., Key West. (305) 294-0012. Original 1847 lighthouse and artifacts.
Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
1301 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables. (305) 284-3535. Exhibits from its own collection and other institutions.
Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society and Museum
200 Greene St., Key West. (305) 294-2633. Treasures from shipwrecks.
Miami Art Museum
101 W. Flagler St., Miami. (305) 375-3000. Dedicated to the display of large-scale exhibitions.
Miami Museum of Science & Space Transit Planetarium
3280 S. Miami Ave., Miami. (305) 854-4247. Wildlife Center, Planetarium, ever-changing hands-on exhibits.
Miami-Dade Cultural Center, 101 W. Flagler St., Miami.
Home of Miami Art Museum, Historical Museum of Southern Florida and Miami-Dade Public Library.
Monroe Council of the Arts
Post Office Box 717, Key West. (305) 294-4406.
Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach. (561) 495-0233. 200-acre park features Japanese culture, gardens, bonsai.
Museum of Art
1 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. (954) 525-5500. Home to permanent collections, including William Glackens and Cobra, plus contemporary art and traveling exhibitions.
Museum of Discovery and Science & Blockbuster IMAX Theater
401 S.W. 2 St., Fort Lauderdale. (954) 467-6637. Six themed exhibit areas, dynamic traveling exhibit, IMAX 3-D theater.
Norton Museum of Art
1451 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach. (561) 832-5196.
19th and 20th century European and American works.
Old School Square Cultural Arts Center
51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach. (561) 243-7922; fax (561) 243-7018
Palm Beach Opera
415 South Olive Avenue, West Palm Beach. (561) 833-3709.
Pigeon Key National Historic District
P.O. Box 500130, Marathon. (305) 289-0025; fax (305) 289-1942. Restored railroad village on 5-acre land.
School of Music—FIU
University Park FIU, Miami. (305) 348-1805; fax (305) 348-4073
South Florida Science Museum
4801 Dreher Trail North, West Palm Beach. (561) 832-1988. Exhibits, planetarium shows, South Florida aquarium.
Stranahan House
Las Olas Blvd. at SE 6th Ave., Fort Lauderdale. (954) 524-4736. Restored Victorian-style home.
Sunfest of Palm Beach County
525 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach. (561) 659-5980; fax (561) 659-3567
The M Ensemble Company Professional Theatre
12320 W Dixie Hwy, Miami. (305) 895-8955; fax (305) 895-8945
Tropical Museums of Crane Point Hammock
5550 Overseas Hwy. (Mile Marker 50, bayside), Marathon. (305) 743-9100. History, children’s museum, historic site.
Venetian Pool
2701 DeSoto Blvd., Coral Gables. (305) 460-5356. Unusual swimming pool created from a rock quarry.
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
3251 S. Miami Ave., Miami. (305) 250-9133. Italian Renaissance-style villa and formal gardens set in a native hardwood hammock on Biscayne Bay.
Weeks Air Museum
Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport, 14710 S.W. 128th St., Miami. (305) 233-5197. Preservation and restoration of aircraft from the beginning of flight to the end of WWII.
The Wolfsonian—FIU
1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. (305) 531-1001. Collection of furniture, decorative arts, design from 1885-1945.
Wrecker's Museum/Oldest House In South Florida
322 Duval St., Key West. (305) 294-1589. 1829 homes of a Key West sea captain and “wrecker.”
Recreation/Tours
74 Ft. Schooner WOLF—The Flagship of the Conch Republic
PO Box 1153, Key West. (305) 296-9653; fax (305) 294-8388
A.C. Charters and Tackle Company
PO Box 1289, Islamorada. (800) 428-4854; fax (305) 852-5423
Abyss Dive Center
13175 Overseas Highway, Marathon. (305) 743-2126; fax (305) 743-7081
Action Sportfishing
8301 Southwest 41st Court, Fort Lauderdale. (954) 423-8700
Adventure Scuba Diving
16701 Collins Ave., Miami. (305) 949-1194; fax (305) 949-0722
All Florida Adventure Tours
8263-B SW 107th Ave., Miami. (305) 270-0219; fax (305) 274-4289
America Outdoors Key Largo
97450 Overseas Hwy., Key Largo. (305) 852-8054.
American Diving Headquarters
522 Caribbean Drive, Key Largo. (877) 451-0037; fax (305) 451-9291
Bill's Sunrise Watersports Rental
PO Box 4299, Fort Lauderdale. (954) 462-4272; fax (561) 499-0285
Blue Waters Charter Boats
223 Sunny Isles Boulevard, North Miami Beach. (305) 944-4531; fax (305) 947-2236
Bud & Mary’s Fishing Marina
P.O. Box 628, Islamorada. (305) 664-2461; fax (305) 644-5592
Canoe Outfitters of Florida, Inc.
16346 106th Terrace N, Jupiter. (561) 746-7053; fax (561) 744-5169
Caribbean Watersports
PO Box 781, Key Largo. (305) 852-4707; fax (305) 451-4095
Catamarans Sebago
328 Simonton Street, Key West. (305) 292-4768; fax (305) 292-7788
Charter Boat Linda D./Linda D.
161 Key Haven Rd., Key West. (305) 296-9798
Conch Tour Train
PO Box 1237, Key West. (305) 294-5161; fax (305) 292-8993
Coopertown Airboats & Restaurant
22700 SW 8th Street, Miami. (305) 226-6048; fax (305) 229-1260
Coral Reef Park Company
PO Box 1560, Key Largo. (305) 451-1427
Creative Culinary Tours, Inc.
790 Southwest 158th Way, Pembroke Pines. (888) 537-7352; fax (954) 436-9924
Discovery Cruise Line
1775 NW 70 Ave, Miami. (305) 597-0336; fax (305) 477-8918
Diving Locker
223 Sunny Isles Boulevard, North Miami Beach. (305) 947-6025; fax (305) 947-2236
DreamSport
1732 South Congess Avenue #291, Lake Worth. (561) 585-7902; fax (561) 585-7920; (800) 408-7181
Eco Experience, Inc.
102 Mako Lane, Jupiter. (561) 744-5931; fax (561) 744-5585
Everglades Rentals & Eco Adventures
403 Fox Hollow, Woodstock. (941) 695-3299; fax (941) 695-4155
Fantasy Watersports
100 Sunny Isles Blvd, Miami Beach. (305) 940-2628; fax (305) 940-1086
Florida Keys Dive Center
PO Box 391, Tavernier. (305) 852-4599; fax (305) 852-1293
H2O Adventures
829 Bonito Ln., Key Largo. (305) 853-0600; fax (305) 852-1712
Halls Diving Center
1994 Overseas Highway, Marathon. (305) 743-5929; fax (305) 743-8168
Holiday Isle Dive Shop
PO Box 482, Islamorada. (305) 664-3483; fax (305) 664-4145
Island-Hop
PO Box 402412, Miami. (305) 673-3225; fax (305) 673-0117
Island Watersports
261 Front St., Key West. (305) 296-1754; fax (305) 294-4086
It's a Dive Watersports
1954 Highway 54 West, Fayetteville. (305) 453-9881; fax (305) 451-4350
Jonathan Dickinson State Park River Tours
16450 SE Federal Highway, Hobe Sound. (561) 746-1466; fax (561) 743-4268
Jungle Queen Riverboat
2455 E Sunrise Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale. (954) 566-5533; fax (954) 537-3562
Keys Diver Snorkel Tours
99696 Overseas Highway, Unit 1, Key Largo. (305) 451-1177; fax (305) 451-6389
Lady Cyana Divers
PO Box 1157, Islamorada. (305) 664-8717; fax (305) 664-4443
Lady Stuart
5352 SE Reef Way, Stuart. (561) 286-1860; fax (561) 286-5930
Latigo Charters
1021 11 Street Ocean, Marathon. (305) 289-1066
Loxahatchee Canoeing Inc.
P.O.Box 741714, Boynton Beach. (561) 733-0192; fax (561) 495-8554
Mack’s Groves—Lauderdale By-the-Sea
4405 N. Ocean dr., Lauderdale By-the-Sea. (954) 776-0910;
Mack’s Groves—Pompano
1180 N. Federal Hwy., Pompano Beach. (954) 776-0910; fax (954) 776-1901
Martin Two Feathers
8053 Lawrence Rd., Boynton Beach. (561) 734-4800; fax (561) 737-6700
Miami River Historical Jungle Tours
300 Biscayne Boulevard Way #720, Miami. (305) 579-8687; fax (305) 579-1074
Moroso Motorsports Park
PO Box 31907, West Palm Beach. (561) 622-1400; fax (561) 626-2053
Ocean Quest Dive Center
87000 Overseas Highway, Islamorada. (305) 852-8770; fax (305) 852-0013
Old Town Trolley Tours of Key West
PO Box 1237, Key West. (305) 296-6688; fax (305) 292-8939
Pier 68 of Long Key, Inc.
PO Box 2656, Long Key. (305) 664-9393; fax (305) 517-2761
Quicksilver Catamaran
PO Box 659, Key Largo. (305) 451-0105; fax (305) 451-9671
Robbies of Islamorada
PO Box 86, Islamorada. (305) 664-4196; fax (305) 664-8313
Rock Harbor Marina
PO Box 888, Islamorada. (305) 852-2025; fax (305) 852-0227
Sailors Choice II Party Boat
PO Box 1976, Key Largo. (305) 451-0041; fax (305) 451-0041
Seabreeze/Reef Raiders
2319 N Roosevelt Boulevard, Key West. (305) 292-7745;
fax (305) 292-7725
Sombrero Reef Explorers, Inc.
19 Sombrero Blvd., Marathon. (305) 743-0536;
fax (305) 743-2998
Somewhere in Time
PO Box 295, Islamorada. (305) 644-9699; fax (305) 644-8010
Speed Boat Adventures
301 Seabreeze Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale. (954) 779-7660; fax (954) 467-1396
Strikefighter
PO Box 888, Islamorada. (305) 664-5222; fax (305) 852-7294
Sun Star Aquatic Services/Diveboats Diversity
3100 S Dixie Highway G75, Boca Raton. (561) 368-9952; fax (561) 392-4116
Tomcat Charters
Hillsboro Inlet Marina, 2629 N Riverside Drive, Pompano Beach. (954) 946-2628
Tropical Tours
19801 S.W. 318 Street, Homestead. (305) 248-4181
Yankee Fleet/Dry Tortugas National Park Ferry
PO Box 5903, Key West. (305) 294-7009; fax (305) 294-6543
Attractions
Billie Swamp Safari
Hendry County 61-Box 46, Clewiston. (561) 750-1621. Everglades wilderness experience with safaris and activities.
Butterfly World
3600 W Sample Rd., Pompano Beach. (954) 977-4434; fax (954) 977-4501. Three acres of lush rainforest with exotic butterflies and aviaries.
Coral Castle
28655 S Dixie Highway, Homestead. (305) 248-6345; fax (305) 248-6344. Building and outdoor furniture created from coral rock by one man.
Everglades Alligator Farm
40351 SW 192nd Ave, Homestead. (305) 247-2628; fax (305) 248-9711. Airboat rides through the Everglades.
Gator Park
13800 SW 8th Street, Suite 107, Miami. (305) 559-2255; fax (305) 220-6611. Airboat, wildlife tours, Indian village.
IGFA World Fishing Center
300 Gulf Stream Way, Dania Beach. (954) 924-4310; fax (954) 924-4220. All about the sport of fishing and aquatic habitat conservation.
Key West Aquarium/Tropical Shell & Gift, Inc.
PO Box 1237, Key West. (305) 296-2051; fax (305) 292-8902. Hundreds of sealife specimens, touch tank.
Key West Historic Seaport
201 William Street, Key West. (305) 293-8309; Watersports and other activities in Old Key West.
Key West Shipwreck Historeum/Treasures of the Florida Keys
PO Box 1237, Key West. (305) 294-4142; fax (305) 292-8902. Multi-media museum tells history of Key West.
Lion Country Safari
2003 Lion Country Safari Rd., Loxahatchee. (561) 793-1084; fax (561) 793-9603. Wildlife preserve—animals run free.
Miami Seaquarium
4400 Rickenbacker Causeway, Virginia Key. (305) 365-2519. Marine mammal shows, manatee exhibits.
Monkey Jungle
14805 SW 216 Street, Miami. (305) 235-1611; fax (305) 235-4253. Monkeys run free in lush tropical jungle.
Parrot Jungle & Gardens
11000 SW 57th Ave., Miami. (305) 666-7834; fax (305) 661-2230
Unique bird sanctuary, wildlife habitat, botanical gardens.
Theatre of the Sea
8421 Overseas Hwy., MM 84.5, Islamorada. (305) 664-2431. Second oldest marine animal facility in the world.
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