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Botanical garden and city park in Pinecrest with a splash pad, petting zoo, playground, outdoor amphitheater and a weekly Sunday farmers market

83-acre tropical botanic garden with a tram tour, butterfly house, rainforest and one of the largest palm collections in the U.S.

Oceanfront park on Collins Ave with grills, a dog park, playground and a boardwalk stretch, away from South Beach crowds

515-acre Hialeah park with five lakes, free mountain bike trails, a farm village, cable wakeboarding and a fenced dog park

Home of the Miami Dolphins and host of Super Bowls, the Miami Open, the F1 Miami Grand Prix and major concerts

Compact oceanfront park with a playground, picnic pavilion, showers and direct beach access on Collins Avenue in Sunny Isles Beach

Miami-Dade's 1.5-million-visitor park with paved trails, lakes, an equestrian center, courts and a dog park

Florida's largest zoo: nearly 750 acres, 3,000+ animals, a monorail, splash pad and Asian elephants in South Miami-Dade

Historic lighthouse, calm swimming beach and wildlife trails at the southern tip of Key Biscayne

A 12th-century Spanish monastery moved stone by stone and rebuilt in North Miami Beach, with cloisters, gardens and a working chapel

Free public square on Calle Ocho where Little Havana regulars play serious dominoes and chess under a shelter

Inter Miami CF's former home in Fort Lauderdale, now hosting Inter Miami CF II, Academy matches and stadium tours

A 1.4-mile Atlantic beach park with a clothing-optional section, a dog beach, kite flying and two marinas

Museum of art and design in a 1927 Miami Beach building, known for propaganda, posters, furniture and industrial design

Mile-long Biscayne Bay beach park on Virginia Key with a civil rights history, mangrove trails, picnic areas, and a downtown skyline view

A 37-acre tropical botanical garden in Homestead with 500+ varieties of edible fruits, spices, herbs and nuts, and daily tasting tours

A wide, white-sand Atlantic beach in the small oceanfront town of Surfside, with rentable umbrellas, chairs and outdoor showers.

Home of the Miami Marlins in Little Havana, a retractable-roof, air-conditioned ballpark for baseball, tours and big events

Florida's largest urban state park, with mangrove kayak trails, mountain bike paths, a calm sandy beach and cabins on Biscayne Bay

Shallow-water beach on the Rickenbacker Causeway with skyline views, a dog-friendly area, and watersports gear rentals

Coral Gables county park with a man-made atoll pool, working marina, kiteboarding and mangrove-lined trails on Biscayne Bay

Open-air shopping, dining and entertainment complex on Grand Avenue in the heart of Coconut Grove

A 1923 spring-fed swimming pool with waterfalls and cave-like grottos, built from a Coral Gables coral rock quarry

26,700-seat home of Inter Miami CF at Miami Freedom Park, hosting MLS matches, international soccer and concerts