I am In Miami Beach!!!! A Trip to Miami

As beautifully sung by David Guetta – I am in Miami Beach or bitch.. whatever !! Miami is most famous place for bachelors and also for couples unlike Vegas or Ibiza . Miami is widely famous for its sexy beaches, hot babes, expensive cars and rich lifestyle.

Most of the tourists generally consider Miami Beach to be part of Miami Florida, it is in actuality its own municipality. Located on a barrier island east of Miami and Biscayne Bay, it is home to a large number of beach resorts and is one of the most popular spot for party destinations in the world.

So apart from having wild parties at beaches, what places you can see  in Miami Beach.

Places to See in Miami Beach

Star Island Miami

Star Island is an artificial island within Miami Beach. It is located in Biscayne Bay, Miami.

A bridge connects it to the main city to this Island.

The houses on Star Island are homes to and have been homes to celebrities such as Will Smith, Shaquille O’Neal, Lenny Kravitz, Gloria Estefan, Rosie O’Donnell, Madonna, P. Diddy and many more.

Shaquille o’neal’s House Miami Beach

If you are planning a trip to Miami this is a good bit of free sightseeing for you.

Venetian Pool Coral Gables

Timings – 11AM-5PM every day, but call to verify hours. In the 1920s Denman Dink transformed this limestone quarry into a pool with a waterfall, an area for kids and an area for adults.

The water in this pool comes from a spring and is drained daily. In addition to the swimming facilities there is a snack bar (you cannot bring outside food into the Venetian Pool) and lockers. Swimming lessons are also offered here.

The Venetian Pool is best known for having Esther Williams and Johnny Weissmuller (the silver screen’s first Tarzan) swim here. $6 people 13 years and older, $3 children under 13 $ (between November and March); $9 people 13 years and older, $5 under 13 (between April and October).

Frost Art Museum

Timings  – Open Tu-Sa 10AM-5PM, Su 12PM-5PM. It is Located at Florida International University, the Frost Art Museum has a large variety of 1960′s and 1970′s American photography, pre-Columbian artifacts dating back from 200 to 500 AD, ancient African and Asian bronzes, and a growing number of Caribbean and Latin American paintings and artwork.

Vizcaya Museum and Gardens

European-inspired estate. Includes a main house filled with art and furnishings and ten acres of gardens on Biscayne Bay. $12 adults, $9 Miami-Dade residents with ID, patrons using wheelchairs, seniors 62 years of age or older with ID and students with ID, $5 children 6-12. Admission is free for children 5 years of age or younger.

Zoo Miami

Timings – Open daily 9:30AM-5:30PM. Largest and oldest zoological garden in Florida. It houses over 1,200 wild animals and is a free range zoo. Its climate allows it to keep a wide variety of animals from Asia, Australia and Africa like no other zoo in the country.

Oleta River State Recreation Park

If you are nature lover and want to recreate yourself in Miami then this place is for you.

Timings - Daily 8AM-sunset. The largest urban park in Florida has trails for biking, a beach for swimming, picnic areas and a playground for kids. Get a canoe or kayak to row to a mangrove island within the park. Several animals such as eagles and fiddler crabs also make their home here. Fourteen cabins with air conditioning are also on the premises, but bathrooms, showers and grills are located outside the cabins and guests should bring their own linens. $5 for a vehicle carrying up to eight passengers, $1 bicyclists, pedestrians and extra passengers ($50.85 a night in a cabin).

Jungle Island Miami

Lush tropical garden that features animal shows and exhibits. Great outing for the family to enjoy.

Miami Sea aquarium

This 38 acre tropical island paradise features marine shows and marine life exhibits. Expect to stay around two to three hours touring the large aquarium. Just ten minutes from down-town Miami.

Ancient Spanish Monastery

Spanish Monastery was originally built in Segovia, Spain in 1141, this monastery was originally to be a part of William Randolph Hearst’s property in California.

Partly because he ran out of money and partly because the United States would not allow the monastery to be built in California, the monastery remained in New York Harbor until 1954, when a couple of businessmen bought the property and assembled it in Miami.

Parts of the monastery have not been assembled because the government removed the pieces from numbered boxes and then placed the wrong pieces in the wrong boxes. Today the monastery is a church as well as a popular marriage location. As seen on the History Channel show Weird U.S. Adult admission $5, senior and student admission (with valid ID) $2.50, child admission $2.

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