
Attraction · North Miami Beach
Ancient Spanish Monastery
12th-century cloisters shipped over by Hearst. Often closed weekends for weddings — call.
Attractions and museums across Miami-Dade County, from Miami, Coral Gables and Coconut Grove and beyond, nearest first.
20 things to do · Updated September 2026
20 places in Miami-Dade

Attraction · North Miami Beach
12th-century cloisters shipped over by Hearst. Often closed weekends for weddings — call.

Attraction · Miami
PAMM free first Thursdays and second Saturdays; bayfront Verde restaurant. Leashed dogs OK on the Museum Park lawn.

Attraction · Miami
The surrounding streets are free, mural-covered and very dog-friendly.


Attraction · Coconut Grove
1916 villa and formal gardens on the bay.
Attraction · Coral Gables
83 acres. Monthly 'Dog Dates' admit dogs — check ticketapp for Oct/Nov dates.

Attraction · Coral Gables
Spring-fed 1924 lagoon pool (closed Mon); free Sunday history tours at the Biltmore.

Attraction · Coral Gables
Two historic homes on 444 bayfront acres; October ghost tours, canoe tours, Nov 15 vintage auto show.

Attraction · Homestead
Hand-carved limestone oddity ($18), 500 fruit varieties with tasting table ($12), tropical fruit wine + Miami Brewing in a tiki courtyard (dogs OK outdoors), the famous fruit stand and milkshakes, and Knaus Berry Farm cinnamon rolls when it reopens ~late Oct/Nov.

Attraction · Miami
MDPL Art Deco walking tour (daily 10:30 am, ~$35), HistoryMiami walking/boat tours (Little Havana, MiMo, cemeteries; $30–60), Miami Culinary Tours (Little Havana, Wynwood; $65–90), Craft Food Tours (FTL, Delray, Boca, WPB; ~$65–75), Wynwood golf-cart graffiti tours (~$35–50, often dog-friendly).

Shopping · Sunny Isles Beach
Third-largest US mall — and officially dog-friendly (leashed; on-site dog park).




Shopping · Miami
Open-air multi-level; Saks, Casa Tua Cucina food hall.

Shopping · Coral Gables
Open-air Neiman/Nordstrom; restaurant row and pedestrian Giralda Plaza.

Shopping · Coconut Grove
Open-air; Saturday organic market; the most dog-forward neighborhood in Miami.
Shopping · Coral Gables
Big enclosed malls (Dolphin has Bass Pro, D&B, CineBistro).