Things to Do in Miami, FL

Miami proper is the mainland: Wynwood's murals, Little Havana's cafecito windows, Brickell's rooftop bars and the Kaseya Center on the bay. Heat and Marlins games, Inter Miami at the new Freedom Park stadium and the Arsht Center give it the deepest events calendar on the coast.

45 things to do · 246 upcoming events · 66 places to eat · Updated September 2026

This Weekend in Miami

Fri 11Sun 13

Things to Do in Miami

45 places
  • Everglades NP — Shark Valley, Miami

    Park

    Everglades NP — Shark Valley

    15-mi paved loop to a 65-ft tower: tram $34, bike rental $27, or bring your own. Wait for mid/late Nov when the dry season concentrates gators along the canal.

    $35/car (7 days)leashed (loop road only)
  • On the water

    Cable wake parks

    Ski Rixen (Quiet Waters Park, Deerfield — the original US cable park, Wibit aqua park), Miami Watersports Complex (Amelia Earhart Park), Shark Wake Park (Okeeheelee, WPB).

    $50–60/2 hr
  • On the water

    Sailing lessons

    Fort Lauderdale Community Sailing / LYC (basic keelboat, Wednesday-night racing), Blue Water Sailing School (Bahia Mar; ASA liveaboard courses incl. Bahamas passages — Nov is prime), Coconut Grove Sailing Club, Palm Beach Sailing Club.

  • On the water

    Balearia ferry to Bimini

    Fast ferry ~2 hr each way, roughly Wed/Fri/Sun; passport required. Snorkel the Sapona wreck and Radio Beach. Book November for the smoothest crossings.

    Day trip from ~$199 round tripNo dogs

Where to Eat in Miami

66 spots
Nothing else within 15 mi