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Coral Castle
28655 S. Dixie Hwy., Homestead, FL 33033, Tel: (305) 248-6344
http://www.coralcastle.com/Pictures.asp
Built of the native limestone Coral Castle was created by Latvian immigrant, Ed Leedskalnin in 1923 for his lost love. This is a beautiful rock garden that has magnificent pices of coral rock created by ED. The strange thing though is that actually no body ahs seen Ed this rock gate park. It is said that he had supernatural powers. Listed on National Register of Historical Places the tour of the entire castle takes approximately half and hour. The famous story about ED’s lost love is narrated by the tour guide in English, Spanish, French or German. The tours are conducted daily.
Timings: Open 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily; $9.75 adults, $5 children 7-12, $6.50 for senior citizens (62 and older), free for children younger than 7.
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Miami Museum of Science & Space Transit Planetarium
3280 S. Miami Ave., Miami, FL 33129, (305) 646-4200
http://www.miamisci.org/
One of the unique museums it is a favorite attraction amongst the tourists. It showcases a wide variety of exhibits right from virtual basketball to robotic dinosaurs. The visitors can test themselves and meet the challenges of the most demanding sports. Some of the most exciting activities include climbing the wall or see how fast you are and compare your speed to that of the world's fastest animals. Those interested in becoming a doctor can watch the knee-surgery video and watch an actual arthroscopic procedure. Also make sure that you see the interactive replacement-heart-valve display where the visitors are allowed to pump "blood" through three types of heart valves.
Besides all of this, the visitors can go in for wildlife kayak tours of the Florida Bay with experienced guides.
Museum Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, wildlife center closes at 5 p.m.
Admission: $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and students, $6 for kids 3-12, free for members and children under 3.
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Miami Seaquarium
4400 Rickenbacker Causeway, Key Biscayne, FL 33149,
(305) 361-5705
http://www.miamiseaquarium.com
Welcome to the marine world that features exotic marine life from all over the world. One of the major tourists attraction, this marine park features a reef aquarium that can store 750,000 gallon saltwater with fishes of every size and shape and color. Its fun watching the diver swim inside the tank and handfeed the fishes as well as the, loggerhead turtles and moray eels. Something else that one must not miss here is the performing marine animal featuring live dolphin, sea lion and whale shows.
The Seaquarium is also a home of Lolita the Killer Whale, Salty the Sea Lion, and dozens of dolphins.
It offers a two-hour program that allows visitors to slip into wetsuits and get into the water to so that they can have face-to-face encounter with the residents of the sea. Also check out Shark Channel, where visitors can learn all about fearsome creatures while their trainers feed them by hand.
Timings: 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. daily (box office closes at 4:30 p.m.)
Entry: Adults $23.95 (without tax), Children ages 3 to 9 are $18.95 (without tax).
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