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Ancient Spanish Monastery
16711 W. Dixie Hwy., North Miami Beach, FL 33160,
Tel:(305) 945-1462
One of the oldest European structures in the Western Hemisphere, the monastery was erected in Spain in 1141. It was reconstructed on its present site in 1952 after William Randolph Hearst brought it to the United States in pieces. Located in the downtown North Miami Beach, the monastery shares a very low profile in the area but it is one of the most beautiful structures seen.
Timings: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sundays.
Entry: $4.50 adults, $1 children 12 and younger, $2.50 students with ID
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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 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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