Created around a natural limestone bridge formation that was once part of an important Indian trail, this small park has a museum and nature centre containing artefacts left by...

Occupying the southern tip of Key Biscayne, this park's wide beaches regularly make the national top ten lists. But this is more than just a pretty place to catch some rays:...

This 30-acre park and nature centre, located half a mile west of Old Cutler Road, has nature trails and organises birdwatching tours. It's also an observatory site for the...

Pristine sand, calm shallow water, a winding boardwalk and convenient parking. And aside from being home to one of the best (and safest) beaches in the county, Crandon has a...

One of south Florida's natural jewels, this 83-acre garden, named after renowned botanist and Miami resident David Fairchild, is filled with tropical splendour: a lush...

The name evokes images of fragrant Florida orange groves and a hint of exoticism. The reality is more prosaic. Still, it's the only garden of its kind in the US, a 30-acre park...

This picturesque park has an artificial atoll pool flushed by the tidal action of Biscayne Bay that's good for safe, quiet bathing. For lunching, the Red Fish Grill is housed...

A lovely and underused stretch of pristine beach lined with sea grape trees, sand dunes, a boardwalk, a Vita exercise course and amenities such as changing rooms, picnic tables...

The largest urban park in the state, covering around 1,000 acres, Oleta River is another of those splendid natural wonders that manage to exist in the shadows of condo canyons...

Parrot Jungle Island, which occupied this site for more than 60 years, flew the coop in 2001 to a $50-million complex on Watson Island. Although the owners took their...

South Florida has a thriving orchid industry, and RF Orchids is its most renowned nursery. In fact, its owner, Robert Fuchs, was dubbed 'the king of the orchids' by author...

A sleepy residential enclave, less than a mile square, clotted with two- and three-storey apartment buildings and boasting little to entice visitors save the promise of less...

The gritty Upper East Side is an unlikely site for a mini golf course, but this isn't your typical putt putt. The Upper East Side Garden features avant-garde sculptures along...

Incongruous, unlikely and bizarre, Vizcaya is also an utter delight. An Italian Renaissance-style villa and gardens set on Biscayne Bay, it was built by F Burrall Hoffman,...