TOP-15 family vacation spots in and around Miami

The Forum has collected the most interesting and often little-known places where you can go with children in Miami, Hollywood and the surrounding area. Read in the rating: where to touch a stingray, climb into a rabbit hole, paint roses red, learn how to blow glass and much more. We tried all fifteen places personally, checked the prices and parking location. Also, we write about all this and much more every day in Facebook group “Event Calendar”Join us already three thousand people.

1. Nature Center Anna Kolb (ANNE KOLB NATURE CENTER)

In the park:

• an exhibition hall (Florida’s indigenous inhabitants are represented: turtles, snakes, crocodiles, fish, butterflies, sea creatures, birds, and others);
• conference hall;
• mangroves;
• fishing;
• boat tours of West Lake;
• observation tower, from which the ocean is visible, areas of Dania Beach and Hollywood;
• walking bridges through the thickets.

You can become a volunteer for the protection of wildlife.

Cost: Entry costs $ 2.12. Parking is free.

Address: 751 Sheridan St. Hollywood, FL 33019.

Walkways through the mangroves in Anna Kolb Park.
Photo: Marina Lazarenko-Manevich

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2. Gallery of amazing things (GALLERY OF AMAZING THINGS)

Gallery in Dania Beach, where the exhibition is worthy of the Hermitage and the Louvre.

Private collection, including:

• Victorian porcelain;
• majolica;
• British ceramics of the XIX-XX centuries (Royal Doulton, Minton, Wedgewood, Martin Brothers, etc.);
• exhibition of works from blown glass;
• sculpture;
• elements of furniture.

On the first floor:

• top quality telescopes;
• Lladró ceramics;
• fossils found in America before the conquistadors.

Also in the gallery events are held - for example, in October there will be a salsa festival.

Be sure to go, you will not regret.

Cost: Admission is free (it is recommended to leave donations). Parking is free.

Address: 481 South Federal Highway, Dania Beach, FL 33004.

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3. Museum of Art for Children (YOUNG AT ART MUSEUM)

If you want to captivate children for the whole day, then you are here.

Beautiful children's museum, part of the Broward County Library Network.

There are two large buildings in the museum: we’ll talk about one thing for the time being.

So, in the museum:

• children's play space based on "Alice in Wonderland" - you can fall into the rabbit hole, paint roses red, sit in a cup at the Hatter's tea party and other equally interesting entertainment (it is written that up to five years old, but also for older children it will be interesting);
• there are pre-school activities;
• library itself;
• art gallery of young artists;
• potter's machine;
• tapes for self-storyboarding cartoons and drums to view them;
• a lot of tables for creativity throughout the museum (all crafts can be taken with you);
• wagon of the New York subway;
• sandbox;
• glowing in the dark grooves;
• puppet theater (you can do shows yourself);
• African drums (can be played);
• Japanese prints (you can make them yourself);
• a huge number of labyrinths, slides, climbing frames and simply places to play;
• a room with the original instruments of the Stomp group (you can also play on everything).

In general, the impressions and activities weight.

There is a cafe, a gift shop.

Cost: Entry $ 14 (both adult and children at the same price). For residents of Broward County $ 12. Included in the Adventure Pass. Parking is free.

Address: 751 SW 121st Ave. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33325-3804.

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4. Fort Lauderdale Museum of Discovery and Science (MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY AND SCIENCE)

Highly recommended for visits with children.

In a simple and accessible game form, children will receive a lot of useful information:

• will discover various physical laws (chain reaction, gravity, etc.);
• learn about the phenomena of nature (precipitation, hurricane, tornado);
• watching animals, fish and turtles;
• get acquainted with the mammoth;
• determine how much wild animals eat;
• learn how to correctly assemble puzzles;
• understand the processes occurring in the human body.

The museum houses an IMAX cinema.

Cost: Entry ticket: $ 13- $ 19. Summer Pass is also for sale: $ 56 for an adult ticket and $ 46 for a child (unlimited access to this museum, as well as the Miami Zoo, Seaquarium Lion Country Safari until September 30).

Address: 401 SW 2nd St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312.

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5. Broward Library Department in Hollywood (BROWARD PUBLIC LIBRARY)

Excellent state library.

• registration is free (photo identification and proof of address are required);
• many children's and adult books, DVDs, films that can be taken for up to three weeks;
• there are computers with internet access;
• children's competitions of readers are held;
• meditation classes are open on Tuesdays.

And much more.

Cost: Is free. Parking is free.

Address: 2600 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, FL 33020.

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6. Promenade on the beach in Hollywood (HOLLYWOOD BEACH BROADWALK)

Great place for walking with friends, family and children.

• a wide paved promenade along the ocean with many cafes, shops and restaurants;
• rental of pleasure bikes for a company of four to six people;
• two playgrounds, one of them (Charnow park) with gaming fountains;
• parking on adjacent streets or large covered parking on Minnesota street;
• several volleyball courts on the beach;
• you can walk with small dogs;
• the stage is closed for reconstruction, a park with pretty bungalows and a slide is also planned;
• Food - ice cream for children, for adults piña colada right in whole pineapples, pasta, tacos, a restaurant of Caucasian cuisine and much more.

Cost: Is free. Parking from $ 1.5 per hour.

Address: N Broadwalk, Hollywood, FL 33019.

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7. Poinsiana Park (POINCIANA PARK)

A wonderful little park in the city of Hollywood (intersection of Wiley street & Dixie Highway). If you walk three blocks west from the Russian World Market store on US1, you will find yourself in a little-known park where you can walk with children and dogs.

• in the area for dogs there is a monument to “The Dog Who Will Never Have a Loving Home”;
• there is a special dog fountain to drink, a swimming pool and plenty of space for games;
• for the owners of animals a few shops in the shade of acacias;
• in the children's area there are: a slide with many bridges and climbing frames, a gazebo under the roof;
• there is sand, which is rarely found in Florida playgrounds;
• There are two basketball courts.

Cost: Is free. Parking is free (although quite small).

Address: 1301 S 21st Ave, Hollywood, FL 33020.

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8. Aquarium in Miami (MIAMI SEAQUARIUM)

Be sure to go with children - pThe entertainment here is for the whole day.

What to see in the aquarium:

• dolphins;
• fish;
• manatees (sea cows);
• fur seals and lions;
• turtles;
• iguanas;
• Macau parrots;
• stingrays (you can touch);
• crocodiles;
• exhibition dedicated to the filming of the series about the dolphin “Flipper”.

Show:

• killer whale + dolphins (only twice a day - in 11: 30 and 17: 00);
• sea ​​lions;
• feeding manatees, seals.

Other entertainment (payment separately):

• park for climbing ($ 5);
• swimming with dolphins ($ 250, height not less than 52 ″ or 132 cm);
• photos with parrots.

There are water slides (do not forget to take swimsuits for children), a gift shop, pizza and ice cream.

You can rent a stroller.

Cost: Tickets: $ 42.99 for an adult and $ 33.99 for a child. Or you can buy the Summer Savings Pass (four museums - one price). Parking is charged separately: $ 10 for the whole day.

Address: Miami Seaquarium 3400 Rickenbacker Cswy Key Biscayne, FL 33149.

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9. Japanese Museum-Park Morikami (MORIKAMI MUSEUM AND JAPANESE GARDEN)

Very interesting Japanese Museum Park in Delray Beach. Be sure to go with children and friends.

In the park:

• shady tracks;
• bamboo;
• exhibition of bonsai dwarf trees;
• statue of the God of happiness;
• pond with colored carp and turtles;
• waterfalls;
• bridges;
• rock garden and much more.

In the museum:

• tea ceremony;
• tatami room;
• Primary School;
• Shinkansen high speed train;
• Japanese bathtub ofuro;
• traditional kimono;
• a hall where films are shown and Taiko drummers' festivals and other shows take place.

Souvenir shop.

Cafe with lunch o-bento and sushi.

There are Japanese and calligraphy lessons. Opened library with Japanese books and periodicals.

The museum is closed on Mondays.

Cost: Entry - $ 15 for adult ticket, $ 9 for children. Shows from $ 5. Parking is free.

Address: 4000 Morikami Park Rd. Delray Beach, FL 33446.

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10. Miami Zoo (ZOO MIAMI)

Zoo in which animals do not cause pity.

Will appeal to both children and adults.

Hours: from 10: 00 to 17: 00 (you will not have time to see everything all day, a lot of fun — feeding a giraffe, parrots, a petting zoo, carousels, etc.).

In zoo:

• you can rent a bike for several people ($ 26 small / $ 36 is large, at least two hours), which is much more convenient than walking through the whole zoo;
• there is a rental wheelchair;
• you can ride a mini-train on a monorail ($ 3.50 for the whole day, several stations);
• on the lake there are catamarans in the form of ducks - $ 25 for half an hour for a company of five people;
• many well-kept animals, everything is clean;
• information in English and Spanish;
• for children there are several playgrounds, including fountains, so bring swimsuits and towels with you;
• several cafes, everywhere there are drinking fountains, ice cream, and toilet rooms.

Cost: Admission is $ 17.95 per adult, $ 13.95 per child, or Summer Savings Pass. Parking is free.

Address: 12400 Sw 152nd St. Miami, FL 33177.

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11. Art Park in Hollywood (ARTS PARK AT YOUNG CIRCLE HOLLYWOOD)

Magnificent park, fun for the whole family.

In the park:

• a stage for concerts / films / events and an amphitheater on the lawn;
• children's playground with fountains;
• Japanese tree with magical melodies;
• art Gallery;
• studio with master classes in glass blowing Hot Glass Hollywood;
• fountain;
• picnic areas;
• monuments to Joseph Young and Martin Luther King;
• across Publix, Walgreens, Subway, Starbucks, FedEx, post office, Papa Johns pizzeria and a little further away are lots of other cafes and restaurants along the boulevard (Italian, Japanese, Mexican, Chinese, Colombian, Peruvian, French, Greek).

Mondays: from 17: 00 food trucks, from 19: 00 glass blowing workshop.

Tuesday-Saturday: master class from 14: 00 to 18: 00.

The gallery is open daily, except Sunday, from 12: 00 to 18: 00.

Fridays: from 17: 00 to 20: 00 trampolines, music and coloring of children's faces, from 20: 00 movies and cartoons (all for free).

Saturdays: 20: 00 concerts (not every Saturday).

From the Publix store, go Hollywood trolley - a bus to the beach for $ 1.

Cost: The entrance is free. Parking along the Hollywood boulevard is free.

Address: N Young Circle Hollywood FL 33020.

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12. Jungle Island (JUNGLE ISLAND)

Interesting park with parrots, monkeys and other animals living in different parts of the world.

In the park:

• parrots (many parrots, including talking);
• primates (from marmuzki to gibbons);
• serpentarium;
• lions, tigers, leopards;
• contact zoo;
• kangaroo;
• llamas;
• turtles and many others.

The whole park in the underbrush, through which wooden paths with a roof go.

There is a beach with water slides.

Fast food in the park.

Gift shop, photo with $ 30 parrots.

Feed the kangaroo $ 5.

There are rental wheelchairs.

Cost: Entry - $ 34.95 for adult ticket, $ 26.95 for children. Until September 30 there is an Adventure Pass ($ 50 adult and $ 40 for children, operates in seven parks and museums). Parking $ 10.

Address: 1111 MacArthur Cswy. Miami, FL 33132 (opposite the Miami Children's Museum).

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13. Exhibition by artist Lea Brown “Transformation of Echo. World of Dreams" (TRANFORMATION of ECHO)

A very unusual exhibition of the artist Lea Brown.

• a maze and slide for children;
• inside, there is a bridge over a mirror lake inhabited by fantastic creatures — half-animal-half-animal animals;
• twilight and incense create a strange mystical atmosphere.

It should go once.

The exhibition will be open until the start of 2016.

Cost: Entry $ 14 (both adult and children at the same price). For residents of Broward County $ 12.

Address: Located in the Museum of Art for Children (address: 751 SW 121st Ave., Davie, FL 33325).

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14. Jefferson Park in Hollywood (JEFFERSON PARK • Hollywood)

Small nice park in the center of the area in the city of Hollywood.

In the park:

• outdoor tennis courts (which is very convenient for those who live in the house, or if there is no court in the building);
• squash wall or self-training in tennis;
• basketball courts;
• petanque sites (bocce);
• baseball field;
• children playground;
• toilets and drinking fountains.

Cost: Everything is free. Parking along the street is free.

Address: 1501 Jefferson St. Hollywood, FL 33020.

Dogs are not allowed in the park.
Photo: Marina Lazarenko-Manevich

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15. Gulf Stream (casino, hippodrome) GULFSTREAM RACING • CASINO

A good place to walk and spend free time.

• on the racetrack on weekends are racing;
• on Saturdays - musical evenings;
• on Fridays - family and children's activities;
• several art salons;
• shops and cafes (including Texas de Brazil, Adena, Rok Brgr, Frankey's bar, Mijana and others);
• tiki bar with screens for watching races;
• you can rent the area near the fountain and hold private events;
• The casino operates 24 hours a day.

Cost: Is free. Parking is free.

Address: 901 S Federal Hwy. Hallandale, FL 33009