Cheap Date Night Ideas in Miami, FL
Cheap date nights in Miami, FL under $30/person include Bayside Marketplace (Free), Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park ($8), Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park ($8), Coral Castle ($25), and Coral Gables Gallery Night (Free). Look for weeknight specials and happy hour deals to stretch your budget further.
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1101 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132 · Mon-Thu 10am-5pm, Fri-Sun 10am-6pm · Ages 0–14
You will see alligators. Paved trail. Arrive early.
36000 SW 8th St, Miami, FL 33194 · Daily 8:30am-6pm; Tram tours run throughout the day · Ages 3–16
$8. Uncrowded beach, lighthouse, bike paths, lunch on the sand.
1200 S Crandon Blvd, Key Biscayne, FL 33149 · Daily 8am-sundown; lighthouse tours Thu-Mon 10am & noon · Ages 0–16
Dolphins, sea lions, penguins, manatees. Plan 4 hours.
4400 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149 · Daily 10am-5pm · Ages 0–14
Free second Saturdays. Under 6 always free. Next to Frost Science.
1103 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132 · Mon, Fri-Sun 11am-6pm; Thu 11am-9pm; closed Tue-Wed · Ages 0–14
$12 for the Walls. Surrounding blocks of murals are free.
2516 NW 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33127 · Daily 10:30am-6:30pm, last entry 6pm
Hundreds of free murals. New ones constantly. Go daytime.
NW 2nd Ave between 21st and 29th Streets, Miami, FL 33127 · Always open (galleries vary)
Free second Saturdays. The building alone is worth the trip.
1103 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132 · Mon, Fri-Sun 11am-6pm; Thu 11am-9pm; closed Tue-Wed
1916 palazzo on the bay. Stone barge. 34 rooms of antiques.
3251 S Miami Ave, Miami, FL 33129 · Wed-Mon 9:30am-4:30pm, closed Tue
World's largest Art Deco district. Free to walk. Morning or sunset.
Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139 · Always open; guided tours daily 10:30am
Domino Park, ventanita coffee, cigars. Free to walk.
Calle Ocho (SW 8th Street), Miami, FL 33135 · Neighborhood always open; guided tours typically 10am-2pm
Free to walk. Bay views. Daily live music.
401 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132 · Mon-Thu 10am-10pm, Fri-Sat 10am-11pm, Sun 11am-9pm
Always free. Sculpture garden. The building is art too.
61 NE 41st St, Miami, FL 33137 · Wed-Mon 11am-6pm, Thu 11am-9pm, closed Tue
Also runs walking tours of Little Havana and Downtown
101 W Flagler St, Miami, FL 33130 · Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 12pm-5pm, closed Mon
Kayak mangroves, mountain bike, quiet beach. $6 per car.
3400 NE 163rd St, North Miami Beach, FL 33160 · Daily 8am-sundown
1825 lighthouse, top-rated beach, west-facing sunsets. $8.
1200 S Crandon Blvd, Key Biscayne, FL 33149 · Daily 8am-sundown
One man. 1,100 tons of coral. Nobody knows how.
28655 S Dixie Hwy, Homestead, FL 33033 · Daily 9am-8pm (last tour 7pm)
Always free. Smithsonian Affiliate. Never crowded.
10975 SW 17th St, Miami, FL 33199 · Tue-Sun 11am-5pm, closed Mon
Free jazz last Fridays since 1999. Best free date night.
770 NE 125th St, North Miami, FL 33161 · Wed-Sun 11am-5pm; Jazz nights last Friday 7-10pm
Free orchestra on a 7,000-sq-ft wall. Bring a blanket.
500 17th St, Miami Beach, FL 33139 · Concert nights, typically 7:30pm
Free-flying butterflies. 83 tropical acres. $5 off online.
10901 Old Cutler Rd, Miami, FL 33156 · Daily 10am-5pm
Free first-Friday gallery walk. Wine. Trolley between stops.
Coral Gables galleries along Ponce de Leon Blvd and Aragon Ave, Coral Gables, FL 33134 · 5pm-10pm on event nights
Buckminster Fuller, Zaha Hadid, Sou Fujimoto. Free to walk.
140 NE 39th St, Miami, FL 33137 · Always open (shops Mon-Sat 11am-8pm, Sun 12-6pm)
Free last-Friday street festival on Calle Ocho. Go after dark.
SW 8th St between 13th and 17th Avenues, Miami, FL 33135 · Noon-11pm on event nights
Manatees, sea turtles, free guided walks. Park entry only.
6747 Crandon Blvd, Key Biscayne, FL 33149 · Daily 9am-4pm
Sculpture garden always free. Residents free first Sundays.
2100 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139 · Wed-Mon 10am-5pm, closed Tue
Domino tiles, cigar smoke, Spanish banter since the 1970s. Free.
801 SW 15th Ave, Miami, FL 33135 · Daily 9am-6pm
Tropical fruit wines — lychee, mango, passion fruit — from a working South Florida winery.
30205 SW 217th Ave, Homestead, FL 33030 · Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 12pm-5pm
South Beach dive bar since 1964 — cheap drinks, no velvet ropes, open till 5am.
222 14th St, Miami Beach, FL 33139 · Daily 8am-5am
Hidden pedestrian street on South Beach — Mediterranean village vibes, way less chaos.
Espanola Way, Miami Beach, FL 33139 · Always accessible; restaurants typically 11am-11pm