Indoor Activities in Miami, FL
Miami, FL's best indoor activities include Bayside Marketplace (Free), Coral Gables Gallery Night (Free), Coral Gables Museum ($5-10), Crandon Park Nature Center ($7-10), and Deering Estate ($10-18).
14 galleries. Two-story sand castle. FL residents save $6.
980 MacArthur Causeway, Miami, FL 33132 · Daily 10am-6pm · Ages 0–10
Zip lines, then hold a sloth. Admission covers everything.
1111 Parrot Jungle Trail, Miami, FL 33132 · Daily 9:30am-5pm (last admission 4pm) · Ages 0–14
Look up at sharks from below. One ticket covers everything.
1101 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132 · Mon-Thu 10am-5pm, Fri-Sun 10am-6pm · Ages 0–14
Fossil digs and mangrove boardwalks. Under 4 free.
16701 SW 72nd Ave, Miami, FL 33157 · Daily 10am-5pm (last admission 4pm) · Ages 0–14
$8. Splash pad, petting zoo, giant chess. Old Parrot Jungle site.
11000 Red Rd, Pinecrest, FL 33156 · Daily 9am-5pm · Ages 0–12
Free second Saturdays. $5 kids on regular days.
101 W Flagler St, Miami, FL 33130 · Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun noon-5pm, closed Mon · Ages 0–14
Free first Saturdays. Thomas tables. Next to Zoo Miami.
12450 SW 152nd St, Miami, FL 33177 · Wed-Fri 11am-4pm, Sat-Sun 10am-4pm; closed Mon-Tue · Ages 0–12
Dolphins, sea lions, penguins, manatees. Plan 4 hours.
4400 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149 · Daily 10am-5pm · Ages 0–14
Free second Saturdays. $5 kids. Good rainy-day move.
285 Aragon Ave, Coral Gables, FL 33134 · Wed-Sun 12pm-5pm; closed Mon-Tue · Ages 3–14
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
Free touch tanks. $10 to wade into the bay with a naturalist.
6767 Crandon Blvd, Key Biscayne, FL 33149 · Daily 10am-4pm · Ages 3–14
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
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
Jackie Gleason's old theater. Art Deco. South Beach.
1700 Washington Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139 · Show nights, check schedule
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
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 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
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