Ports of Call - USA - Florida - Miami
Eight cruise lines currently sailing from the Port of Miami, the recognized Cruise Capital of the World, call at popular ports throughout the Bahamas and the Caribbean, as well as providing cruises to Latin America, the Far East and Europe.
The world's premier playground, Miami offers visitors the best of all worlds: great year-round weather, top-ranked beaches and the sparkling waters of Biscayne Bay, the backdrops for a cosmopolitan metropolis.
Attractions include the Historical Museum of Southern Florida, the Miami Museum of Science & Space Transit Planetarium and the Miami Seaquarium. The Parrot Jungle and Gardens is a tropical bird sanctuary, wildlife habitat and botanical garden.
At the South Beach is a revitalized Art Deco District and Vizcaya Museum & Gardens is an Italian Renaissance-style villa.
To the south and west, Everglades National Park is an unique 1.5 million acre eco-system of sawgrass prairies, mangrove swamps subtropical jungle and the warm waters of Florida Bay.
Nearby, the primarily underwater Biscayne National Park is teeming with sea life and plants, and features living coral reefs.
North Beach's Ocean Terrace is fast becoming a smaller version of South Beach with its inviting oceanfront cafes, hotels, restaurants, and quaint shops.
Miami's new hotels and resorts offer all of the upscale amenities of similar resorts in the Caribbean and Hawaii; large hotel chains offer affordable accommodations year round.
Photo courtesy Greater Miami CVB
Main attractions in Miami include:
South Beach
Art Deco District
Everglades National Park
Everglades Alligator Farm
Everglades Safari Park
Biscayne National Park
Parrot Jungle Island
Monkey Jungle
Historical Museum of Southern Florida
Miami Museum of Science & Space Transit Planetarium
Miami Seaquarium
Vizcaya Museum & Gardens
Ocean Terrace
Ancient Spanish Monastery
Cauley Square Historic Village
Coral Castle Inc.
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Fruit & Spice Park
Miami Metrozoo
Parrot Jungle Island
Pinecrest Gardens