Family Fun

ith fascinating activities and attractions, as well as adventures galore, Miami is a great place to bring the whole family. You can easily spend a week or more here experiencing all the amazing family-friendly attractions. Here are a few of the highlights that you won’t want to miss.

Zoo Miami

For amazing encounters with animals, Zoo Miami is certainly worth a daylong visit. One of the largest and most established zoos in the United States, it features animals from Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas. Zoo Miami makes your visit simple regardless of how you want to explore. You can stroll down the gorgeously re-created ecosystems on foot, on a rented Safari Cycle, or on a Safari Tram. The Amazon & Beyond Lake also has swan or duck pedal boats for an afternoon on the water. The zoo also offers educational opportunities in the form of guest speakers and Zoo Camps. Kids will love the opportunities to interact with some of the animals or visit the various splash areas and playgrounds throughout the zoo.

Monkey Jungle

Kids love animals, so if you want to keep your animal adventure going after the zoo, Monkey Jungle is the perfect destination to add to your list. This 30-acre jungle park lets you get closer than ever to a monkey’s natural habitat. Their tagline says it all: “Where humans are caged, and monkeys run wild!” Stroll down lush jungle trails as you view gorillas, macaques, squirrel monkeys, and more. You can also learn more about the incredible animals during daily presentations.

Airboat in Everglades

Does your family have some adventure seekers in its mix? Then booking a tour with Airboat in Everglades should be on your travel itinerary. An airboat tour lets you see more of the Everglades than you’d be able to any other way, and it will certainly add a little excitement to your vacation routine as you skim along the surface of the water looking for wildlife in this one-of-a-kind natural environment.

Jungle Island

A must-visit location for any family in Miami, Jungle Island is a destination that has something for everyone. Their latest offering is Treetop Trekking Miami, an aerial zipline adventure park that takes you 55 feet above the island. In addition to the zipline, they have suspended bridges, balance logs, swings and more. Perfect for ages 5 and up, this is the ultimate outdoor adventure.

Treetop Trekking is just one of many opportunities you’ll find at Jungle Island. You can also take in the breezes of Biscayne Bay and the views of Downtown Miami as you learn all about lemurs, sloths, flamingos, and capybaras and even interact with them up close. Be captivated by winged wonders like parrots, macaws, condors, and more. And when you’ve had your fill with the animals and birds, you can take your kids to the one-of-a-kind playground.

Miami Children’s Museum

Across from Jungle Island, Miami Children’s Museum offers interactive exhibits, educational programs and imaginative play for kids to enjoy. Their mission is to inspire children to play, learn, imagine and create, and the exhibits found throughout the museum are sure to keep your little ones engaged for hours on end. If you have little ones, this is a destination worth adding to your list.

Miami Seaquarium

Surrounded by ocean, Miami is the perfect city for a world class aquarium, and the Miami Seaquarium certainly doesn’t disappoint. Located on 38 landscaped acres, the marinelife entertainment park offers visitors hours of fun, education and inspiration through a mix of exhibits, shows, attractions, animal encounters, food and shopping opportunities that have made it a Miami institution. Beyond the incredible exhibits, the Seaquarium also offers a variety of opportunities that are unique from other aquariums. Dolphin Odyssey is a deep-water experience allowing guests to interact with a dolphin. At the Dolphin Encounter, the dolphin swims to you while you stand in just a few feet of water. The Seal Swim program is a great way to interact with harbor seals. Or go on an underwater walking journey through the 300,000-gallon tropical reef in the Sea Trek Reef Encounter. You’ll also find unique experiences that let you interact with penguins, stingrays, sharks, and more.

Coral Castle

If your kids enjoy history (or just unusual and fascinating attractions), then explore the wonders of Coral Castle in Homestead. This alluring structure was built by Edward Leedskalnin, a man who weighed 100 pounds yet somehow managed to move over 1,100 tons of coral rock between the years of 1923 and 1951.

To this day, scientists and thinkers debate about how this amazing feat was accomplished without the aid of modern machinery. Highlights of his structures include a nine-ton gate, a Polaris telescope, and a sundial all carved out of coral rock.

HistoryMiami Museum

The HistoryMiami Museum is an incredible facility for kids and adults alike that has been educating and entertaining visitors for over 80 years. You’ll find a wide variety of both permanent and rotating interactive exhibits at the museum throughout the year for your kids to learn while still having fun. Free Family Fun Days are offered throughout the year, so be sure to check out their event calendar during your visit.