Miami - Don't Miss
Range further afield for reinvigorating retreats far from the crowd.
Cool off in Coral Gables at the former quarry-turned-amusement park Venetian Pool or in the Biltmore Hotel's gigantic and glamorous swimming complex. Escape to your own private oasis at Crandon Park Beach, and snorkel among some 50 wrecks offshore at Biscayne National Park. Take a water tour of Stiltsville and its seven remaining Depression-era homes built on pilings in mudflats. Imagine Miami's humble beginnings as a railroad stop at Deering Estate at Cutler, and dazzle your tastebuds at the Fruit and Spice Park in South Miami.
Julia Tuttle, dubbed "Mother of Miami", convinced Standard Oil co-founder Henry Flagler to extend his railroad from central Florida to Miami, build a luxury hotel, and lay out a new town by sending him perfect Miami orange blossoms during a crop freeze north of Miami.
