If climbing the 109 spiral steps that result in the highest of Key Biscayne’s Cape Florida Lighthouse—Miami-Dade County’s oldest standing construction—doesn’t take your breath away, the views will.
Cape Florida Lighthouse is the oldest construction in Miami-Dade county. Photograph courtesy Better Miami Conference & Guests Bureau
The wraparound balcony on the prime of the lighthouse, the star attraction at Invoice Baggs Cape Florida State Park, gives views of the Atlantic Ocean, Miami Seashore, Key Biscayne and the “floating” houses generally known as Stiltsville.
“It’s a wide ranging a part of the state park,” says Mariana Kellogg, communications and social media coordinator for the Better Miami Conference & Guests Bureau. A Key Biscayne native, she says. “It’s an approachable, cool piece of historical past.”
Inbuilt 1825, the lighthouse has withstood, Civil Struggle battles and Florida’s notorious hurricanes. It’s on the Nationwide Register of Historic Locations.
The lighthouse is a well-liked proposal venue and in addition served as a backdrop for “Der Bachelor,” a German model of the American matchmaking present. Contact the park workers if you happen to’re occupied with utilizing the lighthouse, which closes with the park at sunset, because the setting in your personal love story.
Enable your self loads of time to benefit from the park. Swim or fish on the seashore, bike or hike a nature path, spot native wildlife—marine and mammalian—and revel in a leisurely picnic. If eating places are extra your pace, the park has a concession stand and restaurant on web site.
For close-up animal encounters, take the household to close by Jungle Island, an eco-adventure park. Tour the gardens, work together with animals from all over the world, and discover an Everglades habitat. On-line registration is required at jungleisland.com
Cape Florida Lighthouse is the oldest construction in Miami-Dade county. Photograph courtesy Better Miami Conference & Guests Bureau
Key Biscayne is, actually, an journey junkie’s paradise. Water sports activities fans can take pleasure in paddle boarding, parasailing, scuba diving, kayaking, browsing, flyboarding and crusing.
However maybe you’d slightly discover the lives of the as soon as wealthy and well-known. In that case, don’t miss Vizcaya Museum & Gardens, a historic 54-room Mediterranean Revival mansion.
STAY OVER
Make your keep memorable at The Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne, Miami. Indulge your senses with oceanfront eating, a go to to the spa and a drink alongside the pool in a tranquil setting simply minutes from the lighthouse. Save time for a spherical of golf | ritzcarlton.com
DINE OUT
Don’t depart Invoice Baggs Cape Florida State Park with out a go to to Boater’s Grill in No Title Harbor. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, the waterfront icon serves up Cuban specialties with an emphasis on fresh-caught seafood. Cease for a drink at The Cleat, the restaurant’s bar, touted as being the most effective spot to catch the sundown | boatersgrill.com
INSIDER TIPS
Guests can tour the tower at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. each day besides Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Youngsters have to be a minimum of 42 inches tall and in a position to climb on their very own. Infants may be carried in a harness.
