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Gumbo Limbo Nature Center
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| Come walk around! Learn something new! See how we're advancing coastal and marine learning! Find out how to make a difference! Stroll through the butterfly garden, climb the observation tower located on the winding boardwalk through coastal hammock, sit in a Chiki hut, visit the saltwater tanks brimming with marine life, including sea turtles, fish, sharks and rays and take pictures in our sea turtle garden with 7 giant turtles.
(Minutes from the resort)
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Red Reef Park
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| There is a mile of beachfront in this 39-acre park, which includes the 15-acre Gumbo Limbo Nature Center on the Intracoastal side. One of the few beaches open after dark (until 10 p.m.), Red Reef offers swimming, sunbathing, surf casting and strolling over the dunes along a boardwalk. Designated surfing area on south end. The most notable feature is the man-made reef about 10 feet off shore, where even beginning snorkelers can catch sight of tropical fish, turtles, eels and stingrays.
(Minutes from the resort)
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The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
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| Since its opening in 1977, The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens has been a center for Japanese arts and culture in South Florida, with rotating exhibitions in its galleries, tea ceremonies performed monthly in its Seishin-an tea house, an educational outreach program with local schools and organizations, and Japanese traditional festivals celebrated for the public several times a year.
The original building, named the Yamato-kan, is modeled to suggest a Japanese villa.
(9 miles from resort)
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South Florida Science Museum
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| Let the Aldrin Planetarium transport you above and beyond our planet with our daily shows and special programs. The Spitz star projector turns the planetarium theater's dome into the night skies--during the day! Sit back in our inclined chairs, look up at the dome and discover quazars, nebulas, eclipses, constellations, galaxies and more. The Aldrin Planetarium presents pre-recorded astronomy shows and live, narrated star shows daily. All shows use the star projector and recorded shows use slide, laser disc and more to make for a multi-media performance of astronomical proportions!
(22 miles from resort)
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Lion Country Safari African Adventure
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| As America’s first drive-through cageless zoo, Lion Country Safari has been a leader in conservation since 1967. Lion Country Safari provides a habitat in which many endangered or threatened species live and reproduce. Jambo! "Welcome" to Lion Country Safari, America's first drive-through wildlife preserve, entertaining guests from around the world since 1967.Our preserve is divided into seven sections.
(29 miles from resort)
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Art Deco Historic District
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| Featuring more than 800 historic buildings, this district is the nation's larges 20th Century National Register Historic District. The buildings span the 1920's, 30's and 40's and present a distinctive Art Deco style. Walking tours are available through the Art Deco Welcome Center.
(39 miles from resort)
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Espanola Way, South Beach
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| Quaint but gritty, picturesque yet terminally bohemian right down to its peach-colored paint, Miami Beach’s Espanola Way is a slice of history served with a touch of culture. North of 14th Street between Washington and Pennsylvania Avenues, Espanola Way’s kitschy European-inspired buildings stand seemingly untouched by the newfangled ways of the new millennium.
(39 miles from resort)
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Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
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| Vizcaya, the winter home of International Harvester vice president James Deering, offers a unique glimpse of a vanished lifestyle in America.
Today one of South Florida's leading attractions, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens provides a window to both the history of Miami, graced by the villa since it completion in 1916; and to the Italian Renaissance, represented in the Museum's architecture. Its art and furnishings portray 400 years of European history.
(42 miles from resort)
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Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge
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| This national wildlife refuge covers some of the most productive sea turtle nesting areas in Florida. The refuge protects over 30 threatened and endangered species as well 232 acres of Sand pine-scrub oak forest.
(48 miles from resort)
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The Elliott Museum
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| The Elliott Museum offers a glimpse into the innovations of technology from the region. There is an homage to early Americana culture and an exclusive car gallery of early American cars.
(59 miles from resort)
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Heathcote Botanical Gardens
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| Heathcote Botanical Gardens is a stunning collection of specialty gardens themed from around the world including a Japanese Garden, Rainforest Display, Herb Garden and Reflection Garden. Each unique garden features a variety of beautiful plants that harmoniously blend together for a stunning display.
(74 miles from resort)
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The Manatee Observation and Education Center
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| Discover the Manatee, the gentle giants of the sea. The Manatee Observation Center allows you to see these amazing creatures in their natural habitat while you learn about conservation and marine life.
(77 miles from resort)
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