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The Atlas Obscura Guide ToMiami

21 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Miami, Florida

Updated January 29, 2020

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Unusual Attractions in Miami

Coral Gables, Florida

Venetian Pool

The only swimming pool listed on the National Register of Historic Places is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.

Key Biscayne, Florida

Neptune Memorial Reef

An underwater city for the dead.

North Miami Beach, Florida

The Cloisters of the Ancient Spanish Monastery

St Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church, better known as one of the oldest European buildings in the Western Hemisphere.

Hallandale Beach, Florida

Pegasus and Dragon

The behemoth beasts engaged in an epic battle is the second-tallest statue in the contiguous United States.

Miami Beach, Florida

World Erotic Art Museum

12,000 sq. ft. museum tracing erotic art from antiquity to modern times.

Key Biscayne, Florida

Miami Marine Stadium

An abandoned water sports stadium that has become a haven for graffiti and decay.

Miami, Florida

Monkey Jungle

Where monkeys run wild and the humans are caged.

Miami, Florida

The Kampong

This beautiful Miami garden was designed as a laboratory for tropical plants.

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Miami, Florida

Burger Museum

This shrine to bovine consumption and all things fast food is a slice of culinary history both rare and well done.

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