Downtown bayfront: parks, Pérez and Frost
Two museums on the water, a park between them, and the Metromover to get around for free.
Downtown Miami's bayfront was rebuilt around Museum Park: the Pérez Art Museum with its hanging gardens over the water and the Frost Science museum with the aquarium and the planetarium next door. Start at Bayfront Park, walk north along the bay, and use the free Metromover back.
Le tappe
- Bayfront Park25 min
Lawn, bay, the amphitheater. The Metromover station at the north edge is the free loop that connects everything downtown.
Indicazioni per questa tappa - Bayside Marketplace30 min
Tourist market and marina; worth it only for the boat tour departures and a view of the Freedom Tower across the street.
Indicazioni per questa tappa - Pérez Art Museum Miami60 min
Latin American and international contemporary art in a Herzog & de Meuron building. The terrace cafe over the water is the best lunch spot downtown.
Indicazioni per questa tappa - Frost Science90 min
Aquarium with a three-story tank, a planetarium, and the rooftop. The kids stop. Book timed tickets.
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Da sapere
- Metromover is free and runs every few minutes; the Museum Park station is at the door.
- Both museums are the rain plan for Miami.
- Parking in the museum garage is simpler than anything on Biscayne Boulevard.
Domande frequenti
Is the Metromover free?
Yes. It is an elevated automated loop through downtown and Brickell with no fare, running from early morning to midnight.