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A Miami Beautiful Guide to North Miami Beach: 2 Places to Start
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A practical neighborhood-first guide to North Miami Beach, using Miami Beautiful places as concrete starting points for exploring the area.
This Miami Beautiful guide is built around published local places so you can move from inspiration to a real map, a real neighborhood and the next stop nearby.
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Places to start in North Miami Beach
Oleta River State Park
Florida’s largest urban park, known for mangroves, paddling and mountain-bike trails.
Where: 3400 NE 163rd St, North Miami Beach, FL 33160
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Ancient Spanish Monastery
A medieval Spanish monastery reconstructed stone by stone in South Florida.
Where: 16711 W Dixie Hwy, North Miami Beach, FL 33160
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Build the rest of the day around the neighborhood
Miami works best when a visit is not reduced to one stop. Use the surrounding neighborhood, waterfront, public spaces and nearby cultural places to turn the main destination into a fuller local experience.
Before you go
Hours, admission policies, reservations, parking and event schedules can change. Check the destination’s official information before making a time-sensitive plan.
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Visitor sources and planning
Guide by Miami Beautiful, compiled from our place directory. How we maintain this guide.