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Towers, Views & Heritage

This collection highlights historic architecture and scenic overlooks across Miami-Dade. It features the 1925 Mediterranean Revival Freedom Tower and the Venetian Pool, a 1924 quarry-turned-swimming-hole in Coral Gables. Natural perspectives are provided by the Shark Valley and Pa-Hay-Okee lookout towers in the Everglades, while the Cape Florida Light offers views from Key Biscayne. The list also includes the hand-carved oolite structures of Coral Castle and the historic Venetian Causeway bridges.

Towers, Views & Heritage — Mapa

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Freedom Tower at Miami Dade College

The Freedom Tower is a building in Miami, Florida. It was designed by Schultze and Weaver and is currently used as a contemporary art museum…

Abujoy / CC BY 3.0

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Venetian Pool

Venetian Pool is a historic U.S. public swimming pool located in Coral Gables, Florida.

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Cape Florida Light

The Cape Florida Light is a lighthouse on Cape Florida at the south end of Key Biscayne in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

iJammin / CC BY 1.0

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South Pointe Park

South Pointe Park, known locally as South Pointe, is a 17-acre county urban park in metropolitan Miami, in the South Beach neighborhood of…

Christina Rutz / CC BY 2.0

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Coral Castle Museum

Coral Castle is an oolite limestone structure created by the Latvian-American eccentric Edward Leedskalnin.

Daniel Di Palma / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Venetian Causeway

The Venetian Causeway crosses Biscayne Bay between Miami on the mainland and Miami Beach on a barrier island in south Florida.

Daniel Di Palma / CC BY-SA 4.0

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Venetian Causeway

The Venetian Causeway crosses Biscayne Bay between Miami on the mainland and Miami Beach on a barrier island in south Florida.

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Pa-Hay-Okee Lookout Tower

At the end of this trail, you will get to the Pahayokee Overlook which offers fantastic views of the park.

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Shark Valley Lookout Tower

A 65-foot concrete observation tower in the Everglades offering 360-degree views of the sawgrass marsh.

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Viewpoint P5

Coastal observation point located within Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park.

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South Pointe Park Pier

A 450-foot pier at the southern tip of Miami Beach providing views of Government Cut and the Atlantic Ocean.

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Viewpoint P3

Scenic viewpoint overlooking the Atlantic coastline in Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park.

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Viewpoint P7

Coastal overlook located near the southern tip of Key Biscayne.

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Viewpoint P2

Shoreline observation point situated within Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park.

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Viewpoint P6

Coastal viewing area in Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park.

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Viewpoint P4

Observation point located along the beach within Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park.

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Viewpoint P1

Scenic overlook at the northern end of the trail system in Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park.

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Woodscape

Observation area in Snake Warrior's Island Natural Area overlooking restored wetlands.

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I. and E. Greenwald Steam Engine Number 1058

A 1905 industrial stationary steam engine on display at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum.