3. Vizcaya Museum & Gardens – Museum

The museum is the former villa and estate of businessman James Deering, located near Coconut Grove. You can visit the villa, now a museum, and the fantastic gardens.

The museum opens daily except on Tuesdays from 9:30 am – 4:30 pm. You can buy your tickets HERE.

Tickets per adult are $25.

4. Bayside Marketplace – Outdoor Shopping Center

It’s an open-air shopping center located in downtown Miami. It counts with restaurants, shops, boats, and live music.

Don’t forget to hop on The Sky View Miami, an observation wheel with views of Biscayne Bay, Bayfront Park, and the iconic Downtown Miami skyline. They operate Monday to Thursday from 1 pm to 10 pm and Friday to Sunday from 12 pm to 10 pm. You can buy the tickets HERE.

General tickets are $19.92.

5. Miami Heat Game at the Miami-Dade Arena

The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. It’s a really cool and different experience, make sure to check the games online.

6. Miami Design District – Neighborhood 

A neighborhood with modern architecture, art galleries, luxury fashion, jewelry boutiques, cafes, and celebrity-chef restaurants.

Find more about Miami Design District HERE.

7. Brickell – Neighborhood

You can find different restaurants, shops, parks, walk spaces, bars and more. Brickell City Centre is one of the most popular places in Brickell.

Find more about Brickell City Centre HERE.

8. Faena Hotel – Hotel

Faena is a luxury hotel in Miami. You can visit the hotel without being a guest by visiting one of the restaurants, bars or shows. Make sure to visit the three-meter-tall golden mammoth skeleton.

9. Astra – Restaurant

It’s a rooftop restaurant, bar, and lounge in Wynwood (See #2). They have different cocktails and Greek/Mediterranean-inspired food. You can also watch amazing sunsets. Make sure to take the stairs when you leave the restaurant; they have some Instagrammable walls.

10. Perez Art Museum Miami – Museum

It’s a contemporary art museum located in Downtown Miami. You can find some exhibitions outside the museum; it also has a great view of the Miami skyline.

The museum is open from Thursday to Monday from 11 am to 6 pm (11 am to 9 pm on Thursdays). Buy tickets HERE.

Tickets per adult are $18.

11. Esotico – Restaurant

A tiki bar and restaurant near Downtown Miami. They offer exotic cocktails and tropical cuisine. The decoration is AWESOME, and you can even cook your own kebab.

12. Artechouse – Digital Gallery

It’s a digital gallery that combines technology and art located in South Beach. I liked the experience but expected the place to be bigger and have more exhibitions.

13. Casa Florida

It’s a tropical vibes bar; they offer craft cocktails and small bites. The decoration is very pink, cute and eye-catching. They have indoor and outdoor seating (I recommend sitting by the bus).

14. Rubell Museum – Museum

It’s a small and amazing contemporary museum located in Allapattah.

Tickets per adult start at $15, get them HERE.

15. Little Hen – Restaurant

It’s an English-style restaurant serving breakfast, brunch & traditional afternoon tea, located in Midtown.

16. Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science – Museum

It’s a science museum, planetarium, and aquarium located in Downtown, Miami.

17. Superblue Miami – Immersive Art Museum

It’s an immersive art museum located in Allapattah (close to Wynwood). The museum features light-based displays, digital installations, and a mirror labyrinth.

The museum is open Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

You can buy tickets HERE.

18. Rooftop Cinema South Beach – Open-Air Cinema

An open-air cinema experience located in South Beach. Small snacks and drinks are available for purchase. Besides watching the movie, you can also enjoy the Miami Skyline and play games in the lounge area.

The cinema is open Sunday through Thursday from 4:30 p.m. to 12 a.m. and Friday through Saturday from 4:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.

You can buy tickets HERE.

2. Big Monster Toys

It’s a toy and game design studio. It’s not open to the public, but you can take a photo with the door outside the building.

3. Navy Pier

It’s a long pier on the shoreline of Lake Michigan. You can find many restaurants, a ferry wheel, museums, exhibitions and many more.

4. Chicago River Architecture Tour

It’s an architecture boat tour on the Chicago River. Get to know the history behind the big and beautiful buildings in Chicago.

5. The Bean – Millennium Park

The Cloud Gate, aka The Bean, it’s a public sculpture located at the Millenium Park. After visiting the Bean, go walk the rest of the Millenium Park.

6. 360 Chicago

It’s an observatory located on the 94th floor of the building. You can buy additional tickets to ride on Chicago’s highest thrill ride named TILT!. I recommend to stay for 1 or 2 hours at the bar and get to see the fantastic view.

7. Skydeck Chicago

It’s an observatory – Enter in a box of glass located on the 103rd floor of the building. We had to do the line twice because the staff only allows you to be 1 minute and 30 seconds on the glass.

8. The Magnificent Mile

The Magnificent Mile is Chicago’s premier commercial district. Home of shops, outlets, cool restaurants, and hotels.

9. Portillo’s

NOT an Instagrammable place, but if you are in Chicago, you MUST go to Portillo’s. Everything is delicious! Go crazy and order everything, you won’t regret it! Hot dogs, burgers, fries, milkshakes, even the chocolate cake is delicious.

2. The Oculus

It’s a building located in Downtown. It has a railway station, shopping center, restaurants, and a pedestrian tunnel. Next to it, you can find the Ground Zero Memorial Museum and the World Trade Center.

3. The High Line

It’s a popular park 30 feet above street level on an old rail line, with river and city views.

4. The Vessel

A sculpture located at Hudson Yards. If you want to enter the sculpture I recommend buying the tickets online, 1 or 2 days before your visit. You can buy the tickets onsite, but you will have to wait for HOURS for the time of your reservation.

5. Dumbo (Neighborhood)

It’s a neighborhood located in Brooklyn, and it’s well known for its art galleries, views, and ambiance. Just walk around and explore the area. You can eat at Time Out Market and then have a walk at Brooklyn Bridge Park.

6. Brooklyn Bridge

A bridge that connects Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan. Walk the bridge from end to end.

7. Times Square

There’s no description for this one, every corner in Times Square is special.

8. Central Park

An urban park located in Manhattan. It’s the most visited and one of the largest urban parks in the United States.

9. Top of The Rock Observation Deck

One of the observatories in NYC located on top of Rockefeller Center.

10. The Metropolitan Museum (The MET)

A museum with beautiful and stunning exhibitions located at Central Park. Is the largest art museum in the United States

11. Grand Central Terminal

 It’s a commuter rail terminal. Architecture is beautiful, and you can spend hours just watching around and get inspired.

2. Giant Eyeball

It’s a sculpture of a human eyeball, but you can only take pictures from the outside of the sculpture.

3. Perot Museum

It’s a natural history and science museum. The exhibitions are just awesome, they have a learning experience for all ages.

4. The Art of the Brick at Perot Museum

The world’s largest and most elaborate exhibition of pieces constructed using only LEGO bricks. The Art of the Brick is located inside Perot Museum, but you would need additional tickets to enter.

5. Deep Ellum (Neighborhood)

Deep Ellum is a neighborhood well known for its art and entertainment. It has lots of restaurants, bars, murals and more…

6. Pecan Lodge

Not Instagrammable, but it’s the best BBQ restaurant! They grind and stuff their sausage, and anything they can make from scratch, they make from scratch.

7. The Traveling Man (Deep Ellum)

Super cool sculpture in Deep Ellum. The Traveling Man has 3 different locations, they are close to each other. Explore the place and find the 3 of them.

8. Sweet Tooth Hotel

It’s an experiential art experience. Everything in this museum it’s Instagrammable, even the restrooms!

*The art installations change.

9. Toasted Coffee (Breakfast)

It’s a delicious place to have breakfast or brunch. They have different kinds of toasts and the coffee is delicious.

10. Taqueria El Si Hay

NOT Instagrammable, but a place you have to go. It’s a small taco place, but it’s AMAZING!!!! We waited around 1h 10min to order and get our food, but it was all worth it! DELICIOUS!

2. Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens

Delray Beach
Beautiful Museum with Japanese art and culture.

Distance From Miami: 1h and 30 min, depending on traffic.

3. The Alchemist Cafe – La Mexicana Taco Bar

Wilton Manors
The Alchemist and La Mexicana Taco Bar are two restaurants located in the same spot. I believe this “spot” doesn’t have a name, but the restaurants are next to each other. Next to the restaurants, you can find a garden, murals and a market.

Distance From Miami: 40 min, depending on traffic.

4. Brew Urban Cafe

Fort Lauderdale
A cafe with a huge book collection, coffee is fantastic, and the decoration is very cool. Even the restrooms are Instagrammable.

Distance From Miami: 40 min, depending on traffic.

5. Glitch Bar

Fort Lauderdale
Old-school arcade game and bar. It is the biggest arcade game and bar I’ve been and the best part is that you don’t have to buy a card or pay to play, only consume.

Distance From Miami: 40 min, depending on traffic.

6. NSU Art Museum

Fort Lauderdale
NSU is a modern art museum. It is not as big as other museums, but the exhibitions are fascinating and enjoyable.

Distance From Miami: 40 min, depending on traffic.

7. The Village at Gulfstream Park

Hallandale Beach
A shopping center where you can find horse racing, casino, shops, restaurants, karaoke, galleries, and a bowling place.

Distance From Miami: 35 min, depending on traffic.

8. Pinto’s Farm

Homestead
A family-owned farm. It has different activities you can do when you visit; pony rides for kids, paddle boats, tractor ride, race track, and petting animals. They only open on weekends.

Distance From Miami: 45min, depending on traffic.

9. Burrs Berrys Farm

Homestead
It is a farm that specializes in the strawberry growing. Still, they also have sunflowers fields, a Christmas festival in December, a harvest festival in October, milkshakes, sundaes, and other vegetables.

Distance From Miami: 45min, depending on traffic.

10. Chops + Hops | Axe Throwing Lodge

Fort Lauderdale
Axe throwing is a really cool experience to do. They have a bar with delicious cocktails and a food truck outside. You don’t need to have experience to do it, there will be a professional axe thrower guiding you all the time.

Distance From Miami: 45min, depending on traffic.