Miami is home to several educational and entertaining attractions sure to please any member of your family. Explore 10,000 years of Caribbean and South Florida history at the Historical Museum of Southern Florida’s permanent exhibition, Tropical Dreams. Also, enjoy several changing exhibitions and educational programs throughout the year. In addition, this Florida museum houses the Research Center, a non-circulating library with more than a million photographs and archives open to museum visitors.
Learn about the Jewish experience in Florida by visiting the Jewish Museum of Florida. This Miami museum is housed in a historic Art Deco former Orthodox synagogue. Built in 1936 and listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, the Miami museum features 80 stained glass windows and a Moorish copper dome. The core exhibit, MOSAIC: Jewish Life in Florida, includes more than 500 photos and artifacts that depict the Florida Jewish experience since 1763.
The Miami Children’s Museum combines fun with educational programs and interactive exhibits. This Miami museum features 14 galleries with permanent and traveling exhibits, early childhood programming, a parent resource center, performances, activities in a 200-seat auditorium, and KidSmart, an educational gift shop. Hundreds of bilingual, interactive exhibits and programs are also available at this Miami attraction. Kid activities at the Children’s Museum are never in short supply.
The Miami Science Museum features national traveling exhibitions, an educational Wildlife Center with rare birds of prey and reptiles, and fascinating Planetarium shows. This Florida museum boasts live science demonstrations and theater shows daily with a museum store on-site. Centrally located via U.S. Highway 1 and the Metrorail’s Vizcaya Station, this Miami attraction is not to be missed. Additionally, the Science museum planetarium houses laser shows every first Friday of the month.
The Wings Over Miami Museum is an aviation museum and educational center. This Florida museum is alive with classic aircraft and flying war-birds. Military memorabilia from World War II and forward is on display. The gift shop offers books, aviation prints, aviation apparel, aviation souvenirs and war history memorabilia. Special events are scheduled throughout the year at this exciting Miami attraction.
