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Things to do near the Sonesta Beach Resort Key Biscayne
Julie Register, Your Guide to Spas, visited this spa in Florida in May 2002

 

 

Airboat Tour of The Everglades
Everglades Safari
US 41 Tamiami Trail
Miami, FL 33144
305-226-6923


A Canal in the Everglades


Looking for Alligators from the Airboat 


Our First Sighting - a young alligator about 1 year old and about 1 1/2 feet long 


Our Second Sighting


Our Third Sighting


# 3 got a little too interested in the boat, so we left.


The biggest one was waiting for us when we returned


John Jones displays a Red-Tailed Hawk...

And Florida panther "Maximus," the largest of the small cats. Did you know that two things distinguish small cats from large cats (lions, tigers, etc.? Small cats purr and attack their prey from behind, breaking the neck. Large cats don't purr and attack the prey from the front, tearing the throats out.

 

Miami Seaquarium

See the lagoon where the TV show Flipper was filmed and where trainers now perform with dolphins and you can take a swim with dolphins in the Water and Dolphin Exploration (W.A.D.E) program. Also see a killer whale, manatees, reef aquarium, sharks, mangrove habitat, sea lions, tropical birds, Nile crocodiles, and much more. Summer camp for kids. Group event facility rentals available.




Flamingoes 


See the son of Flipper (or at least son of one the four dolphins they used in filming the TV show)


Manatees

 

Vizcaya Museum and Gardens 

Vizcaya, the winter home of International Harvester VP James Deering, was completed in 1916 in the Italian Renaissance style. Its art and furnishings span 400 years of European history. Vizcaya was originally a 180-acre estate, designed to resemble a typical self-sufficient Italian villa with a dairy, poultry house, mule stable, greenhouse, and staff residences. The formal gardens were not completed until 1921 because of World War I. During construction, 1,000 workers were employed, representing nearly 10% of Miami's population.

Today the gardens at can be rented for weddings and receptions.

 

South Beach 

The compact Art Deco District in South Beach offers more than 800 buildings designed in this distinctive architectural style, an eclectic mix of restaurants and outdoor cafés, shopping, and unsurpassed people-watching.


South Beach building front used in The Birdcage


Ocean Avenue

The
Versace Mansion is said to be transforming into an elite 15-suite hotel.

 

Crandon Park Golf Course

Crandon Park is a number one ranked municipal course in Florida located just two miles from the Sonesta Key Biscayne Resort. Home to the Senior PGA tournament The Royal Caribbean Classic each February, Crandon Park is available for play seven days a week, with guaranteed tee times available at the time of reservation.


Banyan Tree on drive from Sonesta Key Biscayne Resort to Crandon Park Golf Course

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Contact More Spas in Florida Related Resources Books About Key Biscayne, The Everglades, and Miami
Sonesta Beach Resort 
Key Biscayne

• Address: 
350 Ocean Drive
Key Biscayne, FL 33149
• Phone: 
(305) 361-2021
• Toll Free: 
800-SONESTA
• Fax: 
(305) 361-3096
• Email:
amusick@sonesta-kb.com
Web Site

Sonesta Hotel & Suites 
Coconut Grove

Web Site

Don Cesar Beach Resort & Spa in St. Pete Beach, Florida
Hilton Marco Island on Marco Island, Florida
Hotel Escalante in Naples, Florida
The Naples Beach Hotel and Golf Club in Naples, Florida
The Registry, Naples, Florida
The Ritz Carlton in Naples, Florida
Spa-Fari, Everglades City
The Total Body Spa in the Inn at Fifth in Naples, Florida

Complete Florida Spa Index

• Destination, Resort & Hotel Spas in Florida 
Day Spas in Florida

• Miami Seaquarium
• Miami Museum of Science
• Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
• 
Key Biscayne Tourism Information
• Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau
• Coconut Grove Luxury Rentals
• About's Florida for Visitors
• Key Biscayne : A History of Miami's Tropical Island & the Cape Florida Lighthouse  
• Fodor's Miami and Miami Beach 2002
• Longstreet Highroad Guide to the Florida Keys & Everglades
• The Book of the Everglades 
• The Birdcage

Photos copyright 2002, Julie Register
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unless marked * which are courtesy of Sonesta Beach Resort Key Biscayne

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