Forget candlelit dinners and swanky nightclubs, plan your next romantic date at Jaxson's Ice Cream Parlor & Restaurant. Spend some time flirting over a banana split, a jumbo sundae, milkshake or any one of the items on the outstanding dessert menu. Jaxson's has been featured on the Food Network and Good Morning America for its awesome ice cream and yummy food.
Beer lovers, brewers and connoisseurs alike, join in the fun at Grovetoberfest, Miami's Beer Festival. This event gathers over 130 beers for festival-goers to sample, from pale ales to lager, amber brews and more. Grovetoberfest also hosts live music, food vendors, and complimentary rides home for those who've enjoyed the beer a little too much; the event also offers special incentives for people who choose to attend the event as a designated driver.
Visit the Kampong National Tropical Botanical Garden to see a variety of tropical plants from all around the world. The outdoor garden is full of plant life from Southeast Asia, Central and South America, and the Caribbean, and includes a number of fruit and flowering trees. A few plants you may see are the cultivars of candle fruit, peanut butter fruit, egg fruit, cocoplums, and over 50 varieties of mango.
Snorkel with the fishies, spend a day on a boat, relax on the beach, or suit up for a scuba dive at Biscayne National Park. This park is the largest marine park in the National Park System and protects four ecosystems: a stretch of mangrove forest along the shoreline, the southern portion of Biscayne Bay, the northern Florida Keys, and a part of the world's third-longest living coral reef. All of these ecosystems mean that there's plenty of nature to explore here. There's also a visitor center on site with an art gallery featuring works inspired by the park and other attractions.