The Great American Road Trip ChallengeOne trip, ~2.5 years, 48 states
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Day280

Day 280 — Biscayne Bay & a Ball Game — Miami & the Beaches

Full day5h planned
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253The Oldest City254Lighthouse & Jacksonville255Free Day256North to Amelia Island257Fernandina & Fort Clinch258Free Day259South to Orlando260Magic Kingdom261EPCOT262Hollywood Studios263Animal Kingdom264Free Day265Universal Studios Florida266Islands of Adventure267Free Day268Kennedy Space Center269Pulse, then South270Gilded Palm Beach271Free Day272Down to Fort Lauderdale273Canals & the Beach274Free Day275Into Miami276South Beach & Art Deco277Little Havana & Wynwood278Vizcaya & Coral Gables279Free Day280Biscayne Bay & a Ball Game281Into the Everglades282Shark Valley & an airboat283Anhinga Trail & Flamingo284Down the Overseas Highway285Key Largo & the reef286The Middle Keys287Key West288Free Day289Back up and across to Naples290Naples291Sarasota & the Ringling292Free Day293Busch Gardens294Ybor City, the Riverwalk & the Bolts295St. Petersburg & the beaches296Free Day297North to the capital298The Capital & the Canopy Roads299Free Day300Along 30A to Seahaven301Naval Aviation & historic Pensacola302The Emerald Coast303Free Day304Into Alabama

Out on the water.

  1. 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM· 2h

    Biscayne Bay boat tourGuided ToursWorth it

    A cruise past the downtown skyline and the 'Star Island' celebrity mansions from Bayside Marketplace.

    401 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL

  2. 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM· 3h

    A Heat game downtownSports & GamedaysWorth it

    The arena sits on the bay downtown, and Miami in winter is the middle of the NBA season. It is the loudest room in the city on a good night. If basketball isn't the thing, the Panthers play hockey up in Sunrise and the Dolphins are at Hard Rock Stadium through January.

    601 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL

What the colours mean

On this day

  • Sports & Gamedays1
  • Guided Tours1

And how much each one matters

  • AnchorAlways do — the reason this stop is on the map
  • Worth itDo most of these
  • BonusQuirky bonus, if it's happening while you're here