Tennis fans from Miami and beyond have flocked to this state-of-the-art facility. Crandon Park features twelve competition courts and six practice courts. The showpiece of this venue is the 12,000 seat Stadium Court where tennis superstars including Andre Agassi, Serena and Venus Williams, and Pete Sampras are fan favorites. For information on upcoming events, visit their website.

If you're an auto racing enthusiast or if you simply enjoy spending time outdoors in the warm Miami sunshine, make sure to make time for a trip to Homestead Miami Speedway. With 1.5 miles of track, the speedway is very popular for NASCAR races, community events and even track rentals. Though the Speedway is active 260 days a year, don't miss the Toyota Indy 300 held every spring!

The South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center is an excellent performing arts facility, which plays host to a vast array of performances throughout the year. One of the venues that help these performances turn out so well is the Main Stage, a 966-capacity auditorium. This first-rate performing arts venue comes complete with an orchestra pit and fly tower, in addition to a lobby, box office, dressing rooms and more.

The small town of Cutler Bay gets its fill of art and culture from the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center, the very exterior of which is enough to hold your attention. This artistically designed building, which gives the appearance of movement at every turn, plays host to some wonderful performances throughout the year. There are concerts by artists from all over the world, right from India's Zakir Hussain to Pedro Alfonso from Cuba, and some enthralling dance performances are also hosted. Performances are held at venues like the Main Stage and Black Box Theater, and there are many more spaces that can be rented for rehearsals, classes and more.

Miami Art Tours brings you to into the most exclusive galleries and art communities in the Magic City. The knowledgeable, local tour guides, savvy to international art standards, are able to take you around the district's most sought after locations.They cater to any artistic preference and are able to take groups of 6 or more, upon request. Powered by South Florida Ford, daily, luxury transportation is available to shuttle guests from all major hotels or private Miami-Dade residences to the Miami Art Districts. Allow them to give you an experience only insiders and locals get to enjoy.

Crandon Park Beach includes three miles of sandy beach, 493 acres of park, an 18-hole golf course, and soccer and softball fields. Its beach was named one of the top ten in the United States. The park also includes a promenade, concession stands, picnic areas and an amusement area. The amusement area is home to an antique carousel, a splash fountain, an outdoor roller rink and a beach-front playground. The park is open daily at 8a,

Now a sleek museum with an intriguing variety of exhibits, this operation once was tucked away in a dusty series of rooms with a leaking roof and peeling walls. Thanks largely to the determination and considerable lobbying talents of Gypsy Graves, for whom this museum is named, this new facility was born several years ago and just keeps getting better. Here you can peer at the teeth of a dinosaur and trace the lines of a fossil fern. A 6,000-pound hunk of quartz dazzles in the mineral exhibit and an eclectic array of antiquities reveal the history of Florida and its place in the world.

Established in 1963, this exquisite gallery called Carel Gallery, the first on Lincoln Road, offers an eclectic collection of oil paintings, drawings, watercolors and sculptures by post Impressionist masters of the 19th and 20th Centuries. Owned and operated by a charming Parisian, Michel Carel, the gallery features works by such featured artists as Bernard Buffet, Michel Kouliche, Salomon, Bodes, Daniel Peccoux, Leni-Dael and others on display. Browse and shop via the company's website or, better yet, drop by for some warm, old fashioned French hospitality.

Deep-sea fishing trips are the specialty of Blue Waters Charters service, which features a dozen sport fishing boats and an experienced crew that knows where to go. Whether you have a half or full day of fishing in mind, the staff will arrange everything and supply you with all the essentials, including lunch. Reservations are necessary and should be made well in advance, particularly in winter.

Do you want to fly? Not as a passenger in an airplane or even in a hot-air balloon, but fly like a bird? Miami Hang Gliding offers tandem flights using a method similar to parasailing, with a boat attached to a long rope. Unlike parasailing, at altitudes of 1,000 feet or more, the rope is released and free flight begins.