Cool Down

by Rick Munarriz - Citysearch Contributor - 338 Reviews - 131 Lists

Updated: May 19, 2008

As the temperatures heat up, these are the chillest places to go for either a watery refuge or air-conditioned shelter.

Cool Places

  1. 1 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended Miami Science Museum
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    3280 S Miami Ave, Miami, FL 33129 (map)

    Even the animal exhibits outside are shady at this growing science exhibition space.

  2. 2 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended Strike
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    11401 NW 12th St, Miami, FL 33172 (map)

    You won't break a sweat as you bowl at this hip alley that's as cool as you want to be.

  3. 3 4 Star Rating: Recommended Grapeland Water Park
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    1550 NW 37th Ave, Miami, FL 33125 (map)

    Miami's municipal water park offers 13-acres of watery fun, including the 600-foot Buccaneer River Ride where you meander through water obstacles in your tube.

  4. 4 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended Actors Playhouse
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    280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables, FL 33134 (map)

    You don't need to break a sweat when you take in live theater performances on this stage.

  5. 5 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended Land Shark Stadium
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    2269 Dan Marino Blvd, Miami, FL 33056 (map)

    Too hot for baseball? Club seats start at just $35 and offer an air-conditioned and covered viewing experience.

  6. 6 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Jaxson's Ice Cream Parlor
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    128 S Federal Hwy, Dania, FL 33004 (map)

    Dania institution is a scoop shop solution to cooling off your insides, too.

  7. 7 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended Venetian Pool
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    2701 De Soto Blvd, Coral Gables, FL 33134 (map)

    Underground caverns and jagged coral diving platforms provide picturesque backdrops at this chilly watering hole.

  8. 8 3.5 Star Rating: Average Miami Seaquarium
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    4400 Rickenbacker Cswy, Key Biscayne, FL 33149 (map)

    If it's too hot to cheer on Flipper from the crowd, pay up to take a dip with the friendly mammals at the marine park's dolphin swim.

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