Blog tagged as Miami Beach

Star Island, Miami: What You’re Actually Looking At From the Water

Star Island, Miami: What You’re Actually Looking At From the Water

By Aura D


Leaving Downtown and heading toward South Beach, you pass a low green island ringed with seawalls, royal palms, and boat lifts holding tenders worth more than most houses. Guests always ask the same question about Star Island, usually within about ninety seconds of coming alongside it.

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13.08.26 12:00 PM - Comment(s)

Monument Island: The Obelisk in the Middle of Biscayne Bay

By Aura D


Cruise north from Downtown Miami toward the Venetian Causeway and you will pass a small round island with a stone spire rising out of the middle of it. Most people on the water have seen it a hundred times without ever learning what it is. That is Monument Island — and the obelisk at its center has ...


06.08.26 12:00 PM - Comment(s)