The best scenic drives in Miami
Jan. 27th, 2022 04:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tatyanavf1Highways lined with palm trees and waterfront bridges that stretch far beyond South Beach aren’t just for tourists rolling around in their rented convertibles. You, too, can have a blast at the wheel. So fill up the tank, wait out rush hour (or don't if you want to people watch on Ocean Drive) and start planning to pilot your way through these eight scenic drives in Miami. Filled with famous freeways and Instagrammable places, these drives beg for you to roll down the windows and crank up the music.
Best scenic drives in Miami
1. Ocean Drive
From Fifth to 16th Sts
Perpetually congested with cars and tourists, the famous stretch is a slow crawl you’ll want to drive with the top down, windows rolled and eyes peeled for whatever strange South Beach creature creeps up next.
Photograph: Courtesy CC/Flickr/Craig ONeal
2. Bayshore Drive
From U.S. 1 to McFarlane Rd
Wind around Coconut Grove, weaving through the neighborhood’s high rises, marinas and adorable parks, like Peacock and David T. Kennedy.
Photograph: Courtesy CC/Flickr/Phillip Pessar
3. Julia Tuttle Causeway
From Biscayne Blvd or Alton Rd
Mirroring its southern counterpart, the MacArthur, in size and beauty, the Julia drops you off on the northern tip of Alton Road—but not before taking you across four miles of waterfront views. The freeway was also the inspiration for the Bee Gees’ “Jive Talkin’.”
Photograph: Courtesy CC/Flickr/Ines Hegedus-Garcia
4. Rickenbacker Causeway
From U.S. 1 to Crandon Blvd
Rickenbacker’s tall bridges and waterfront stretches make it a favorite of motorists seeking unobstructed ocean views.
Photograph: Courtesy CC/Flickr/Chris Goldberg
5. MacArthur Causeway
From Biscayne Blvd to Alton Rd
Resist the urge to take your hands off the wheel: this sunny strip of highway, which connects Downtown to South Beach, has megamansions to one side, towering cruise ships to the other and was made for Instagram stories. Luckily, that’s what passengers are for.
Photograph: Courtesy CC/Flickr/Robert Pittman
6. Old Cutler Road
From Sunset Dr to 124th Ave
With a verdant canopy of shade and a bumpy asphalt that jolts, Old Cutler’s nearly 15-mile southward stretch from Coral Gables is like a leafy tunnel.
Photograph: Courtesy CC/Flickr/Kim Sung
7. Venetian Causeway
From Purdy Ave to N Bayshore Dr
Float through a string of tiny islands, each with houses larger and more luxurious than the next, as you make your way on or off the mainland.
Photograph: Courtesy CC/Flickr/James Good
8. Overseas Highway
From U.S. 1 to N Roosevelt Blvd
This is the road that takes you from Miami to Key West, and the one that makes all the guidebooks, magazines and Instagram posts because it’s just so damn gorgeous—even if the speed limit seems just above a slow crawl. Spanning 113 miles, traversing multiple counties and passing through islands and keys, the mostly waterfront Overseas Highway is also home to the famous seven-mile bridge.
Photograph: Courtesy CC/Flickr/Dan_H
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