NMB is a warm community and has nice shuls and weekly shiurim (for women too) kosher restaurants, pizza and bakeries. Has a cool canal/river running right alongside the frum community (its in the eruv too). Beautiful & scenic path for wallking/running/biking.
Miami can easily feel crowded- as if your in NY – by the amount of frum people here. It’s a quick drive to the beach from NMB or a bus ride.
Curious pretty much nailed it with cool activities.
To add a few more –
– Waterskiing, kiteboarding, beach scooter (motorcycle) rental. Not cheap.
-Best Bike/kayak rental prices are at Blue Moon Miami (google it) in Oleta River State Park (right near North Miami Beach)
-Biscayne Bay has cool boat tours @ Bayside Marketplace Marina – speed & sail boat & ‘pirate’ ship tours. 1-2 hours long. Google the marina – call their # for boat ride info.
– check out floridastateparks.org
-Miami Metro Zoo – get around by 2 person bike, trolley and monorail. Lots of cool tours, activities and exhibits. Miamimetrozoo.com
-Parrot Jungle
-Seaquarium (aquarium)
-a butterfly sanctuary – butterlyworld.com
-Miami Botanic Garden – mbgarden.org
-Fairchild Tropical Garden – fairchildgarden.org
Places to eat in Miami Beach:
*For current list check out the website of vaad hakashrus of Miami-Dade – KosherMiami.org
Lofty Latte
Prime Sushi
Shemtov’s Pizza
Gourmet Carrot
china bistro
Shopping: (For a cold or rainy day)
Aventura Mall
Sawgrass Mills (big outlet mall – yay)