If seeing the Everglades is on your must-do list for Miami, head to Sawgrass Recreation Park. General admission includes a 30-minute airboat tour through the everglades as well as access to 3 exhibit areas where you'll see turtles, iguanas, and a 1,000-pound alligator.

Kids can even take photos holding a baby alligator, and you can also book separate night tours on the airboats.

Rent bikes at the Blue Moon Outdoor Center and explore the 15 miles of mountain bike trails in this oasis of wetlands and mangroves.

The same outdoor center also rents canoes and kayaks that are perfect for exploring the calm waters and 1,200 feet of sandy beaches.

The newly opened Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami offers a "Family Day” on the third Sunday of every month. Be there for interactive activities and performances for all ages.

Now open in Wynwood is FunDimension, a 15,000-square-foot playland packed with arcade games, laser tag, bumper cars, a bungee dome, and more. The kid haven opened in December and even has children's fitness classes and day camps.

Adults love this performing arts theater for its high-quality Broadway acts, but kids six and over can also experience musicals, puppet shows, and family-friendly programming.

Check the rotating schedule for specific acts, and don't miss the weeklong theater camp in the summer for kids aged 10 to 17.

Explore the intriguing world of science with hands-on experiments at the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science. This isn’t a place to sit back and watch; kids can touch, smell, and play with exhibits on health and bodies, engineering and physics, and ecosystems like the Everglades. Bonus: There’s also a 250-seat planetarium and a three-level aquarium.

Whether it's raining or just too hot, head inside to enjoy the air conditioning of the Miami Children's Museum. You'll find hands-on exhibitions including a play cruise ship, supermarket, and even a kids-sized television studio.

The city of Miami has invested a lot of money into this 34-acre South Beach park, and it shows: the aquatic center has an 8-lane lap pool and a zero-depth entry water play area.

You'll also find shaded playgrounds for all ages, a dog bark for fido, basketball and tennis courts, and even a climbing wall. The perfect spot to play outdoors in Miami Beach.

Located in downtown Miami, parents flock to this park for its sunning beach, large sea creature-themed playground, and views of Biscayne Bay and the Port of Miami. A good choice for a picnic when your kids need to run around.

Older kids can experience a taste of Miami's Latin scene in Little Havana. Head to Calle Ocho (8th street) between 17th and 12th Avenues to check out the art galleries and many restaurants, and don't miss the Calle Ocho Festival held every March and the Carnaval Miami held February through March.

Pro tip: artsy kiddos will love the vibrant mural painted outside of the Cafeteria Guardabarrenco and you can treat the whole family with exotic ice cream flavors at Azucar Ice Cream Company.

Sure, this pool built in 1923 is a bit out of Miami towards Coral Gables, but the drive is worth it. The whole family will love swimming in a spring-fed coral rock quarry complete with waterfalls and cave-like grottos.

Pro tip: it's best to visit in hot weather as the water can be cold.

A waterfront Italian Renaissance-style villa on 10 acres might not be your first thought for a kid-friendly activity, but the beautiful gardens and over-the-top, fairy-tale architecture can captivate kids of all ages.

Take a quick tour of the interior of the house and then head to the gardens; there's even a labyrinth and maze that's perfect for burning off energy. Pro tip: the Vizcaya Museum isn't the easiest to manage with a stroller, so keep that in mind.

Located in Crandon Park, the Biscayne Nature Center has a range of family adventures on things like coastal ecology, tidal pools, and catching sea urchins. Many of the activities occur daily, but they do require reservations.

If you're looking for a kid-friendly beach, check out this Coral Gables park. It sits along a man-made atoll that pulls in water from the Biscayne Bay, so the sand and lack of waves are good for toddlers.

There's also a snack bar, restaurant, restrooms, picnic pavilions, and a marina with a sailing school.

Come for a tour of the light house—the oldest standing structure in Miami-Dade County—and stay for the state park's quiet sandy beaches, park, and two on-site restaurants.

In a unique twist, Monkey Jungle makes the humans wander through a 5-acre wildlife park in cages and lets the monkeys roam free.

There are a few stations where visitors can feed the monkeys, and the more expensive Rainforest Adventure Tour takes visitors into the forest for close encounters with a troop of squirrel monkeys.