Description:
There's plenty of competition, but Coral Castle is probably the strangest attraction in Florida. In 1923, the story goes, a 26-year-old crazed Latvian, suffering from the unrequited love of a 16-year-old who left him at the altar, immigrated to South Miami and spent the next 25 years of his life carving huge boulders into a prehistoric-looking roofless "castle." It seems impossible that one rather short man could have done all this, but there are scores of affidavits on display from neighbors who swear it happened. Apparently, experts have studied this phenomenon to help figure out how the great pyramids and Stonehenge were built. Rocker Billy Idol was said to have been inspired by this place to write his song "Sweet 16." An interesting 25-minute audio tour guides you through the spot, now on the National Register of Historic Places. Although Coral Castle is overpriced and undermaintained, it's worth a visit when you're in the area, which is about 37 miles from Miami.
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sights on the way to the keys
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have all ways wanted to see it. It is one of the many places and people that make Florida so unique. It is a great place to stop and stretch your legs for a little while when you are...
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- posted on 07.19.11
Awards:
Frommer's
- Recommended 2010
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Contact:
- visit website
- tel: 305/248-6345
- send email
Address:
- 28655 S. Dixie Hwy
- Homestead
- Miami, FL 33156
Hours:
- Daily 7am-8pm
Strenuousness:
- No Sweat
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