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Gems

The following is a list of the most recent AAA Gems in South Florida. These are tourist destinations that have AAA's highest recommendation. It's hard to go wrong when choosing to visit a Gem. Unfortunately, there is no longer an index list of Gems in AAA Tourbooks which is why this list was created.

Festivals and short term events usually include information about when they occur. Items listed in bold have already been visited by Mr. and Mrs. Mouse.


Boca Raton

  • Boca Raton Museum of Art

Coconut Creek

  • Butterfly World

Coral Gables

  • Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens

Deerfield Beach

  • Florida Renaissance Festival (February)

Delray Beach

  • The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens

Everglades City

  • Everglades National Park

Fort Lauderdale

  • Bonnet House Museum & Gardens
  • Museum of Discovery and Science
  • Fleet Week Port Everglades (April)

Fort Myers

  • Edison & Ford Winter Estates

Key West

  • Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum

Miami/Miami Beach

  • Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
  • Zoo Miami
  • The Holocaust Memorial
  • Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science (Frost Science)
  • Miami-Dade Cultural Center
  • Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)
  • Vizcaya Museum and Gardens

Naples

  • The Baker Museum

Palm Beach

  • Flagler Museum

Sanibel

  • The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum

West Palm Beach

  • Norton Museum of Art

Other Notable Locations

This section was created specifically to share locations that Mr. and Mrs. Mouse have visited that deserve special mention even though AAA doesn't list them as Gems. In addition, this area also serves as a place to mention locations we want to visit in the future that we hope will live up to our expectations.

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