Scenic Drive on Old Cutler Road, Miami

Old Cutler Road is Miami's canopy drive — a historic road tunneled beneath enormous banyan and live-oak trees, their branches meeting overhead the whole way south.

Miami · Drive · about 20 min · 7 miles · Pleasantness: Very High

Why this route is pleasant

• Tunnels under a continuous canopy of giant banyans
• Historic road through old Coral Gables and Pinecrest
• Dappled green light the whole way
• Passes Matheson Hammock and Fairchild gardens
• A cool, shaded contrast to the open causeways

What you'll see

• The arching banyan and live-oak canopy
• Matheson Hammock Park and its atoll pool
• Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
• Old coral-rock walls and Gables landmarks

Best time to go

Late morning, when sun filters down through the canopy in patches.

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