The Coral Castle
by Leo S
Filed under Miami Attractions, Miami Things To Do, Museums
Courtesy Go Miami Card
Edward, one next-door guy, was born in Riga, Latvia on August 10th, 1887. He fell in love with 10 years younger than him and decided to marry. But tragedy of love, his girlfriend, Agnes, canceled the wedding just one day before the ceremony. Heartbroken Ed labored almost 25 years to build a coral rock monument to Agnes, which is known as Coral Castle today.
This entire coral castle was built by one man, yes he moved tons of coral rock by himself and used hand tools to carve and create the monuments. Ed achieved all these by himself without asking for any help. Ed did much of his work at night by lantern light and to help protect his privacy, he built numerous lookouts along the Castle walls. Whenever someone asked him a question that “how he moved corals?” – Ed always replied that “he understood the laws of weight and leverage well”.
The Coral Castle offers audio tour which explains the different specialty of the monuments. For example, one coral made into Sun Dial recording current time. That’s amazing accuracy. You would be amazed with Throne room, bedroom, children’s playground, the tower and living quarters. In addition to that Florida Table is worth watching where he envisioned politician making plans.
If you are looking proving the lost love then you might want to go visit the Coral Castle. It is truly a symbol of love carved and expressed through sea corals.
FREE Access with Go Miami Card.
Cost without the Go Miami card:
Adult $9.75, Child $5.00
Operation Hours of The Coral Castle:
- Sunday-Thursday, 8:00 am-6:00 pm;
- Friday-Saturday, 8:00 am-9:00 pm
- Closed – Open 365 days a year
Driving Direction to The Coral Castle:
From the North:
- Take FL Turnpike South and take exit # 5 (288th St.),
- Take right and drive for 2 miles to SW 157th Ave. and turn right.
- Coral Castle is on the right.
From the South:
- Go North on US Highway 1/FL-5N. and turn right onto SW 288 St.,
- Turn left onto SW 157th St.
- Coral Castle is on the left.
The Coral Castle
Address: 28655 South Dixie Highway
Homestead, FL
33033
305-248-6345
www.coralcastle.com
