How do you have fun with a kid all day for $10? Tri-Rail to Miami!
It might not jump out at you at first as a kiddie attraction. But kids love trains, and we have one running through South Florida every day, all the time. It's called Tri-Rail.
My nephew Logan Smeltzer was here visiting me this weekend. He lives in a small town in Oklahoma, and he loved the idea of taking the train to Miami.
To get to Miami from Fort Lauderdale we took Tri-Rail, then Metrorail, then Metromover.
All for $5 each, roundtrip.
When we got to downtown Miami, we ate lunch and looked at all the big sculptures of public art, peeked in the library and snapped photos here and there.
We had an awesome time. Like so much in life, it's not about what you do when you reach your destination. It's about the journey.
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