Around Town · North Miami Beach

Pioneer Landmarks & Historic Places

Pioneer settlements, historic homes and museums.

Places to visit

The Ancient Spanish Monastery

Medieval cloisters built in Spain in 1133–1141, shipped to America and reassembled in Florida in the 1950s.

16711 West Dixie Highway, North Miami Beach, FL 33160

Hours: Closed Mondays and Tuesdays; other hours vary — check the schedule before visiting.

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Self-guided sightseeing visits (adults $10) include the reconstructed cloisters, gardens and chapel with a short introductory film. The site is today the active Episcopal parish of St. Bernard de Clairvaux — a remarkable piece of religious heritage rather than a Catholic shrine.