Deering Estate at Cutler

What is Deering Estate

Deering Estate at Cutler is a nature reserve that will surprise even the most demanding traveler. One of the most memorable historical places in the USA is located in Miami. Here, each visitor learns a lot of unusual things about nature, will be able to get acquainted with various legends that for centuries have occupied a significant place in the history of the indigenous population.

The coast of the legendary Biscayne Bay is decorated with a huge reserve, the area of which is at least 440 acres. This natural and archaeological site of Florida is listed on the National Register of Valuable and Protected Historic Sites. This park is truly unique, and if you are going to Miami, then you should visit it!

The amazing park was designed by Charles Deering, the man who did a lot for the development of not only Florida, but the entire United States. He was a very influential and famous collector, industrialist and millionaire. He made his fortune in the production of agricultural equipment, in the company that he inherited from his father.

The diverse nature of the park consists of almost 150 acres of real pine forest, in which trees are more than one hundred years old, many of them are listed in the Red Book and are in danger of extinction.

An additional 115 acres is occupied by incredible rainforests of deciduous trees. The remainder is occupied by charming mangroves, brutal salt marshes and the paradise island of Chicken Key. All of them are open for tourists to visit all year round.

Deering Estate is a great place to spend a weekend in Miami.

What to see in Deering Estate

The amazing nature of the reserve combines many species of plants and animals. If you visit here, be sure to save a lot of impressions, and even want to come back!

The Deering Estate Reserve attracts not only priceless natural resources, but also incredible historical buildings. The first is a large cottage, built more than 100 years ago, called Richmond. And the second is a stone house, corresponding to the style of the first third of the XX century. One of the buildings was Deering's home in Miami.

Each building carries a lot of artistic values: these are original sculptures, and various photographs, and paintings, as well as things created by the hands of Charles himself. An amazing library and other rooms are decorated with rare things and decorative elements.

You just won’t want to leave here. You will find a fascinating adventure at the excavation site, where they found the remains, whose age totals 50,000 years. Gourmets will enjoy a fascinating visit to the wine cellar, where the wine has been stored for almost 100 years.

More adventures await you: the opportunity to rent a canoe, take a walk in all the corners of the park, look at outlandish butterflies, and also participate in daily events held at Deering Estate at Cutler. Various conferences are held here on the theme of history, ecologists and the environment, and art.