Coral Castle
Coral Castle is an oolite limestone structure created by the Latvian-American eccentric Edward Leedskalnin. It comprises numerous large stones, each weighing several tons, sculpted into a variety of shapes, including slab walls, tables, chairs, a crescent moon, a water fountain and a sundial.- Opening hours:
8:00 AM—6:00 PM
Friday and Saturday: 8:00 AM—8:00 PM - Type: Museum
- Description: visitor attraction in Leisure City, Florida, USA
- Also known as: “Coral Castle Museum” and “Rock Gate Park”
- Address: 28655 South Dixie Highway, Miami, FL 33033
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include South Dade High School and Miami MacArthur South Senior High School.
South Dade High School
School
South Dade Senior High School is a secondary school in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, just north of Homestead. It is located on 60 acres at the southernmost end of Miami-Dade County. South Dade High School is situated 1 mile west of Coral Castle.
Miami MacArthur South Senior High School
School
Miami MacArthur South Senior High School is a public high school in Naranja, a census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida. It is a part of Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Miami MacArthur South Senior High School is situated 2 miles northeast of Coral Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leisure City and Naranja.
Leisure City
Locality
Leisure City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, that includes the smaller, older community of Modello in its northwestern section.
Naranja
Village
Naranja is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. Many orange groves were once located in this area, so the community name came from the Spanish word for orange, naranja, though the pronunciation among the local residents is "Na-Ran-Jah". Naranja is situated 2 miles northeast of Coral Castle.
Homestead Base
Locality
Homestead Base is a census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The CDP comprises the extent of Homestead Air Reserve Base plus some surrounding land. Homestead Base is situated 3½ miles east of Coral Castle.
Coral Castle
- Categories: tourist attraction, NRHP district, and tourism
- Location: Miami-Dade County, Greater Miami, Florida, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
25.50067° or 25° 30′ 2″ northLongitude
-80.44424° or 80° 26′ 39″ westOpen location code
76QXGH24+78OpenStreetMap ID
way 271692359OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q129809
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Coral Castle” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلعة المرجان”
- Armenian: “Կորալյան ամրոց”
- Dutch: “Coral Castle”
- Finnish: “Coral Castle”
- French: “Chateau de Corail”
- French: “château de Corail”
- French: “Château de Corail”
- German: “Coral Castle”
- Indonesian: “Kastel Koral”
- Indonesian: “Kastil Koral”
- Italian: “Castello di corallo”
- Italian: “Coral Castle”
- Italian: “Rock Gate Park”
- Japanese: “コーラル・キャッスル”
- Korean: “산호성”
- Korean: “코랄캐슬”
- Latvian: “Koraļļu pils”
- Lithuanian: “Koralų pilis”
- Lithuanian: “Rock gate”
- Pampanga: “Coral Castle”
- Polish: “Coral Castle”
- Polish: “Koralowy Zamek”
- Polish: “Rock Gate Park”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Coral”
- Russian: “Коралловый замок”
- Serbian: “Koralni Zamak”
- Slovak: “Koralový hrad”
- Spanish: “Castillo Coral”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Coral”
- Spanish: “Coral Castle”
- Ukrainian: “Кораловий замок”
- Uzbek: “Coral qal’asi”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Modello Wayside Park and Moedello Fire Department Station 6.
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