Coral Castle and the Redland day trip
Last reviewed: November 9, 2026. Sources for this page are listed in its fact sheet.
Short answer first. Coral Castle is a short visit, about an hour with the guided tour, and that is exactly why this page exists. The castle sits in the middle of the Redland, Miami-Dade's farm country, within a few miles of a famous fruit stand, a county fruit park, and, in season, the cinnamon roll farm. Run the four stops in the order below and a one hour curiosity becomes a full South Dade day. The route runs Tuesday through Sunday in Knaus season. Mondays lose the farm, and the notes under the route explain the swap.
Fresh fruit, the Redland in one basket. Stock photo, not Robert Is Here. Photo: Mikhail Nilov, Pexels.
Stop 1, 9:00 a.m.: Coral Castle
Coral Castle, at 28655 S Dixie Highway in Homestead, is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Go at opening, before the tour groups and the heat. The site's own account of itself is the draw: Edward Leedskalnin constructed the garden single-handedly from 1923 to 1951, moving and carving massive limestone blocks with basic tools, 1,100 tons of coral rock in the site's own telling, including a nine ton gate that moves with a push and a sundial the site calls the world's only seasonal sundial. Take the guided tour rather than wandering; the guides run the demonstrations that make the stones make sense, and current listings put the last tour at 7:00 p.m., for anyone running this route backwards as an evening visit. Admission is listed at $25 for adults, $10 for children ages 5 to 12, and free for children 4 and under in current listings checked against the official site's information in fall 2026, with tickets sold on site only. The castle's own text pages don't publish a price block, so treat those figures as checked November 9, 2026 and confirm at the gate.
Stop 2: Robert Is Here
Robert Is Here, at 19200 SW 344th Street, is open every day from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and closes only on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day, per the stand's own site. Older guides will tell you it shuts for a fall season. Its own site says every day, and the site governs. This is the milkshake stop: tropical fruit shakes at the counter, tables of fruit most supermarkets never stock, and jars and sauces worth trunk space. It sits minutes from the castle, so it runs as the late morning stop, and it doubles as the day's grocery run if your rental has a kitchen.
Stop 3: Fruit and Spice Park
The Preston B. Bird and Mary Heinlein Fruit and Spice Park, at 24801 SW 187th Avenue, is a Miami-Dade County park open seven days a week from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Admission is $15 for adults age 12 and up, $8 for children ages 6 to 11, free for children 5 and under, members, and disabled veterans, with 10 percent off for seniors and military with ID, and admission is sold in person only. The park is the Redland's living catalogue: fruit, spice, and nut trees from around the world, walked at your own pace, with whatever is ripe showing up at the tasting counter by the entrance. Give it ninety minutes. It's the stop that explains the other three.
Stop 4, in season: Knaus Berry Farm
End at Knaus Berry Farm, at 16790 SW 177th Avenue, open Tuesday to Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in season and closed Mondays, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, and Easter, with cards now accepted, per the farm's own site. The full season guide is its own page; the route version is simple. Cinnamon rolls first, while the line is short by Redland standards, then the U-Pick fields when they're running. On a Monday, or outside the season, the route closes instead with an Everglades edge: the farm country sits at the park's doorstep, and the Shark Valley or airboat comparison helps you pick the add-on that fits the light you have left.
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The Redland is 45 to 60 minutes from Miami Beach in normal traffic, and the Zoo Miami exit is on the way home; the Zoo Miami guide pairs with this route on a two day South Dade plan. Staying south rather than driving back?
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If you only have half a day
Cut the route to two stops and it still works. Coral Castle at opening, 9:00 a.m., with the guided tour, then Robert Is Here for the milkshake and the fruit tables, and you're back on the highway by early afternoon. What you lose is the context: Fruit and Spice Park is the stop that explains why this farm country grows what it grows, and Knaus is the stop everyone talks about on the drive home. Half a day buys the stones and the shake. The full route buys the Redland.
Sources and check dates
Coral Castle's address, hours, and history are from coralcastle.com; its admission figures are flagged in the text because the site's own pages publish no price block. Robert Is Here's hours and closed days are from robertishere.com. Fruit and Spice Park hours and admission are from the Miami-Dade County park page. Knaus Berry Farm facts are from knausberryfarm.com. All checked November 9, 2026.