The Best Things to Do in Olympia Heights, by the Record
Olympia Heights has sent exactly one place into the record so far: Everglades National Park (Shark Valley Entrance), honored by Miami New Times.
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A 15-mile paved loop cuts through the sawgrass, and at the far end an observation tower puts the whole river of grass beneath you in one sweep. Shark Valley is the Everglades entrance closest to Miami, reachable in under an hour, with trails for walking or renting a bike and enough alligators sunning on the path to make you reconsider the bike. The city evaporates fast out here, which is the whole point.