5 things to do during the World Cup in Miami

Bayside Marketplace offers a range of activities that entertain the whole family before or after a match. Shop, dine, drink, or grab a ride on Skyviews Miami in one of the 42 rotating gondolas. You can also book a tour of the city here, by bus, speedboat or yacht. Why it's great for fans: it's adjacent to Bayfront Park, so you can walk there. You can also store your luggage there if you're coming directly from a flight or a cruise.

This 275-acre urban park, built on a former racetrack, offers fields and courts for various sports, lakes for paddle-boating, and even a boxing center and equestrian center. Bringing the dog? There's a place for your pooch to play here as well. Why it's great for fans: Miami-Dade County is hosting an official Gold Cup watch party here (in addition to Little Haiti Soccer Park and the Miami Beach Bandshell) as part of its host city's promise of delivering an unmatched World Cup experience in South Florida.

This historic swimming hole has been welcoming visitors looking for respite from the heat since 1923. Recently renovated, the pool is refilled daily with more than 820,000 gallons of spring water from an underground aquifer. Swim under the pair of waterfalls and into cave-like grottoes for the ultimate experience. Why it's great for fans: let's face it, summer matches in Miami are going to be fire — literally. You'll need some relief.

What's football without refreshing craft brewski to drink in a tropical beer garden? Try the products from Cuba's oldest brewery, reinvented in Miami. Here, the brews and bites are surrounded by a carefully tended botanical garden where you can learn about the native flora. Why it's great for fans: throughout the World Cup, in addition to showing matches, Cervecería La Tropical will be running food specials that represent every participating country, such as Beer Cheese and Bacon Poutine for Canada and Bandera Brewhouse Nachos for Mexico.

Art is an important part of Miami's cultural fabric, and Gary Nader is behind some of the city's most important exhibits, including the biggest private collection of works by Fernando Botero. This accessible outdoor sculpture park brings together an impressive assortment of modern, contemporary pieces by international artists. Why it's great for fans: Love Always Wins, a song written and produced by 26-time Grammy Award winner Emilio Estefan, performed by Zema on lead vocals featuring Shaggy and Cimafunk, is being launches here. The song is featured on the Official FIFA World Cup Album.