The Barnacle Historic State Park

Tour the 1891 bayfront home of a Coconut Grove pioneer, then walk through a tropical hardwood hammock to the shore of Biscayne Bay.

3485 Main Highway, Coconut Grove, Miami, FL 33133 · Miami, FL

About The Barnacle Historic State Park

The Barnacle is the oldest house in Miami-Dade County still on its original site, built in 1891 by yacht designer Ralph Munroe, a founder of Coconut Grove. The five-acre park keeps a strip of tropical hardwood hammock, a boathouse and a lawn running down to Biscayne Bay, where a replica of Munroe's sailboat Egret is moored. Entry on foot or by bike is $2, and guided house tours cost $3 extra. There is no parking lot, so use neighborhood meters or the bus.

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