Coral Castle Museum: What to Know Before Visiting

Coral Castle Museum is at 28655 S. Dixie Highway in Homestead, Florida. The site is a museum and sculpture garden, with its coral-rock creations displayed across the grounds.

Formerly known as Rock Gate, it was built over more than three decades by Latvian immigrant Edward Leedskalnin. The Society of Architectural Historians dates its design and construction to 1923–1951.

Coral Castle’s outdoor sculptures and structures include a massive rotating gate and a self-portrait made from stone materials. Leedskalnin quarried, cut and carved more than 1,100 tons of coral rock without modern machinery.

Just beyond the front entrance, a triangular gate weighing three tons can rotate 360 degrees in either direction. The grounds also include a self-portrait of Leedskalnin, made from coral rock, stone and seashells and located outside the tool room.

Among the exhibits are a 1923 admission sign from the original Rock Gate site in Florida City, advertising admission for 10 cents, and Leedskalnin’s handmade water-basin shaving mirror, which reflects an image without glass.

Adult admission is $25, tickets for children ages 5 through 12 cost $10, and children age 4 and younger enter free. Buy tickets on site at the gift shop upon arrival.

Opening hours

• Monday to Sunday: 9 AM–8 PM

Last checked November 2026. Hours can change on holidays and for special events.

Admission includes a 30-minute documentary and a professionally led public tour. Guided tours are available every hour on the hour, so you can plan your arrival around a tour start.

Published daily opening hours range from 9:00 AM to 7:00–8:00 PM. The last tour begins at 6:00–7:00 PM, and the gates close at 6:30–7:30 PM.

Before you go: Opening hours and admission details can change; check the official Coral Castle site before you go.

From the motel, the drive to Coral Castle takes about 8 minutes. For the driving route, take Ronald Reagan Turnpike exit 5 for SW 288th Street/Biscayne Avenue. Head west on Biscayne Avenue, continue to SW 157th Avenue, then turn right. Coral Castle has private parking; arrange any additional parking through the venue, where an extra fee may apply.

The museum is wheelchair accessible. Its public-transit route involves southbound Tri-Rail to the Metrorail Transfer Station, the Green Line toward Florida City, bus 38 or 52 to South Dade Government Center, then southbound bus 70 toward SW 344th Street Park & Ride, which stops near Coral Castle.

Allow at least the 30 minutes needed for the included documentary, then add time for the public tour and a look around the outdoor structures and exhibits. Because tours begin hourly, arriving with the schedule in mind can help you fit the tour into your visit.