Let’s Get High

You might have noticed the huge white balloon coasting above the Biscayne Bay shoreline and wondered, Is it a bird? Or a plane? No, dummy, it’s the Miami Skylift. And though we bet you’ve been high plenty of times when you’ve seen Miami, now the Skylift is here to show you the city from up above.

For just $17 per adult and $9.50 per kid from age three to nine, you can glide 500 feet into the air and get a bird’s-eye view of the floral-print-bedecked tourists on South Beach, the bumper-to-bumper traffic in Coconut Grove, and the scaffolds and cranes of downtown. The aircraft-quality balloon can hold up to 30 passengers and even has enough room for you to walk around while you ooh and aah over the spectacular view. And in case you don’t want to see the minute details of the city, the lift is open at night, too, which will grant you a twinkling-star, city-lights view of the M-I-A. Get your ride on today from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Visit www.miamiskylift.com.

Starts: Dec. 11. Daily, 2007