Visiting Coral Castle - Homestead Florida January 27, 2009

Coral Castle Visitors, Watch for our redesigned site.

UPDATE: October 22, Found website to up and running.
http://coralcastle.com/
Previous note: Due to circumstances beyond our control, the coralcastle.com website has been unavailable for some time. We have just uploaded a basic site and will be creating a new site in the next few weeks. Please be assured that the Castle is still open and welcome to visitors. If you're interested in purchasing any gift items or books about Ed, please call us at 305-248-6345.

If you had visited Coral Castle 60 years ago, you would have been greeted enthusiastically by a man weighing a mere 100 pounds and standing just over 5 feet tall. He would have asked you for ten cents admission and introduced you to his fantasy world carved out of stone.

As you moved around his rock garden and the significance of each piece was explained, you could not help but notice the great pride Ed Leedskalnin took in his work.

Since it is documented that no one ever witnessed Ed's labor in building his rock gate park, some say he had supernatural powers. Ed would only say that he knew the secrets used to build the ancient pyramids and if he could learn them, you could too!

Today, you can leisurely tour Coral Castle via our new 30 minute state of the art audio tour. Hear this fascinating story in English, Spanish, French or German, and see for yourself what millions saw on national TV's "That's Incredible", "In Search Of...", and "You Asked For It!" Even rock star Billy Idol wrote his hit song, "Sweet Sixteen" about Ed's lost love.

Now we wonder what exactly was the source of inspiration that drove this man for 28 years to carve a Coral Castle from the ground up using nothing but home made tools from junk parts. Unrequited love? Ancient sciences that defy gravity, or just sheer, raw human determination? The Coral Castle is an everlasting mystery to those who explore it.

28655 South Dixie Highway Homestead, FL 33033
(305) 248-6345
Just 31 miles south of the Miami International Airport

Coral Castle is on the National Register of historic places and is truly an amazing place to visit. The story behind the castle is that Edward Leedskalnin, out of obsessed love for a young girl, built this coral monument for her. The question remains, how could he have carved and moved over 1100 tons of rock without any human assistance? Did he know any secrets? Coral Castle has baffled scientists, engineers and scholars since its opening in 1923. Coral Castle has been featured in many magazines and on television on 'In Search Of', 'Ripley's Believe It Or Not' http://www.ripleys.com/ and 'That's Incredible'. See you there!

Coral Castle Hours & prices for admission
Answer: Sunday-Thursday 8 AM - 6 PM
Friday-Saturday 8 AM - 9 PM (Year-Round)

Cost of Admission:
Adults $ 9.75
Children (7-12) $ 5.00
Children (under 6) no charge
Senior Citizens (62+ ) $6.50

Answers to questions about the man who built the castle. http://www.coralcastle.com/freqaq.php

Directions to the Coral Castle: From the West: Take I-75 or Route 4I to Route 997 (US 27). Go South to SW 288th St., turn left and go to 157th Ave., turn left.
From the Northeast: Take turnpike extension to Homestead, take exit # 5 (288th St.), go right for 2 miles to SW 157th Ave., turn right.
From the South: Go North on US Highway 1/FL-5N., turn right onto SW 288 street., turn left onto SW 157th Ave.

Official Website: http://www.coralcastle.com/