Bimini is two small islands fifty miles from Miami with the Gulf Stream just offshore. The ten best things to do here are ranked, from a house built of shells and sea glass to the fishing grounds Hemingway made famous, with the operator detail each one needs.
Updated 22 October 2026 · By the BahamasBooking editorial team
North Bimini holds Alice Town, the hotels, the marinas and the main beach, all within walking distance. South Bimini has the airport, the nature trail and the shark research station, and the wrecks and reefs lie a short boat ride from either. Most of this list is done with a local operator, and sea conditions set the day.
The ranking favours what you can only find in Bimini: the Dolphin House, the Sapona and the Bimini Road. Wildlife outings are genuine searches rather than guaranteed encounters, so each item is honest about what depends on the day.
Number 1. Art and history
Ashley Saunders built the Dolphin House in Alice Town by hand from shells, sea glass and recovered materials over decades, and it is the most singular building in the islands. Ask about guided visits and opening times.
Confirm access locally. Ask about guided visits and opening times.
Number 2. Snorkelling
The Sapona is a concrete ship wrecked in a 1926 hurricane that still stands part-submerged off South Bimini, and snorkelling around it is Bimini's signature outing. Go with a guide and do not climb the unstable sections.
Confirm access locally. Use a guide and avoid climbing unstable wreck sections.
Number 3. Snorkelling
The Bimini Road is a line of large flat stones on the sea floor off North Bimini that looks laid rather than formed. The Atlantis stories are legend, not archaeology; the snorkel is a good one either way.
Confirm access locally. Atlantis connections are legend, not established archaeology.
Number 4. Wildlife
Wild Atlantic spotted dolphins live in the shallow waters off Bimini, and specialist operators run long boat trips to look for them. Sightings and any time in the water are never guaranteed.
Confirm access locally. Sightings and any in-water opportunity are not guaranteed.
Number 5. Fishing
The deep water of the Gulf Stream just offshore makes Bimini one of the Atlantic's best known big-game fishing grounds. Charters run with licensed local captains; agree species, season and inclusions.
Confirm access locally. Agree target species, season and inclusions.
Number 6. Scuba
Neal Watson's Bimini Scuba Center at the Big Game Club runs reef, wreck and specialist shark dives. Programme, season and your certification decide what is open to you.
Confirm access locally. Program, season and certification determine access.
Number 7. Snorkelling
Rainbow Reef is a shallow reef off North Bimini full of tropical fish, and the easiest snorkel for people who have not done it before. The operator picks a day with suitable conditions.
Confirm access locally. The operator chooses suitable conditions.
Number 8. Beach
Radio Beach is Alice Town's main beach, a short walk from the hotels with food stalls alongside. Surf conditions affect swimming, but it is the beach you will use most.
Confirm access locally. Surf conditions can affect swimming.
Number 9. Nature and education
The Bimini Biological Field Station on South Bimini, known as the shark lab, has studied lemon sharks here for decades and runs public programmes by appointment.
By arrangement. Arrange a public program before visiting.
Number 10. Boating and dining
The Bimini Big Game Club waterfront is the marina and bar scene at the heart of Alice Town, where the fishing boats come in. Fishing trips are booked separately; this is the atmosphere.
Confirm access locally. A marina and bar scene rather than a charter; fishing trips are booked separately.
The Dolphin House, Radio Beach and the Big Game Club waterfront are all on foot in Alice Town. The Sapona and the Bimini Road are often combined on one boat trip, Rainbow Reef on another, and the dolphin search and the fishing charters are full days each. The shark lab needs an appointment and a transfer to South Bimini.
Bimini suits a long weekend. Tell us your dates and we will match the boat days to the forecast, and the full list has the remaining entries.
Tell us when you are travelling, where you are staying and which of these matter most. We will suggest the order, the boats or drivers you need and what to confirm first.
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