The back story
-
Island guide
Bimini: the islands of legends
Fifty miles from Florida: Hemingway’s hideaway, big-game fishing, wild dolphins, the Shark Lab and the Dolphin House.

Island guide · 50 miles from Florida
Bimini in one page: the Big Game Club, Hemingway’s rum club, the Bimini Museum and how to get there by seaplane or ferry.
Island guide
Fifty miles from Florida: Hemingway’s hideaway, big-game fishing, wild dolphins, the Shark Lab and the Dolphin House.
Bimini’s stories
A small museum across from the Bimini Craft Center, preserving the island’s history.
Kings Highway, Alice Town, North Bimini, The BahamasExplore View on map
Lemon sharks and science
The Bimini Biological Field Station, a shark research station on South Bimini since 1990.
Port Royal, South Bimini, The BahamasExplore View on map
Bimini’s sport-fishing classic
The sport-fishing resort and marina on North Bimini, with a dive centre on site.
Kings Highway, Alice Town, North Bimini, The BahamasExplore View on map
The big resort on Bimini
A 750-acre beachfront resort with 305 rooms, two pools, a casino, a cruise port and nine restaurants, cafés and bars.
Kings Highway, Bimini Bay, North Bimini, The BahamasExplore View on map
A rum toast to Hemingway
The poolside rum bar at the Bimini Big Game Club, the sport-fishing resort on North Bimini.
Kings Highway, Alice Town, North Bimini, The BahamasExplore View on map
Toes in the sand by A dock
A sand-floored bar and grill at the Big Game Club marina, next to the dive centre.
Kings Highway, Alice Town, North Bimini, The BahamasExplore View on map
Gaming with a water view
A 10,000 sq ft casino on North Bimini with table games, slots, a sportsbook and panoramic views of the marina.
Kings Highway, Bimini Bay, North Bimini, The BahamasExplore View on map
A Bahama Mama with a 360° view
Resorts World Bimini’s beach club, with Bahamian-inspired food and tropical cocktails on the sand.
Resorts World Bimini, Kings Highway, Bimini Bay, North Bimini, The BahamasExplore View on map
Logo shirts and sundries
The Big Game Club’s shop for sports apparel, books, gifts, sundries and logo merchandise.
Kings Highway, Alice Town, North Bimini, The BahamasExplore View on map
The local clinic
The government community clinic in Alice Town, run by the Ministry of Health’s Department of Public Health.
Alice Town, North Bimini, The BahamasExplore View on map
Sport-fishing base
The full-service marina at the Big Game Club on North Bimini.
Kings Highway, Alice Town, North Bimini, The BahamasExplore View on map
By seaplane from Florida
Seaplane and charter flights from Fort Lauderdale to Bimini, Nassau, the Berry Islands and beyond.
About 50 miles off Florida’s east coast, according to the official tourism site.
Commercial and charter flights land at South Bimini Airport, and a short ferry crosses to North Bimini. Tropic Ocean Airways seaplanes use the North Bimini seaplane base.
Been there? Share your experience and tips with other visitors.