Book – Discovering Vintage Miami by Mandy Baca
Getting There – American Airlines has its hub in Miami, but just about all major US airlines fly here. Southwest Airlines & JetBlue fly to Ft. Lauderdale, which is a Miami suburb.
Category: Miami, FL
Although Miami is known for many things including a major hub for cruise ships, I personally love to spend time in the Art Deco Historic district of Miami Beach and visit places like the Raleigh with Esther Williams’ pool!
Miami, FL: Getting Around & Accommodations
Getting Around:
Accommodations – Most of these are historic/boutique in the Miami Beach area, but know that all hotels use surge pricing during major events.
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- Clay Hotel, 1925 Mediterranean Hotel, Miami Beach
- Dream South Beach, Art Deco Boutique, Miami Beach
- Essex Hotel by Cleveland, Art Deco Sophisticated Accommodations, Miami Beach
- Foutainebleau Miami Beach, Historically & architecturally significant Hotel, Miami Beach
- Miami Biltmore Hotel, Historical Hotel on Millionaires Row, Coral Gables
- National Hotel, 1939 Historic Art Deco Hotel, Miami Beach
- Raleigh Hotel, Stylish Form of the Renaissance, Miami Beach
- Room Mate Waldorf Towers, Boutique Historic Hotel, Miami Beach
- South Seas Richmond Hotel, Art Deco in it’s finest, Miami Beach
- Washington Park Hotel, Art Deco Boutique group of hotels, Miami Beach
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Miami, FL: Eating & Drinking
Most of the restaurants listed here are old school or historic in some way. I have also added some excellent, farm to table choices. Enjoy!
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- Beehive Natural Foods
- Bodega
- Captain’s Tavern Restaurant & Seafood Market
- Coopertown Restaurant
- Donut Gallery Diner
- The Forge
- Garcia’s Seafood Grille & Fish Market
- Havana 1957
- Jackson Soul Food
- Joe’s Stone Crab
- Laurenzo’s Farmers Market & Italian Center
- Molina’s Ranch Restaurant
- Monty’s Coconut Grove
- Peacock Garden Bistro
- Stephen’s Delicatessen
- Sunset Corners Wine & Liquors
- Titanic Brewery & Restaurant
- Wall’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream
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Miami, FL: Things to Do
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- Art Deco Tours, Miami Beach
- Colony Theater (live productions), Miami Beach
- Hialeah Park Race Track & Casino, Hialeah
- Holocaust Memorial, Miami Beach
- Jewish Museum of Florida, Miami Beach
- Liquor Lounge (Disco & Adult Beverages), Miami Beach
- Miami Design Preserv. League’s Official Art Deco Tour, Miami Beach
- Venetian Pool, Coral Gables
- Yesterday and Today Records, Miami