S ure, you can come to Miami just to look at it. And how could we forget the travel brochure-blue warm waters of the Atlantic. It wants to be heard. It craves to be experienced. Thanks to the Latin American culture and cuisine that courses through its veins, Miami pulses with a vibrancy like no other city in North America. Without further ado, my itinerary for friends and strangers alike. The newly gentrified Wynwood district, about 15 miles north of downtown, is on tap for the afternoon.
Until recently, the area was a sprawl of rundown warehouses. Investment in the strongly Puerto Rican neighborhood has sparked a transformation into a corner of Miami where craft breweries, fashion houses, art galleries and dance halls abound. More than a century old, the Mediterranean revival-style building and its beautiful gardens were crafted for James Deering, an agricultural visionary whose descendants sold the estate to Miami-Dade county in the s.
It was only a matter of time. Yes, it can get cheesy. A certified python trapper with zero catches to his name , he enjoys spending time in the Florida Everglades and watching big space rockets launch from Cape Canaveral.
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