miami
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The Art Deco Welcome Center, (1001 Ocean Dr., 305- 672-2014) offers walking tours Saturday at 10:30am, Thursday at 6:30pm or by special requests for large groups. Gift shop and literature.
Espanola Way Art Center: 405 Espanola Way, between Washington & Drexel Avenues (673 6248) Bus C, H, K, W. Open 6-10pm Tue-Fri; noon-8pm Sat; or by appointment. No credit cards. Visitors can explore the studios in this funky artists' building off Washington Avenue. Group shows and individual artist's installations.
The largest tropical botanical garden in the U.S. and an international plant conservation research facility. Eighty-three acres of rare tropical palms, vines and flowering trees. Garden shop, cafe and conservatory. Narrated tram tours available. Hours:
9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Closed Christmas.
The only park of its kind in the U.S. Thirty-two acres of farmland containing over 500 species of exotic and subtropical fruit, nut, spice and herb trees and shrubs. Guided tours, gardening seminars and a gift shop with exotic teas and jellies. Home to the Redland Natural Arts Festival (January).
Little Havana - a thriving Cuban neighborhood. Cuban shops, cafes and food vendors line its main street, "Calle Ocho". Maximo Gomez Park offers programs for senior citizens.
Miami Design District - the heart of Miami's interior design industry; this neighborhood is home to many artists and their studios, antique shops and art galleries. Located between NE 36th and NE 42nd Street between Miami Avenue and NE 2nd Avenue.who? Offers gallery walks on 2nd Friday of each month.
Miami's metropolitan zoo and breeding center for endangered species. Over 200 species of animals including koalas, a pair of giant Komodo dragons, the rare white tiger and endangered black rhino. A children's zoo and petting area "PAWS" lets children get close to pot-bellied pigs and baby animals. Hours:
9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with admission gates closing at 4 pm.
Science
museum, planetarium and bird of prey rehabilitation center.
Current exhibits:
The
Space Transit Planetarium offers daily star shows, laser shows
(adults $6, children and senior citizens $3.00) and free observatory
viewing. Hours: Open daily 10am - 6pm (box office closes at 5pm). Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.
A zoological park home to nearly 400 primates, most running free on a 30-acre reserve. One of the few protected habitats for endangered chimps, orangutans and other primates in the United States and the only one open to the general public. Highlights include King, a Western lowland gorilla, and noontime Java monkey feedings, where the monkeys dive into a pool to receive fruit and treats. Hours: 9:30 am until 5:00 pm daily. The ticket offices close at 4:00 pm Admission: Adults: $14.95
plus tax
Hours: 9:30a.m. - 6 p.m. (ticket office closes at 5 pm) -CHECK THIS
Adults:
$15.95 plus tax
A large, lavish Italianate swimming pool, formerly a stone quarry, containing over 800,000 gallons of spring-fed water. Swim amid caves, waterfalls, and a Venetian-style bridge. Listed as a National Historic landmark. Snack bar on premises. Admission Fees:
Hours: Weekdays (M-F):
*closed Mondays Saturday & Sunday: 10:00 am - 4:30 pm year-round Parking:
An Italian Renaissance-style estate built in 1916 as the winter residence of industrialist James Deering. Over 10 acres of formal gardens and fountains surround a villa containing 34 rooms of 15th through 19th-century antique furnishings and decorative arts. Vizcaya is one of only two officially designated national historic landmarks in Miami-Dade County by the National Register of Historic Places (the other is Freedom Tower). Hours:
Daily from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission: TK Special Features: Gift shop, cafe. Tours:
ACCESS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES Vizcaya offers accessible parking and restrooms, entrance and routing throughout the first floor and a viewing area overlooking the Gardens. You may request a map that will show access throughout the Gardens. Inaccessible areas are detailed in a photo book with written explanations. For individuals who are blind or visually impaired, there is an audiotaped guided tour of the gardens and large print guide books. |
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El
Crédito Cigars - (1106 Calle Ocho) world-famous cigar
factory in Little Havana. One of the first Cuban businesses to
set up shop in Little Havana in the early 1960s. You can watch
the tabaqueros, most of whom learned their craft back in Cuba,
hand toll cigars or buy some Cuban-style cigars. M-S 8 am-5:30
pm, closed Sunday. 
Admission:
