Miami - Miami and the Keys - page 102

MIAMI IN…
TWO DAYS
There's more to Miami than South Beach, but we're assuming you're starting - and
sleeping - here. Have breakfast at Puerto Sagua and, gorged, waddle to the Wolfsonian-
FIU to get some background on the surrounding art-deco architecture. Now stroll around
Lincoln Road , hotel-spot on Collins Ave or check out South Beach's most flamboyant
structures, like the Delano Hotel , Tides and the Shore Club .
Get in some beach time and as evening sets in consider an excellent deco district tour
with the Art Deco Welcome Center . For a nice Haitian dinner try Tap Tap . Afterwards, grab
a craft cocktail at Broken Shaker .
The next day potter around either of the excellent ethnic enclaves of Little Haiti or
Little Havana before dining in the trendy Design District . End your trip rocking out in
one of Midtown's excellent venues, like Bardot or Wood Tavern .
FOUR DAYS
Follow the two-day itinerary and visit whichever one of the 'Littles' (Haiti or Havana) you
missed the first time round. If you can, visit Coral Gables, making sure not to miss the
Biltmore Hotel , the Venetian Pool and a shopping stroll down Miracle Mile. If all that isn't
opulent enough for you, see what happens when Mediterranean revival, baroque stylings
and a lot of money gets mashed together at the Vizcaya Museum & Gardens . Top off a
visit to these elegant manses with dinner at one of the best restaurants in Miami in, no
kidding, a gas station at El Carajo .
On day four, head downtown and take a long ride on the free Metromover , hopping on
and off to see the gorgeous Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts . Have your last
meal at Blue Collar on emergent N Biscayne Blvd before having a farewell drink under the
stars in the courtyard of the Blackbird Ordinary .