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SSTAART ART DECO WELCOME CENTER
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LENG LENGTTH 1.2 MILES; TWO TO THREE HOURS

Start at the 1 Art Deco Welcome Center , at the corner of Ocean Dr and 10th St (named
Barbara Capitman Way here after the founder of the Miami Design Preservation League).
Step in for an exhibit on art-deco style, then head out and go north along Ocean Dr;
between 12th St and 14th St you'll see three examples of deco hotels: the 2 Leslie slie, a

boxy shape with eyebrows (cantilevered sun shades) wrapped around the side of the
building; the 3 Carlyle rlyle, featured in the film The Birdcageand boasting modernistic styl-

ing; and the graceful 4 Cardozo Hotel , built by Henry Hohauser, owned by Gloria Estefan
and featuring sleek, rounded edges. At 14th St, peek inside the sun-drenched 5 Winter
Haven Hotel to see its fabulous floors of terrazzo, made of stone chips set in mortar that
is polished when dry. Turn left and head down 14th St to Washington Ave and the 6 US
Post Office , at 13th St. It's a curvy block of white deco in the stripped classic style. Step
inside to admire the wall mural, domed ceiling and marble stamp tables. Stop for lunch at
the 7 11th St Diner , a gleaming aluminum Pullman car that was imported in 1992 from
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Get a window seat and gaze across the avenue to the corner
of 10th St and the stunningly restored 8 Hotel Astor , designed in 1936 by T Hunter
Henderson. After your meal, walk half a block east from there to the imposing
9 Wolfsonian-FIU , an excellent museum of design, formerly the Washington Storage
Company. Wealthy snowbirds of the '30s stashed their pricey belongings here before
heading back up north. Continue walking Washington Ave, turn left on 7th St and then
continue north along Collins Ave to the a Hotel , featuring an interior and roof deck by
Todd Oldham. L Murray Dixon designed the hotel as the Tiffany Hotel, with a deco spire,
in 1939. Turn right on 9th St and go two blocks to Ocean Dr, where you'll spy nonstop
deco beauties; at 960 Ocean Dr (the middling b Ocean''s T s Ten r n restauurant) you'll see an ex-

terior designed in 1935 by deco legend Henry Hohauser.

Activities
Miami doesn't lack for ways to keep yourself busy. From sailing her teal waters to hiking
through her tropical undergrowth, yoga in her parks and (why not?) trapeze artistry above
her head, the Magic City rewards those who want an active holiday.