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This Cuban hot spot - with authentic music, unstylish wood paneling and a small dance
floor - is enhanced by cigar smoke and Havana transplants. Stop in nightly for
son
(a
salsalike dance that originated in Oriente, Cuba),
boleros
(a Spanish dance in triple meter)
and modern Cuban beats.
Sports
Miami Heat
BASKETBALL
( 786-777-1000;
www.nba.com/heat
;
American Airlines Arena, 601 Biscayne Blvd; tickets from $26)
The city's NBA franchise plays at American Airlines Arena.
Miami Dolphins
FOOTBALL
( 305-943-8000;
www.miamidolphins.com
;
Sun Life Stadium, 2269 Dan Marino Blvd; tickets from
$35)
'Dol-fans' are respectably crazy about their team, even if a Super Bowl showing has
evaded them since 1985. Games are wildly popular and the Dolphins are painfully suc-
cessful, in that they always raise fans' hopes but never quite fulfill them. Sun Life Stadium
is in Miami Gardens, 15 miles north of downtown.
University of Miami Hurricanes
FOOTBALL
( 800-462-2637;
www.hurricanesports.com
; tickets $22-60)
The Hurricanes were once undisputed titans of university football, but had experienced a
slow decline since 2004. They've recovered a bit as of the time of writing, and attending a
game surrounded by UM's pack of fanatics is lots of fun. Their season is from August to
December.
Miami Marlins
BASEBALL
(
http://miami.marlins.mlb.com
; Marlins Park, 501 Marlins Way; tickets from $15)
The MLB regular season runs from April to September.
University of Miami Hurricanes
BASKETBALL
(
800-462-2637;
www.hurricanesports.com
; tickets $20)
