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Always hot, with upbeat music and a huge Floribbean menu. The action spills onto the sidewalk.

A former Baptist church, this Downtown facility has been converted into an 800-seat state-of-the-art theater and is the home of the Miami Hispanic Ballet, which produces the annual International Ballet Festival.

Not neglecting this southof-the-border treat, in regular and frozen incarnations, paired with any fruit – and a range of liqueurs, too.

Local-boy-made-good Jimmy Buffett is the owner of this barrestaurant-souvenir shop. There’s live music nightly, and on occasion the Parrot Head leader himself shows up.

Important photography collection, favoring straightforward portraiture.

The romance of long-lost, bootyladen shipwrecks.

Displays about coral reefs and related themes. The exploits of various pirates are recounted, and exhibits include treasures recovered over the years. Many items on display were pulled up from the remains of the ship Concepción, which sank in a hurricane in 1715.

The first of Florida’s environmentalists, who single-handedly saved the Everglades. She died in 1998, at the age of 108.

Part of Crandon Park, this center contains a unique black mangrove reef of fossilized wood and roots along the northeast shore of Key Biscayne. Wearing suitable foot protection, you can wade in shallow waters to explore the underwater world. The nature center is named after the woman who almost single-handedly saved the Everglades from being overrun by housing developments, and it offers information and guided tours.

Master-chef Mark Militello offers a wonderful fusion dining experience. Culinary stunners may include tenderloin of beef with roasted garlic purée on a polenta crouton. Desserts are extraordinary, too, and the wine selection perfect (see Mark’s South Beach, South Beach).