DK Travel : Miami

At its best, Miami is all pastel hues and warm, velvety zephyrs – a tropical reverie. The culture is sensuous and physical, often spiked with Caribbean rhythms and accents. Outdoor activities hold sway throughout the area, at the world-famous beaches and in the turquoise waters; the vibrant nightlife, too, attracts pleasure-seekers, while significant historical sights are around every corner.

Miracle Mile

Though not really quite a mile, nor particularly miraculous, this street and parallel ones are mostly about nice shops and elegant eateries.
Miracle Theater

The 1940s Deco-style movie theater was converted into a playhouse in 1995 and was soon winning accolades for musicals such as West Side Story.
Miss Cleo, TV-Telephone Psychic

2002 saw the collapse of the psychic hotline that didn’t employ “genuine” psychics.
Modernism Gallery

One of the country’s top dealers in ultracool furniture, lighting fixtures, and accessories, including Art Deco.
Mojito

Papa Hemingway’s favorite splash: light rum, crushed mint leaves, sugar, and lime to taste. Sublime!
Monkey Jungle

This endearing attraction is still run by the family that founded it in 1933 to study the behavior of primates. Many of the smaller monkeys roam wild while you walk through caged walkways; the gorillas, orangutans, spider monkeys, and gibbons are kept in conventional cages. There are regular demonstrations of the capabilities of macaques, chimpanzees, and other human cousins.
Monkey Jungle

Here you have the chance to walk through the apes’ own jungle – where you’re the one in the cage!
Monty’s Stone Crab Seafood House and Raw Bar

A vast dining room in an old airplane hangar. Try the Jamaican jerk spiced fish, or just go for the excellent peel-and-eat shrimp and raw oysters. It’s a Miami insititution.
Monty’s Stone Crab Seafood House and Raw Bar, Coconut Grove

Order a pile of peel-and-eat shrimp and a dollop or two of cocktail sauce, and seat yourself under a thatched breezeway while you shuck. Right on the water, near Coconut Grove’s parks, it’s one of the nicest places to have a casual meal (see Monty’s Stone Crab Seafood House and Raw Bar).
Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens

The 1,000-year-old originals of some of these deeply peaceful settings were designed for Japanese nobility – places of inspiration for them to recite poetry to each other, or to seek solace in troubled times. Few places evoke the serenity and spiritual depth you can sense here, in the silent rocks and the murmuring cascades.

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