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The Exquisito Cafetería (see Exquisito Restaurant) is the best on the street and a wonderful place to listen to the music and watch the fascinating street life all around.

To get the overall feel and extent of Little Havana, it’s best to drive, from José Martí Park in the west to about 34th Avenue in the east, where the Woodlawn Cemetery and Versailles Restaurant are located.

Right on beautiful Biscayne Bay, Noguchi designed this park “as a wedge of art in the heart of the New World.” Here, in addition to Noguchi’s sculptures you will find lush greenery, a small sand beach, tropical rock garden, cascading fountain, palms, and olive trees.

This charming little park by the Miami River is graced with colonnades and pavilions, Spanishstyle clusters of street lamps, palm trees, and an excellent children’s playground.

The buildings highlighted on pages 83–5 are lined up over about six blocks along NE–SE 1st and 2nd avenues. Another building worth a look is the Neo-Classical-Revival Miami-Dade County Courthouse, three blocks away. Don’t miss the ceiling mosaics in the impressive lobby.

Frequently voted the best beach in the US, Bahia Honda is noted for its perfect sands, great watersports, and exotic tropical forests.

The beautiful, sandy beach of Bahia Honda in the Keys – often lauded as one of the best beaches in the US – has good waters for swimming and snorkeling. Equipment rentals are available (see Bahia Honda State Park).

World champions Florida Marlins play at Pro Player Stadium