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1 AAA Destination Guide: Official AAA maps, travel information and top picks AAA Destination Guide: Miami and Miami Beach includes trip-planning information covering AAA recommended attractions and restaurants, exclusive member discounts, maps and more. The appeal of greater Miami goes beyond sun-soaked beaches and a world-renowned climate. The young metropolis also has diverse neighborhoods and a cultural richness suggestive of older, more established American cities. Surprisingly, this popular destination may require some geographic orientation: Few realize Miami proper, on the mainland, and Miami Beach are separate cities. The former, while still a vacation spot, is more business-oriented, with a skyline of imposing bank towers; the latter’s casual environment is almost entirely geared to tourism and its silhouette lined with high-rise hotels and condominiums. A tropical sun and crystal-hued waters beckon visitors year-round—mom, dad and the kids to build sand castles and frolic in the ocean during summer, and snowbirds anxious to leave ice scrapers and snow shovels for a temperate winter. It’s a place where you can wave at cruise ships sailing away to Caribbean islands, dine at waterfront restaurants, sleep in pastel-colored Art Deco hotels, shop at designer boutiques and catch exhibits at world-class museums. This is not a typical Southern city, though, as its location might suggest. Multicultural Miami has integrated large populations of Northern expatriates, Cubans and other Hispanic groups, and those with Caribbean, European and Asian heritage. You’re as likely to hear Spanish spoken as English, sip a martini or a mojito, and dine on stone crab, arroz con pollo or corned beef on rye. Essentials Cruise along oceanfront Collins Avenue, past rows of hotels and condos, to Ocean Drive in South Beach, where people-watching is an art form. Marvel at the sherbet-colored architectural gems in the Art Deco District as you dine, drink or shop in this oh-so-trendy area. South Beach doesn’t really come to life, though, until the sun goes down. Then the neon-lit lounges, hip cafes and dance clubs pulsate into the wee hours with jazz, salsa and pop rhythms. You might even spot a celebrity or two among the cosmopolitan, international crowd. Imagine what life was like during the Gilded Age at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, the lavish 34-room winter estate of industrialist James Deering. ¡Bienvenidos a Calle Ocho! Welcome to Eighth Street, the main thoroughfare of Little Havana. Immerse yourself in Cuban culture, transplanted to South Florida, as you sip a café con leche or shop for hand-rolled cigars and the perfect souvenir guayabera. Catch some beach time—you are in Florida, after all! Feel the sand trickle through your toes, wade into the gentle surf (being careful not to get a mouthful of saltwater) and test your architectural skills with a plastic pail and shovel. Two favorite nearby beaches are Crandon Park and Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Beach. Destination Guide: Miami and Miami Beach 2 Essentials Map Get maps and turn-by-turn directions using TripTik Travel Planner on AAA.com Squaaawk! You can pose with a parrot, feed a flamingo or mingle with a macaw at Jungle Island. Other residents you’ll want to meet include cute twin orangutans; an Asian water monitor named Godzilla; and Crocosaurus, a saltwater crocodile. Cheer on the Dolphins, Heat, Marlins or Hurricanes, depending on what time of year you’re visiting the city (that is, if you can get a ticket). For a truly local experience, visit the Miami Jai-Alai Fronton and place a bet on your favorite player or team. Steer your car south toward Florida City to the main entrance of Everglades National Park, where trails, boardwalks and tram tours provide access to hardwood hammocks, swamps, an amazing variety of birdlife and subtropical plants, mangrove forests and sawgrass prairies. Essentials Details - Get additional information on AAA.com; - GEM Attraction offers a Great Experience for Members - Exclusive AAA member discounts available 1. Vizcaya Museum and Gardens 3251 S Miami Ave Miami, FL 33129 Phone: (305) 250-9133 2. Crandon Park 4000 Crandon Blvd Key Biscayne, FL 33149 Phone: (305) 361-5421 3. Jungle Island 1111 Parrot Jungle Tr Miami, FL 33132 Phone: (305) 400-7000 4. Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden 10901 Old Cutler Rd Coral Gables, FL 33156 Phone: (305) 667-1651 5. The Holocaust Memorial 1933-1945 Meridian Ave Miami Beach, FL 33139 Phone: (305) 538-1663 Also south is Biscayne National Park, 95 percent of which is underwater. If you’re not experienced in scuba diving, snorkeling or kayaking, you can view its coral reefs and other aquatic wonders on a glass-bottom boat tour. You won’t be able to tiptoe through the tulips, though you can stroll through a rainforest and among the palms, bougainvillea, hibiscus, fruits and vines that grow in organized profusion at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. Glide your way through the Miami Metrozoo on a monorail, taking time to admire the natural habitats where animals native to Africa, Asia and Europe live. In a city famous for its diverse cultures and lifestyles, The Holocaust Memorial is a fitting reminder of our world’s need for tolerance. Destination Guide: Miami and Miami Beach 3 Essentials Map Get maps and turn-by-turn directions using TripTik Travel Planner on AAA.com Essentials Details - Get additional information on AAA.com; - GEM Attraction offers a Great Experience for Members Miami and Miami Beach in 3 Days Three days is barely enough time to get to know any major destination. But AAA travel editors suggest these activities to make the most of your time in greater Miami. Before making travel plans, it is important to note that while Miami and Miami Beach share an enviable location in sunny South Florida, they are distinct, different cities. Miami, on the mainland, is a multicultural metropolis with a businesslike demeanor. It is separated from oceanfront, tourist-oriented Miami Beach by several causeways over Biscayne Bay. Because of some of the distances involved, you’ll need an automobile to reach many of the places mentioned below. Day 1: Morning Start your stay in Miami Beach with a visit to South Beach. This trendy hot-spot is as well-known for its restored sherbet-hued Art Deco-inspired boutique hotels as for its pulsating nightlife. The perfect place to begin is the Art Deco Welcome Center on Ocean Drive at 10th Street. In addition to exhibits and a neat gift shop, the center offers a 90-minute self-guiding audio tour, an enlightening walk that provides historical and architectural information about Art Deco District gems. Several guided walking tours also are available. Now that you’re well-versed in Streamline Moderne, stepped rooflines and porthole windows, head across the MacArthur Causeway, admiring the palatial mansions on one side and the balcony-bedecked cruise ships at the Port of Miami on the other. Your destination is Jungle Island, where the lush, tropical surroundings are home to exotic, colorful characters such as macaws, orangutans, lizards and a liger named Hercules. Chance meetings with handlers and their animal charges make terrific photo ops. Afternoon Make a return trip across the MacArthur Causeway to Miami Beach and head south. The legendary Joe’s Stone Crab Restaurant is nearby. As the name suggests, stone crabs are the star attraction and, indeed, the 6. Everglades National Park 40001 State Hwy 94 Homestead, FL 33034 Phone: (305) 242-7700 7. Biscayne National Park 9700 SW 328th St Homestead, FL 33033 Phone: (305) 230-7275 8. Miami Metrozoo 12400 SW 152nd St Miami, FL 33177 Phone: (305) 251-0400 Destination Guide: Miami and Miami Beach 4 Miami and Miami Beach in 3 Days – Day 1 Map Get maps and turn-by-turn directions using TripTik Travel Planner on AAA.com Day 1 Details - Get additional information on AAA.com; AAA Diamond Rating information available on AAA.com/Diamonds - GEM Attraction offers a Great Experience for Members - Exclusive AAA member discounts available restaurant is only open during their season, mid-October to mid-May. Also, long waits (which are the norm here) are shorter at lunch than at dinner. Joe’s has been serving these delicacies for close to 90 years, so come hungry, but save room for a piece of the restaurant’s famous key lime pie for dessert. Proceed back into the heart of the Art Deco District to a museum dedicated to decorative arts created between 1885 and 1945. The Wolfsonian-Florida International University examines these objects and how they reflect the societal, technological and political bent of their time. Not far away, a series of sculptures and a contemplative garden at The Holocaust Memorial remind visitors of the horror and tragedy of the 6 million Jews persecuted and exterminated by the Nazis 1933-45. Evening To complete your day in Miami Beach, plan on having dinner on Lincoln Road, a 7-block-long, tree-lined pedestrian mall in the northern reaches of the Art Deco District. One upscale restaurant to consider is Yuca Restaurant (an acronym for “Young, Urban Cuban-Americans”) for creative, playful presentations of traditional Cuban dishes. You don’t need to travel far to extend your evening activities. Check out the eclectic array of shops, galleries and boutiques for which Lincoln Road is known, then move on to one of SoBe’s many clubs for an evening of dancing, merriment and uploads/Geographie/ miami-travel-guide.pdf