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Attractions

 

Fun and Interesting Things to do in Miami
 

Attractions Description
Vizcaya Museum & Gardens Miami's magnificent Italian Renaissance style villa and formal gardens on Biscayne Bay, filled with arts & antiques that span 400 years.
Fairchild Tropical Garden

 

Fairchild Tropical Garden is one of the world's preeminent botanical gardens, with extensive collections of rare tropical plants including palms, cycads, flowering trees and vines.

 

Cuban music performances

 

“Rumba on 6” features Afro-Cuban Folklore, Guaguancó, Columbia, Yambú and Traditional Son, Rock&Son, Guarapachanga and RumbaRap. Performances are usually on Saturday nights, very close to the conference hotel and for a reasonable cover ($5/person).

 

Local events for salsa music:

 

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Miami salsa club guide:

 

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Tobacco Road

 

Miami's oldest blues bar

 

The Van Dyke

 

Excellent cafe with live jazz performed by Miami's finest 7 nights a week. Located in Lincoln Road Mall, Miami Beach.

 
Hoy como ayer

 

A club in Little Havana that usually has live music on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. If grupo Sarabanda is playing, it's well worth it.

 

The Wolfsonian-FIU

 

A museum located in the heart of historic Miami Beach, within easy walking distance of the world-famous Art Deco hotels. Its fascinating collection of objects from the modern era (1885-1945) focuses on how art and design shape and reflect the human experience.

 

Historical Museum of Southern Florida

 

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The Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami

 

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The Miami Art Museum

 

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Museum of Contemporary Art (North Miami)

 

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 Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau  Click on link for further information

 

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