Miami, United States - March 21, 2016: Tourists stand to order from the open air countertop of a restaurant advertising Cuban food and drinks on historic Calle Ocho in Little Havana.

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Little Havana Art District


This particular stretch of Little Havana is the epicenter of the Viernes Culturales celebration and has a handful of galleries and studios still in business that are worth a browse.


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1. Máximo Gómez Park

0.15 MILES

Just five minutes from Memorial Boulevard Park, which honors a number of Cuban heroes, Máximo Gómez is the big beating heart of Miami's Little Havana…

2. Bay of Pigs Museum & Library

0.24 MILES

This small museum is more of a memorial to the 2506th Brigade, otherwise known as the crew of the ill-fated Bay of Pigs invasion. Whatever your thoughts…

3. Cuban Memorial Park

0.31 MILES

Stretching along SW 13th Ave just south of Calle Ocho (SW 8th St), Cuban Memorial Park contains a series of monuments to Cuban and Cuban American icons…

4. Miami River

1.32 MILES

For a taste of old Florida, take a stroll along the Miami River. A shoreline promenade leads past a mix of glittering high-rise condos and battered…

5. Vizcaya Museum & Gardens

1.47 MILES

If you want to see something that is 'very Miami', this is it – lush, big, over the top, a patchwork of all that a rich US businessman might want to show…

6. Miami-Dade Public Library

1.61 MILES

To learn more about Florida (especially South Florida), take a browse through the extensive Florida Collection, or ask about the Romer Photograph…

7. HistoryMiami

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South Florida – a land of escaped slaves, guerrilla Native Americans, gangsters, land grabbers, pirates, tourists, drug dealers and alligators – has a…

8. Miami-Dade County Courthouse

1.7 MILES

If you end up on trial here, at least you’ll get a free tour of one of the most imposing courthouses in the USA. Built between 1925 and 1929, this a very…