EYEWITNESS TOP 10 TRAVEL GUIDES TOP 10

173 Pages·2006·6.16 MB·English

by  Jeffrey Kennedy

EYEWITNESS TOP 10 TRAVEL GUIDES
TOP 10
MIAMI & THE KEYS
10 Best restaurants & cafés
10 Most fun places for children
10 Places to go in Little Havana
10 Best beaches
10 Spectacular Art Deco buildings
10 Best places to stay for every budget
10 Places to see and be seen
10 Best shops, malls & markets
10 Sights in Everglades National Park
10 Insider tips for every visitor
YOUR GUIDE TO THE 10 BEST OF EVERYTHING
Miami Area by Area
This Top 10 Travel Guide to Miami and the Keys
is divided into six areas: Miami Beach and Key
Biscayne, Downtown and Little Havana, North
of Downtown, Coral Gables and Coconut Grove,
South of Coconut Grove, and the Keys. Each
area is color coded; the color bands of the
chapters correspond to the colors shown on the
maps here. Almost every place mentioned in
the book has a map reference, which takes you
to the maps opening out from the flaps. Mosaic, Gesu Church
Side Trips Lake
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Clewiston West Palm
Fort Myers Lehigh Acres Beach
Cape Coral
Boynton Beach
Captiva &
Sanibel
Islands Coral Boca Raton
Naples Park Springs
Naples Sunrise
Big Cypress Fort Lauderdale
Swamp
Hollywood
Marco Carol City
Marco Island
Hialeah
Ten Thousand Miami Beach
Islands Miami
Gulf
of Kendall
Mexico A t l a n t i c
Homestead
O c e a n
The Keys
pp114–125 Key Largo
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North Miami
Palm Springs North pp90–95
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Bal Harbour
North Miami
Hialeah Miami Shores
Hialeah Gardens
North Bay
Village
Miami Springs
Miami
Beach
Downtown and Little Havana
Miami
pp82–89
South of Coconut Grove
Coral Gables Virginia
pp106–111
and Coconut Grove Key
pp98–105
Olympia Heights Key
Coral Gables
Biscayne
Sunset
pp70–79
Lindgren Acres Miami Beach and
Kendall
Key Biscayne
Richmond
Heights
South Miami Heights A t l a n t i c
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Biscayne
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Homestead
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Lake Placid
Arcadia Lake Placid
Okeechobee 95
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Port Charlotte
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Punta
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Naples Park
North Naples Golden No
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Hobe Sound
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Jupiter 997
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Hialeah Gardens
Palm Beach Gardens
Riviera Beach
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Lake Worth
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National Park Gold Coast Richmond
Railroad Museum Heights
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Miami Metrozoo
Perrine
Key Largo
South Miami Heights
John Pennekamp
Coral Reef State Park 1
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Monkey Jungle
Cutler Ridge
Maritime Museum of the Florida Keys
Goulds
Key Largo National
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Redland 1
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Opa-Locka Arch Creek Park
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Hialeah Miami Shores
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Hialeah Park
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Gladeview Gold Coast
Haiti Village
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Virginia 112
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Little Havana See maps on
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DK EYEWITNESS TOP 10 TRAVEL GUIDES
MIAMI
AND THE KEYS
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Contents
Left Downtown Miami Right Beach, Fort Lauderdale
Spots for The Keys 114
People-Watching 50 Side Trips 126
Gay and Lesbian Venues 52
Chic Shopping Centers 54 Streetsmart
Malls and Markets 56 Planning Your Trip 134
Nightlife 58 Sources of Information 135
Restaurants 60 Tips for Arriving
Drives and Walks 62 in Miami 136
Romantic Spots 64 Tips for Getting
Children’s Attractions 66 Around Miami 137
Media Sources 138
Around Miami and Ways to Stay Healthy
the Keys and Safe 139
Miami Beach and Things to Avoid 140
Key Biscayne 70 Money and
Downtown and Little Communications Tips 141
Havana 82 Ways to Save Money 142
North of Downtown 90 Senior and Disabled
Coral Gables and Travelers 143
Coconut Grove 98 Accommodation Tips 145
South of Coconut Grove 106 Places to Stay 146
Left Alley off Worth Avenue, Palm Beach Right Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables
Key to abbreviations
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