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Here are several brief examples of the type of tours we offer. All tours can be customized to suit your individual needs.
In four short hours we’ll introduce you to Miami, its history and architecture, the famous (and infamous), the scandals, the scenery, the art and art deco, the islands, skyscrapers, tropical birds, cruise ships, and the allure that makes Miami unique, colorful and endlessly fascinating. Included in the tour are visits to Miami Beach, Downtown & the Brickell Avenue business district, Coconut Grove and Coral Gables. Insightful commentary and helpful hints give you a better understanding of this very distinctive place.
The barrier island that became a coconut plantation, was transformed into an exotic winter playground, destroyed by a hurricane, rebuilt as a modern city, decayed into a crime-ridden slum, saved by preservationists and reborn again as a cool, tropical, urban resort is calling you. Walk and drive through the historic Art Deco District, Ocean Drive, Lincoln Road, islands, causeways and Millionaire’s Row and learn about the pioneers and dreamers who created a splendid city from a tropical sandbar.
Miami is becoming a magnet for creative energy and the new art center of the Americas. The ArtCity tour provides a window into the museums, galleries, private collections and studios that illustrate this transformation with particular interest in the Wynwood Art District. There must be some reason why Art Basel, the most prestigious contemporary art show in the world, chose Miami for its winter event.
| Little Havana and Latin Miami |
Since 1959 more than a million Cubans fleeing Fidel Castro have made Miami their home. With them came their cultural identity, Spanish language, extended family, and way of life that in many ways transformed Miami into a place closer to Havana and Latin America than to the rest of the United States. In Little Havana, monuments venerate fallen heroes, aromatic cigars and the smell of strong coffee fill the air, men still play dominoes while discussing the politics of the day and all who come here try to imagine the desperation of exiles who risk their lives crossing the Florida Straits in makeshift rafts to be free.
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