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Photograph by Melissa Farlow
Afro-Cuban dance teacher Marisol Blanco demonstrates moves representing Yemaya, the goddess of the sea in the Santería religion.
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Photograph by Melissa Farlow
There's always something happening on Lincoln Road near the intersection of Collins Avenue, in Miami Beach. On this evening, a bachelorette party waits for taxis to take the bride and her friends out on the town.
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Photograph by Melissa Farlow
Miami has a quiet side, shown here in bike-friendly, tree-lined Espanola Way in South Beach.
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Photograph by Melissa Farlow
Chef Michael Schwartz of the popular bistro Michael's Genuine Food & Drink in the city's Design District works in the kitchen, behind stacks of heirloom tomatoes.
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Photograph by Melissa Farlow
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park on Key Biscayne has a 65-foot lighthouse built in 1825 as a focal point for visitors.
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Photograph by Melissa Farlow
Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park on Key Biscayne is a great spot for unobstructed views.
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Photograph by Melissa Farlow
The Clevelander hotel on South Beach's Ocean Drive is a popular nightspot, where visitors can dine poolside and under lighted palm trees.
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Photograph by Melissa Farlow
Situated on the waterfront, Scotty's Landing in Coconut Grove offers alfresco dining with a local twist.
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Photograph by Melissa Farlow
In the historic Art Deco District, the Wolfsonian-FIU is an eclectic museum devoted to the applied arts from 1885 to 1945—a period that embraces Miami's early years as a city. This aluminum sculpture of a wrestler was created for the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles.
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Photograph by Melissa Farlow
Twitter helpers: These Miami locals are among the many Twitter users who steered National Geographic Traveler writer Andrew Nelson to the city's authentic and unheralded treasure Left to right Front row: Hoby Buppert, Liza Gallardo Walton (in black-blonde), Hilda Mitrani (dark hair), Maria de Los Angeles, Paula Nino, Gretchen Schmidt (red head). Second Row: Christina Staalstrom, Alex de Carvalho, Steve Berry, Corinna Moebius.
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