The country's largest drive in theater and combined largest daily flea market, this 14-screen drive-in has been open since 1963. In 1966 it began operating as a combination flea market with a drive-in movie theater and became the first of its kind on the east coast. A stage inside the flea market has allowed national and local musicians from Willie Nelson to Loretta Lynn to perform free of charge to customers since 1989. The market now features a carnival and video game arcade. The swap shop is South Florida's second largest tourist attraction.
Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop
3291 West Sunrise Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311-5603
954-791-7927
floridaswapshop.com
One of Miami's most interesting aspects is the Art Deco architecture found all over Miami Beach. Art Deco in Miami began with the 1929 stock market crash and ended around the beginning of World War II. The style is less decorative than preceding styles and based more on industrial design. Art Deco in Miami Beach is defined by symmetry, round porthole windows, neon lighting, and decorative sculptural panels. Some examples of Art Deco architecture in Miami include the welcome center and the U.S. Post Office. You can book walking tours originating from the welcome center that cover the history of Miami Beach and its Art Deco architectural design.
Art Deco Welcome Center
1001 Ocean Drive
Miami Beach, Fl 33139
305-672-2014
mdpl.org
Traveling down Southwest 8th Street away from the beach, the road becomes Calle Ocho, Spanish for 8th street, a Cuban-American populated region of Miami Beach. Also called "Little Havana," it's known as a good place to shop at little food markets and art galleries, as well as for music, and cigars. While the neighborhood was primarily Cuban-American in the 1960s, it is now home to a variety of Central American and other Latin cultures, including Nicaraguans and Hondurans. Along the sidewalk in a portion of Calle Ocho there is a "Walkway of the Stars" paying tribute to Latin stars including Sammy Sosa, Celia Cruz and Gloria Estefan.
Southwest 8th Street
Between South Miami Avenue and Southwest 107th Avenue
Little Havana, Miami, FL
