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SOUTHEAST FLORIDA
For a different, but memorable, experience,
visit the Holocaust Memorial in Miami
Beach or the Holocaust Documentation &
Education Center in Dania Beach.
Fort Lauderdale has plenty of museums,
galleries and performing arts institutions to
visit. Located on bustling Las Olas Boulevard,
where shopping and dining abound, the NSU
Art Museum of Fort Lauderdale is the perfect
place to view more than 7,000 works by
artists like William J. Glackens, George
FLAGLER MUSEUM • DISCOVER THE PALM BEACHES
Bellows and Diego Rivera. Children and
INSIDER’S ARTS AND CULTURE adults alike love the Young At Art Museum in
TIP Cultural and art institutions dot the coast of nearby Davie. The LEED-certified 55,000-
square-foot facility inspires, educates and
Southeast Florida and brim with one-of-a-
kind features, combining eco beauty, rich entertains all ages with interactive exhibits,
A trip to South Florida must include the live history and unique works of art. as well as fun art classes and camps.
music scene. Check out these hot spots for Worth a visit every time you explore Key The Cultural Council of Palm Beach
some of the best concerts and opportuni- West, the Ernest Hemingway Home & County promotes a wide range of theater,
ties to sway to the sounds of your favorite Museum, Harry S. Truman Little White dance, art, music and history in what’s known
band: House and Audubon House & Tropical as Florida’s Cultural Capital. Located in the
Gardens are cultural mainstays. Tour the popular Mizner Park, the Boca Raton Museum
Boca Raton: Mizner Park Amphitheater, Key West Art & Historical Society’s of Art houses an array of contemporary and
Sunset Cove Amphitheater permanent exhibit at Fort East Martello modern art collections. For a unique taste of
Museum to view more than 100 sculptures Japanese arts with the picture-perfect Florida
Delray Beach: Old School Square created by the late Key Largo folk artist, backdrop, visit the Morikami Museum and
Entertainment Pavilion, bars along Stanley Papio, whose works are acclaimed Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach.
Atlantic Avenue, Art’s Garage for their inventiveness and humor. In West Palm Beach is home to the Ann
Islamorada, the Third Thursday Artwalk Norton Sculpture Garden, located at
Greater Fort Lauderdale: BB&T Center, features artists, vendors and entertainment. Norton’s former residence where she spent
Revolution Live, Broward Center for the Sails to Rails at Flagler Station is the newest the last 30 years of her life creating pieces for
Performing Arts, Culture Room, Key West museum. Follow an interactive the garden she helped design. From her
FATVillage timeline of Key West history when tall ships famous Gateway sculptures to pieces
plied the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico inspired by a trip to Tibet, the museum and
Hollywood: Hard Rock Live, Hollywood waters in the early 1900s to the era of Henry garden bring the vision of this creative artist
Beach bandshell Flagler’s Overseas Railway. to life. Other gardens worthy of exploration
As the home of Art Basel Miami Beach, the include the Four Arts Botanical Garden and
Key West: Duval Street bars such as world’s most prominent annual art fair held the Mounts Botanical Garden.
Sloppy Joe’s Bar and Hog’s Breath Saloon in December, Miami-Dade County boasts a The Norton Museum of Art in West Palm
variety of opportunities to experience local Beach is one of the most renowned art
Miami: AmericanAirlines Arena, Adrienne and international art. For highly acclaimed museums in Florida, featuring acclaimed exhibi-
Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, performing arts and Broadway-style shows, tions, programs and a permanent collection. And,
Bayfront Park Amphitheater head to the Adrienne Arsht Center for the dating back to 1902, Whitehall, Henry Flagler’s
Performing Arts. Stroll down the street-art- Gilded Age estate in Palm Beach, is a National
Miami Beach: The Fillmore Miami Beach clad avenues in the Wynwood Arts District, Historic Landmark and open to the public as the
at the Jackie Gleason Theater, BleauLive at home to an abundant collection of local Flagler Museum, featuring guided tours,
the Fontainebleau, New World Symphony galleries as well as Tony Goldman’s popular changing exhibits and special programs. For
Wynwood Walls. In downtown Miami, entertaining shows from elegant ballets to
West Palm Beach: Perfect Vodka waterfront Museum Park boasts the Pérez Art Broadway musicals, visit the Kravis Center for the
Amphitheatre, Kravis Center for the Museum Miami, a highly regarded institu- Performing Arts, the Wick Theatre & Costume
Performing Arts, Palm Beach Opera, tion offering a taste of modern architecture Playhouse and Palm Beach Dramaworks.
Meyer Amphitheatre, Coral Sky and intellectually stimulating exhibits. For something more intimate, but just as
Amphitheatre There’s also the Bass Museum in Miami impressive, look up the playbill for the Maltz
Beach, which houses contemporary art. Jupiter Theater in Jupiter.

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