Miami-Dade Heritage Days celebrates the rich history
of our community by providing a dazzling variety of guided tours across
South Florida so that residents and visitors can get a unique
perspective on our rich culture. While it is all too easy to think Miami
is only about swimming pools and sandy beaches, our heritage encompasses
noble explorers, dynamic developers, legendary gangsters and world
renowned architects whose particular gifts made us what we are today.
Celebrating modern Miami's historic and
architectural heritage, many organizations, businesses and volunteers
join together throughout the year to lead guided tours, sponsor historic
art and photography contests in local schools, and organize gatherings
at our most interesting sights on foot, in boats and chartered shuttle
busses. South Beach is known for Art Deco architecture and Miami Beach
has some funky
MiMo (Miami Modern) landmarks which the Miami Design
Preservation League MDPL.org volunteers reveal to interested tourists
every day.
Doctor Paul George is one of our most interesting
public figures - a brilliant man who shares his quirky insights about
South Florida through his work at the Downtown Museum HistoryMiami.org
and via tours of local graveyards, waterways and monuments around town.
Get an insider's perspective on historic Coral Gables, Little Havana and
the majestic Vizcaya Museum & Gardens. Naturist guides in the Everglades
paddle canoes through the sawgrass leading outdoorsy types through the
manatees, gators, tropical birds and plant life at Biscayne National
Park. To join in on any of the activities during the Heritage Days or
anytime of the year, check in at the dedicated website or any local
museum to join a group of intrepid explorers.
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