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Miami, Florida
The root: America's Caribbean capital — where Cuban exile cafés, Art Deco towers, and a dozen Latin rhythms built a city unlike any other.
Eat: Versailles — Little Havana's storied Cuban landmark; Joe's Stone Crab — South Beach institution since 1913; La Sandwicherie — beloved late-night sandwich window.
Skip — don't: Ocean Drive's sidewalk cafés with the big photo menus and the $28 mojitos — the pastel buildings are free to admire; eat on the side streets.
Specialty: Cuban Miami — the ventanita cafecito, the medianoche, and a culture that turned exile into an empire.
Shops & crafts: Calle Ocho's hand-rolled cigar shops; domino-park souvenirs and Cuban coffee cups; Wynwood's art prints and streetwear.
See: Walk Ocean Drive's Art Deco District; eat and hear music along Calle Ocho; see the Wynwood Walls murals.
Main Street: Calle Ocho — dominoes clicking in Máximo Gómez Park, cigar smoke and salsa drifting from every doorway.
After dark: Salsa dancing in a Little Havana club, or a rooftop drink above the Art Deco skyline.
When — events
Art Basel Miami Beach (December)
Calle Ocho Festival (March).
Event dates are the typical annual timing; confirm with the town before traveling.