This shoreline opened in 1945 because Black Miamians staged a wade-in and refused to leave the water. Historic Virginia Key Beach Park, at 4020 Virginia Beach Drive on Virginia Key in Biscayne Bay, is an 82-acre beach park, civil-rights landmark and outdoor event ground - once the only beach in segregated Miami-Dade County open to African Americans. The park was born on 1 August 1945, months after protesters challenged whites-only Baker's Haulover; the county designated Virginia Key a "colored .....

From the street it could pass for a hole in the wall - inside, it is the purpose-built mid-size concert hall Miami spent a decade wishing someone would build. Midline, at 2221 NW Miami Court beside the Arlo Hotel in Wynwood, opened in January 2026 with Freddie Gibbs playing the first ticketed show. The founders are Miami nightlife royalty: Eric Fuller - former co-owner of Club Space - and Treehouse Miami founder Jeremy Waks spent years on permits, zoning and acoustic construction to answer a do.....

A small, palm-fringed island in Biscayne Bay just west of Miami Beach, Star Island is among the most exclusive residential addresses in South Florida and a staple of sightseeing in the city. Created in 1917 from material dredged from the bay, the island was one of several man-made islands developed during the great Florida land boom of the early twentieth century, conceived as a luxury retreat with broad waterfront lots and direct bay access. In the century since, Star Island has become known a.....

Wynwood is an arts and entertainment district in Miami, Florida, best known for the Wynwood Walls, a collection of large-scale outdoor murals and street art that has made the neighbourhood one of the most photographed and visited cultural destinations in the city. The district has evolved from a warehouse and industrial area into a vibrant hub of galleries, restaurants, bars, boutiques, and event spaces. Wynwood hosts outdoor concerts, festivals, art walks, and cultural events year-round, with t.....