Thursday, August 16, 2018

111 Places in Miami and the Keys That You Must Not Miss Paperback – November 30, 2015 by Gordon Streisand ( Emons Verlag / Emons Publishers)



As a Central Floridian, Miami is like an entirely different country to me. This guide book gave me all of the information I would ever need to enjoy a trip down south. I'm particularly looking forward to visiting number 92, as I have heard rumblings of the mysterious skunk ape even way up here in Daytona Beach. This book is thorough and insightful. Plus the author, Gordon, is a pretty cool dude, too. He has this weird thing with taking your picture and putting a dot on your face, though, not entirely sure what that's about. Anyways, buy the book - you'll be glad you did!


  • The ultimate insider's guide to Miami and the Keys; go off the beaten path to discover the hidden places, stories, and neighborhoods that reveal Miami's true character, history, and flavor
  • Features interesting and unusual places not found in traditional travel guides
  • Part of the international 111 Places/111 Shops series with over 150 titles and 1 million copies in print worldwide
  • Appeals to both the local market (over 5 million people call the greater Miami area home) and the tourist market (nearly 14 million people visit Miami and the Keys every year)
  • Fully illustrated with 111 full-page color photographs
  • Miami and the Keys are the cultural and geographical gateways to the United States; where Latin America gracefully blends into North America, and land embraces the sea.


This unusual guide leads you along the fulcrum that is Miami and the Keys, laden with world-class architecture, sandy beaches, pristine waters, nightclubs, and trendy hotels. Beneath the well-polished surface lies a history and culture that strays far from the conventional, bubbling up through unexpected places, like a coral fortress built for a spurned lover, a divey laundromat that serves the sweetest café con leche you've ever had, or an enclave of houses built on stilts in the midst of the ocean. Lose yourself in a glass rainforest. Glide over the mysterious waters of the Everglades. Visit your own desert island. Drink the sweet nectar of the Cuban coffee gods. Venture into the "other" Miami, beyond the glitz and glamor, steeped in natural beauty and deep-seeded tradition. See why Ernest Hemingway called the Keys his home.

Though teeming with tourists, there are still plenty of hidden gems to be unearthed, you just have to know where to look...

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