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- From: jpenovic@wizard.Berkeley.EDU (Jan Penovich)
- Subject: Re: Miami beach info wanted
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- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 19:16:52 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov20.144515.9874@athena.cs.uga.edu>,
- DEANRE@bscf.uga.edu (ROBIN DEAN) writes:
- > I am going to be going to Miami Beach over Christmas and was wanting to
- > know something about the area as far as what one should do and see
- while there.
- > I am planning on a deep sea fishing trip but will be there for a full week so
- > I was interested in what else the area had to offer. My wife and 10 month
- > old son will be going with me and any information on what we could do
- together
- > would be very much appreciated.
- >
-
- Deco District on Miami Beach
- Viscaya (Deering Estate)
- Coconut Grove
- Metro Zoo (severly damaged by the Hurricane, but I heard they will
- reopen part of the zoo in December. It was a wonderful
- natural-barrier zoo with a great Aviary, which has been
- destroyed.)
-
- Ocean World in Ft. Lauderdale
- Bonnett house in Ft. Lauderdale (Idiosyncratic old Florida
- at its best.)
- Museum of Science and Discovery in Ft. Lauderdale (this is
- brand new and has an IMAX theater in it)
-
- Seaquarium on Key Biscayne
- The ride up AIA from Boca Raton to Palm Beach
- Worth Avenue in Palm Beach
- Flagler Mansion (Whitehall) on Palm Beach
- Breakers Hotel on Palm Beach
- Sanibel/Captiva Islands on the west coast. (Relaxing shell
- filled beaches. Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge.)
-
- That's all I can think of off the top of my head.
-
- If you're a member of AAA, get their guide book for Florida.
-
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