Your Second #ArtRoute through Miami

Stop #1:

Miami Design District Art Space

Start a colorful, exciting week at Miami Design District Art Space, your first stop in this week's Art Route. Discover Venezuela’s top artists, such as Arturo Correa and Astolfo Funes, and delight yourself with these contemporary art pieces full of character and vibrant colors. If I were you, I’d consider buying one of these pieces; they can give so much life to your home! (51 NE 40 th St. Miami, FL 33137)

Stop #2:

Design District: Museum Garage's Rooftop and Daniel Toole’s walls.

Before walking around the Design District to discover Daniel Toole’s work, park your car at Museum Garage's rooftop. Asides from being the most interesting car garage I’ve ever seen, it has a pretty amazing view. The perfect spot for admiring the view is on top of this insanely vibrant, colorful hill... I promise you won’t miss it.  After you are done with your pictures, walk down Museum Garage and between 41st ST and 2nd Avenue, you will find the Jade Alley, welcoming you with these magnificent parabolic concrete walls. With his work, the architect Daniel Toole, gave so much life to something that could’ve just been a simple dark alley. Instead, it brings a change in light and shadow that perfectly connects the buildings around it. If you are down for some Mexican food, at the end of this alley you will find “La Pollita”: A Cali-Mexican Food Cart supporting local agriculture, fair-trade coffee, and awesome tacos.

Stop #3:

Museum of Art and Design and Historic Architecture Walk Tour through Downtown.

It’s unbelievable how much history there is behind Miami’s buildings and we sometimes take it for granted. It’s so nice to once in a while turn on your “tourist mode” and walk around Downtown Miami, you’ll find buildings that seem untouched by time that perfectly blend with the new skyscrapers. Downtown Miami is a place where Miami’s earliest past coexists with its future and only by walking down its streets, you will find its magic. After you are done with your architecture walk tour, you must visit the Museum of Art and Design, or as it’s originally called, The Freedom Tower. Constructed in 1925 as the home of the Miami News, the Freedom Tower at Miami Dade College was modeled after the Giralda Cathedral Bell tower in Seville, Spain. During the 1960s, this tower was used by the government as a reception center for the Cuban refugees. The building is so significant because it represents the important story of the Cuban exodus to America and resettlement during the Cold War.

It’s a place full of history and beautiful exhibitions worth looking at!

Stop #4:  Grove at Grand Bay Residences and La Rue Bistronomie.

Coconut Grove is one of my favorite neighborhoods in Miami; it has the perfect union between art and nature. Right across Regatta Park, you will find the breathtaking development by Bjarke Ingles, “Grove at Grand Bay". These buildings are works of art, I love how their twisted shape makes them look as if they were dancing, and I could spend hours admiring them from the park. If you want to end your afternoon the right way, go visit La Rue Bistronomie Restaurant to feel as if you just arrived at some place in France and treat youself with a delicious meal.

Stop #5: Miami Beach Tour and South Pointe Park.

If you enjoyed Downtown’s tour, you will for sure enjoy Miami Beach’s. If I were you, I would start my route at Lincoln Road Farmer’s Market. The green market features fruits, vegetables, fresh cut flowers, plants and other items, such as bread, honey, jams, and jellies. The market takes place every Sunday on Lincoln Road between Washington Avenue and Meridian Avenue from 9 am to 6:30 pm, year round. After you enjoyed your delicious juice at the market, there is a Citi Bike spot right around the corner waiting just for you. Strolling around Miami Beach is incredible, you can admire the art deco style each residential house has and meanwhile you give yourself the perfect tan. I took my camera with me and stopped whenever I felt there was a house or a door worth capturing, so I basically stopped every 3 seconds. I rode 16 streets down until I got to South Pointe Park, which is the perfect spot to chill after a successful #artroute. The sea view is beautiful and you can lay down or take a walk around the park to finish your day.

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