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Miami corporate housing and the Latin Beat
Time travels for Miami corporate housing- Florida boasts the
country's oldest European-established cities - Pensacola and St. Augustine date back to 1559 and 1565,
respectively. Yet with the exception of Key West, few pioneers settled in south Florida until the late
1800s. Through buildings constructed by early settlers and later, industrialist Charles Deering's 420-acre
estate located 30 minutes south of downtown showcases the region's pioneer history, starting in 1896. Bones
and teeth of mammoths, dog-sized horses, tapirs, jaguars, peccaries, sloths and bison have been uncovered
from a fossil pit on the property as well, making it a major site for archaeological study. In your next
Miami corporate housing rental, tour the historic buildings, gardens and hardwood forest, called a hammock
in this region. The estate is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., although tickets are only sold until 4
p.m. Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for children. 16701 S.W. 72 Ave. at S.W. 168th St. and Biscayne
Blvd.; 305-235-1668; www.co.miami-dade.fl.us/parks/Parks/deering.htm.
Coconut Grove is a hip, upscale community two miles south of downtown Miami that's similar to South Beach,
but on a smaller scale. Both of them are offering Miami corporate housing. Amid the urban excitement is
Miami's oldest house on its original foundation. Built in 1891 by Ralph Munroe, an avid boater who
embellished his fortune as a salvager, the Barnacle State Historic Site is a well-preserved wooden house
filled with Munroe's original and period furnishings on five wooded acres overlooking Biscayne Bay. The
state purchased it in the 1970s and turned it into a museum. The popular outdoor concert series,
"Barnacle Under Moonlight" continues February 26, March 26, April 22, and May 22 at 6 p.m. on the lawn.
The museum is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and offers public tours Friday to Monday at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m.,
1 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. Admission is $1. Visit it on your next Miami corporate housing rental. 3485 Main
Highway, Coconut Grove; 305-448-9445; www.floridastateparks.org/thebarnacle/default.asp.
The Historical Museum of Southern Florida is a trip through the past 10,000 years in Florida, the Bahamas
and Cuba. Collections include prints of John James Audubon, aviation and maritime artifacts, and postcards
from pre-Castro Cuba. The ongoing Folk life program documents the ethnic and cultural groups that make up
South Florida. "The Florida Home: Modern Living, 1945-1965" runs through January 2005. The museum is
located downtown at the Metro-Dade Cultural Center Plaza, and covers an entire city block. The plaza also
includes the main Miami-Dade Public Library and the Miami Art Museum. If you have a chance, don't miss it
on your next Miami corporate housing rental. It's open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (opens at noon Sunday).
Admission is $2-$5 or by donation on Sunday. 101 W. Flagler St.; 305-375-1492; www.historical-museum.org.
For an extra treat, sign up for one of the captivating historic walking, bike, bus or boat tours of South
Florida neighborhoods, cemeteries and waterways led by Dr. Paul George, the museum's historian. Tours range
from $17-$37.
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