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Paddle Under the Stars: Stand-up paddleboarding fills a few summertime squares, from enhancing your core muscles to snagging some SPF-appropriate rays. But evenings on the water can be just as exhilarating. Morningside Watersports in Miami offers a Full Moon SUP Tour that starts around sunset and includes a bonfire party after the paddle. Meanwhile, Park

Swim with the Dolphins: The park has been running abbreviated hours and limiting the number of attendees each day, but Miami Seaquarium is open—good news for parents who’d like to share a memorable experience with their children this summer. Along with several marine life exhibits, the Seaquarium boasts up-close encounters; among them, a 30-minute deep-water

Experience Tryst: The 3,000-square-foot theater inside Faena Hotel Miami Beach provides the intimate setting for Alan Faena’s new original production—Tryst: A Lovers’ Rendezvous. Emcee and headlining performer Kat Cunning leads the ensemble cast through a riveting evening of sensory stimulation that includes burlesque, cirque nouveau, show-stopping musical numbers, and “stories of explicit escapades from a

Explore the Oasis: A recently opened outdoor retail/art/dining/event space is adding to already vibrant energy of Wynwood. A striking floral archway serves as the gateway for guests entering the Oasis, a 35,000-square-foot setting that promises weekly live performances, cultural events, local arts programming, retail pop-ups and dining options that include New York favorites Prince Street

Take a Riverboat Cruise: Nothing completes a visit to South Florida like exploring our waterways on a riverboat—especially one that’s been dazzling locals and tourists since 1935. Jungle Queen has entertained some 20 million people over the past 86 years. Its narrated afternoon and sunset cruises take passengers along Fort Lauderdale’s New River and past

Visit Vizcaya: The former estate of James Deering, Vizcaya Museum & Gardens, has been a legendary landmark in Miami since construction began nearly 110 years ago. Deering used Vizcaya as his winter home from 1916 until his death in 1925; the sprawling Mediterranean revival-style home with 10 acres of Italianate gardens has been featured in

Strike a Pose at Wynwood: Arguably the most popular spot in South Florida to take selfies, Wynwood continues to reign as one of the hippest neighborhoods in the tri-county area. The main attraction is Wynwood Walls, dubbed the world’s largest outdoor street museum, with more than 50 larger-than-life murals by an array of renowned and

Catch a Wave: When it comes to beating the South Florida heat this summer, few attractions compare to Tidal Cove at JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa. The five-acre water park in Aventura, which just celebrated its second anniversary, satisfies thrill seekers and Lazy River lovers alike. On the spine-tingling side, don’t the miss

Howie Kleinberg Executive chef, The Anderson The dish: Chicken on the Brick About the chicken: “This is a traditional Italian dish. We’re going to take out the backbone and then put the breast side down. We use a pan on top of the charcoal; you get the flavor of the charcoal, and the skin gets

Brian Nasajon Chef/owner of Beaker & Gray The dish: Fire-roasted whole dorade About the fish: “I worked with dorade years back, but I never really gave it much attention. Then I picked up a couple and took them to my dad’s house; he has this nice open-wood grill. We threw them on the grill, and

Eileen Andrade Chef/owner, Finka Table & Tap, and Amelia’s 1931 The dish: Korean barbecue short ribs About the ribs: “We marinate the ribs in a bulgogi sauce [with ginger, garlic, soy sauce and sesame oil], so you have a little bit of sweetness. And we’ll do some accompaniments, like you would get at a Korean

Jean Delgado Executive chef, Toro Toro at the InterContinental Miami The dish: Bone-in tomahawk pork chop About the chop: “The tomahawk pork chop, which a lot of people don’t know, is something that came from Puerto Rico. It’s a pork chop attached with a pork belly, so it looks like a tomahawk. You barely see