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27 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Miami, Florida

Updated June 4, 2025

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Travel to Miami, and you might hear people say “get down from the car” instead of “get out of the car.”

'Make a Party' as a New English Dialect Emerges in South Florida

A linguist explains how loanwords and direct translations known as calques are reshaping the sound of Miami and beyond.
by Phillip M. Carter
Welcome to the pine rocklands, one of the world’s most endangered habitats.

Visiting One of the Last Fragments of Miami's Eccentric Native Forest

Pine rockland grows on the most stable land in Florida, which is why it’s doomed.
by Sabrina Imbler
Bessie Stringfield, “The Motorcycle Queen of Miami.”

Bessie Stringfield, the Black Motorcycle Queen of the 1930s

She owned 27 Harleys and rode them all over the United States, before settling in Miami.
by Natalie Zarrelli
Welcome to Miami Beach.

'Miami English' and the Linguistic Oddness of South Florida

South Beach speech is like no other.
by Dan Nosowitz

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