The Museum of Ice Cream Miami, a Sweet Spot

Everyone knows that I love museums. I work in a museum.  I write tours about museums. But there is no museum that I have been to that is anything like the Museum of Ice Cream Miami. My daughter, her friend (both who are not museum lover) and I visited Miami in early January. We planned to just relax by the pool and beach. The weather, however, didn’t cooperate with that plan. So, we looked for alternative ideas.  Miami offers a wide variety of cultural activities including this whimsical, pop up museum. It was a dream come true for the girls with hip rooms and displays, pink everywhere, candy treats and of course, ice cream! They was in heaven; it was an Instagram dream come true for them.

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Hollywood Glamour Meets ART at the Faena Hotel

Glamour, Art, Hip and Luxury.. a few words to begin to describe this incredible Miami Beach hotel. Think old hollywood 1950s glamour meets art and luxury. The hotel is the anchor of the new Faena art district which has breathed new life into this Miami Beach neighborhood. The Faena Hotel is one of Miami Beach’s newest “it” hotels. From the moment you walk into the lobby lined by gold columns and breathtaking murals of lush tropical scenes you are surrounded by the utlimate in luxury. The staff and concierge cannot do enough to help.

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