HistoryMiami

"For nearly 30 years, veteran newspaper editors here have been sending their cub reporters on walking tours with Dr. Paul George, an academic and former president of the Florida Historical Society, famed for knowing where Miami’s bodies are buried (literally so, in the case of his “Ghosts of Miami” Halloween cemetery tour). Steeped in local lore, and armed with dry wit, Dr. George’s tours are now offered under the auspices of the HistoryMiami museum. The locales change from month to month, but whether the setting is a cruise up the Miami River ($60), the site of a string of hair-raising shootouts during the 1980s cocaine cowboy era, or a stroll through the jasmine-scented streets of Coconut Grove ($15) — once a notorious pirate's cove, later the first part of modern Miami to be hacked out of the surrounding jungle — you’re bound to learn some fascinating chapters of this city’s past. SOLD OUT Miami River Cruise with Dr. George and Miami Waterkeeper Saturday Feb 19, 2022 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Museum Members: $65, Non-Members: $75 Meet at Island Queen Docks at Bayside Marketplace, 401 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132 Cruise along the Miami River with HistoryMiami Museum’s Resident Historian Dr. Paul George and Miami Waterkeeper’s Executive Director and Waterkeeper Dr. Rachel Silverstein. Reflect upon the history of this important waterway from the late 19th century. Learn […] Historic Downtown Miami Walking Tour with Dr. George Saturday Apr 23, 2022 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Museum Members: $20, Non-Members: $30 Meet at HistoryMiami Museum, 101 West Flagler Street, Miami, FL 33130 Relive the past with HistoryMiami Museum’s Resident Historian, Dr. Paul George, as you delve into the history of Downtown Miami. Walk along historic Flagler Street; view examples of the city’s early architecture; and reflect upon the lives of early […] Little Haiti History & Culture Walk with Cidelca Sunday May 1, 2022 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Free with Registration Meet in front of the Little Haiti Cultural Complex’s Caribbean Marketplace Vin jwen nou! Come join us! Celebrate Haitian Heritage Month and learn about the Haitian diaspora experience with our City Tours Guide Cidelca, through the important neighborhood of Little Haiti. The area is home to one of the largest Haitian populations […] Stiltsville & Key Biscayne Cruise with Dr. George Sunday Jun 5, 2022 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM Museum Members: $65, Non-Members: $75, Children 12 & Under: $50 Meet at Island Queen Docks at Bayside Marketplace, 401 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132 Join HistoryMiami Museum’s Resident Historian, Dr. Paul George, as he recounts the history of Biscayne Bay. Discover the storied past of Stiltsville, a series of colorful wooden houses built on the flats […]"