“The best way to get things done is to simply begin.” Every city has their fair share of things you could do and North Miami is no different. North Miami which is located in the northeast area of Miami-Dade County, Florida is at the heart of a rich pool of culture. It has something to attract people of all ages. Here are a few places that you should visit when you need something to do while in North Miami.
Art and Music of NoMi:
If you love live music and art MOCA is the place for you. MOCA (The Museum of Contemporary Art) is a collecting museum located in the core of North Miami, Florida at 770 NE 125 Street. MOCA has both temporary exhibitions and exhibitions of its own collection. MOCA always has many different activities.
JAZZ AT MOCA is a free outdoor concert held the last Friday of every month at 8 pm. MOCA galleries are also open by donation from 7-10 pm so you’ll be able to peruse through them during the concert. Admission is always free for children under the age of 12 as well as the residents of North Miami and city employees, and there’s also free parking.
MOCA has many art exhibitions going on for the duration of the year. Such as the exhibit of Intersectionality from June 16 – September 4, 2016, which focuses on the works of South Florida artists exploring concepts and issues of intersectionality. Then there is the Rolando Peña: Black Gold exhibition from September 29 – November 13, 2016 where Pena shows how oil has affected the path of modern day and contemporary life in a video presentation. They will also be having the Edouard Duval-Carrié: Migration of the Sign to close off the year starting from December 6, 2016 – February 2, 2017. The Edouard Duval-Carrié: Migration of the Sign is an annual Art Basel exhibition which inspects the artist’s approach to art through the different symbols of images, language, objects and schematic actions.
NoMi Car Museum:
The Miami Auto Museum at the Dezer Collection is a privately-owned museum in North Miami located at 2000 NE 146th Street. This museum exhibits automobiles and related memorabilia collected by Michael Dezer. This museum features more than 1,000 of the most exclusive vehicles held in any private collection in the world. The Miami Auto Museum at the Dezer Collection has nine exhibitions that are showcased in authentic scenes that show the historical period and origin of the automobiles that they display.
Adventures in NoMi:
Have you ever wanted to be a ninja? Well here’s your chance. The Ninja Lounge located on 14401 NE 20th Ln is your opportunity to be one. The Ninja Lounge is an indoor trampoline park and extreme obstacle course, featuring several challenging and exciting attractions. From dodge ball courts, basketball hoops, a Tumble Trak, and the longest harness-free obstacle course in the world for the ages 7 and up. The Ninja Lounge is jammed pack with things to do for instance aerial classes for kids & adults Monday through Friday and a variety of camps. So if you are looking for some excitement and invigoration the ninja lounge will keep you at the edge of your seats.
Flavors of NoMi:
North Miami is filled with authentic flavors of the Haitian culture. Such as Chef Creole (13105 W Dixie Hwy), L’Auberge Restaurant (13315 W Dixie Hwy), Nathalie Kitchen (12989 W Dixie Hwy), and Moca Café (738 NE 125th Street). Moca is a great place for a Haitian Creole cuisine containing a variety of dishes as well as the option of a continental meal. Moca has the flavors of the Caribbean laced throughout many of their dishes like with the griot (marinated, stewed pork that is fried until crispy), strips of conch and stewed or fried goat. Entrees come with either black bean soup, rice, fried plantains and pikliz, (a spicy Haitian slaw). Moca also has poetry reading on Thursday nights and live music on Friday nights. So it is the best place to hang out and have a couple of drinks as well as a bite to eat.
If you love the outdoors North Miami is jammed packed with many parks that can get you connected with nature. To name a few: Cagni Park (13498 NE 8th Ave), Keystone Point Park (13050 Ixora Ct), and The Oleta River State Park (3400 NE 163rd Street). The Oleta River State Park is a 1,043-acre Florida State Park on Biscayne Bay North Miami, Florida and is Florida’s largest urban park. Oleta offers a variety of recreational opportunities, such as fishing, camping, kayaking, canoeing, picnicking, hiking, miles of off-road bicycling trails, and many more. Oleta also has a one hour ranger led hike through the nature trails in Oleta River State Park every month. Where you would be guided by a Park Ranger and given the opportunity to learn about all of the local plants and wildlife that Oleta River State Park has to offer.
There is never a dull moment in the city of North Miami, there will always be an abundance of things to do. “The best way to get things done is to simply begin.”
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