The bronze statue of Antonio Maceo stands at the corner of Southwest Eighth Street and Seventeenth Avenue, his sword drawn and pointed toward the horizon. Known as the Bronze Titan for his skin color and his legendary endurance in battle,…
Calle Ocho Cuban Heritage
This walk immerses you in the living history, aromas, and sounds of Little Havana, ending with a sandwich at Sanguich. Drive or take transit to iconic Versailles afterward.
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1. El Titan de Bronze
2. Cuban Memorial Boulevard Park
The Cuban Memorial Boulevard Park stretches along Southwest Eighth Street with a series of granite monuments lined up beneath the shade of banyan trees. It serves as a permanent outdoor record of the struggle against Fidel Castro, anchored…
3. Los Pinarenos, Fruteria
Los Pinarenos Fruteria stands out for the thick wooden pillars and the overflowing crates of tropical fruits that spill out toward the sidewalk. It began as a small stand in the nineteen sixties, operated by Arsenio and Evangelina…
4. Domino Park
The vibrant blue tables topped with painted dominoes define this park. It serves as the daily outdoor office for the older residents of Shenandoah, a neighborhood that has become a center for Cuban exile life. While the rest of Miami…
5. Tower Theater
The Tower Theater features a prominent, rounded corner tower rising above the intersection of Southwest Eighth Street. When it opened in nineteen twenty-six, it functioned as the primary movie house for the Little Havana neighborhood.…
6. BALL & CHAIN
The Ball and Chain features a large, oversized pineapple sculpture sitting above its main entrance on Calle Ocho. This bar first opened in nineteen thirty-five as a jazz club, hosting legends like Count Basie and Billie Holiday while the…
7. Sanguich
The pressed metal ceiling and the vintage tiled floor inside Sanguich belong to an era of Miami soda fountains from the nineteen fifties. Rosa Romero started this shop to recreate the specific ham croquettes and pressed Cuban sandwiches…