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<br />SMART TRAVElER
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<br />MIAMI. FLORIDA: WYNWOOD
<br />~ated a mere block south of Miami's
<br />renowned Design Pistrict and a figurative
<br />million miles away from SO!,Jth Beach's
<br />< sunglasses and bUng.bling beach set, this
<br />raw industrial neighbOrhood has trans-
<br />formed iUelf from eyesore to eye-opener
<br />over the put few years.
<br />"\ W}'tlwQOd's first seed of renewal was
<br />planted in 1993, when New York art lovers
<br />, .... Den Rod Mera RubeU installed their siz~
<br />An eic~bit ~tthe Margunes Collection at the W~/'lI.'" able Private coneedon in a former federal
<br />house In Mlan-u's Wynwood Art DistrIct. Drug Enforcement Agenc)' warehouse for
<br />" , confiscated goods (its roof won riddled
<br />8ERUN. GERMAl~Y: MmE with bullet holes, they recll11), and opened
<br />Appro~lUely one-third of Berlin's it to the public ,the following year.
<br />whopping SOD-some art spacea are con- Ober-devdoperTony Goldman, who
<br />centratecl within the heart of me city- gt'oomed NYC's SoHo and Philly's Cen-
<br />"Mitte" means middle, after aU. Tbe ter CitY into thriving entities, swooped in
<br />neighborhood also houses popular tourist a decade later along with other ertterpris-
<br />attractions; hip retaU flagships; the striking ingcoJlecton and gallery owners.
<br />Holocaust memorial; and Museum Island, Today, at 7D-some galleries and a grow-
<br />the northern half of a narrow isle on the ing number of shops and restaurants, the
<br />Spree river occupied by five museums. district has become an open-air museum
<br />"Mitre's a good place to be because it has of sOrts: The peeling, decrepit exteriors
<br />an international audience," says Urs of most buildings have been replaced
<br />KUenzi of Sllbstftut. a gallery by avant-garde murals and
<br />showcasing Swiss arl "So many" graffiti, including 2009's spe-
<br />p~le are walking up and down ' cially commissioned Wynwood
<br />and popping in." HerUn is Walls, an enclave of warehouse
<br />Streets on the must-stroll list one of the walls painted by renowned
<br />include Heideitrasse, Brun- street artists including Shep-
<br />nenstrasse, and Augustrasse. wodd's ard Fairey and Os G!meos.
<br />Thanks to an abundance of in- Wynwood is best accessed
<br />expensive bousing, Berlin is one foreD1ost by car or taxi. Once there, the
<br />of the world's foremost go-to go-to cities district is easily traversed by
<br />dties for artists and bohemians. foot with free maps and guides
<br />Their output is well represented for artists available locaUy and online
<br />in galleries and shops such as and bohe- - (fJ1WfD.artcircuiu.COln).
<br />the local design outpost, Box Off . ," The doors to most galleries
<br />Serifn. also known as bob. nuans. require a buzz-in for entry.
<br />While the era of Checkpoint A muSt-see"The Rubell Famiy
<br />Charlie and th~ Berlin W~ is long gone, CoI*tion encompasses both'the e.stablish-
<br />you can relive those Iron Curtain days at ment (Jeff Koons, Cindy Sherm) arid
<br />the interactive DDR Museum, which fel- newer names, including Miami-based
<br />tures a mock-up of a typicitl East G,hnan Cuban-American PaIDtersJoseBedia
<br />living room, simulated drive in aJ}ltbi., and HernOn Bas. ManY Wynwood gal-
<br />automobile, and clips from inad~!rtently leries-PaMmericanAl'tPfoJeds.Fnidric
<br />kitsc~y,TV sl:1o\"s.Berlin's history as the sntzerGallery. and Rosa.ie "Cruz Collection
<br />junction betWeen East and West continues among lbem-devOte sigJ1ificant space
<br />inJts arts' scene. At best obscure to the and exhibitions to Latin ArnericBn work,
<br />wodd ~tl~e;polish p()~*artreceives a making thedistriCtthede,factci pipeline of
<br />spo~ght.at PIg8sUs. ~jCl1#Sost,o~~ CDs 'art frQmArgentina, Brazil, Colombia, and
<br />from throughout the crstWbileEastern other sooth~or-the-border countries.'
<br />Bloc:'~~o chiik.()i.lt~~~(or eX~Imnailcafe JOeJ'J ~~rveStip,tiSiY; thin-
<br />hibioons'an'dfaslUon bystreet arti~ts'and crusted pizzas, while gailei"y-lo~nge Cafel-
<br />design~f,s:HeU~co.61'J;shiftS'::;iI, . , na'stirs up ev~ningswith live DJ sets and
<br />, 'Thcrcis' abargain~~"nc~ b()~tique hos- artisanal tapas and cocktails. ",
<br />teliri tnc dis'trici.'fheCIj.cu.'Ho~1 boasts Homif)g in on the arts ...ibe,~earby
<br />free '~tra2Y:t~rs','ofoff.tl1e~bear~n-track botels Four Seuon!l and Hotel Urbllioat
<br />sites and beds Sti!r.tmgBf ~25. If Craving Brickell-the latter a former motor lodge
<br />biStro fare ondloC:i1 company, AltM Europa turned sassy~ budget.minded boutique-
<br />remains a nerlin~r's'favoHte. each feature agaUery's worth of work. .
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