In 1928, plant explorer Dr. David Fairchild (creator of nearby Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden ) and his wife Marian built a unique dwelling on a beautiful expanse of bayfront property. They named their new home the Kampong – which means “a home in a garden”. Many of the plants Dr. Fairchild collected...

Moonlight Escapades Everyone’s heard the phrase Moon Over Miami. The song was written in 1935, followed by a rag-tag 1941 musical comedy starring Betty Grable and Don Ameche. The moon is still rising over Miami on a regular basis, and women are still coming to town trying to snag rich husbands (the movie...