Vacationing in Miami On a Budget

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At 625 Lincoln Road is a hidden gem popular with the locals. Snuggled between two stores is the narrow, tiny bar called Zeke's Roadhouse, which boasts over 80 bottled beers and drafts from around the world - each just $3. No hard alcohol is sold there, and no outside food or drinks are allowed on the premises. Keep your ID handy, since bartenders check it with each purchase. No ID, no beer.

Calle Ocho, or Eighth Street, hosts Viernes Culturales or Cultural Fridays the last Friday of every month. The art and street festival spans four blocks lined with more than a dozen galleries, restaurants blasting Latin music and cigar shops N some offering free drinks and appetizers. Stages are set up for live music. Organizers say the Latin festival attracts over 10,000 people to the heart of Little Havana. Dancing and cigar smoking is encouraged.

While on Calle Ocho, don't miss the Cuban food and coffee at Little Havana's famed Versailles Restaurant, 3555 SW Eighth St., a required stop for vote-seeking politicians - including, most recently, Republican presidential contenders Rudy Giuliani and Mike Huckabee.

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Vacationing in Miami On a Budget

MIAMI (AP):

IT MIGHT be notorious for its late-night party scene, swanky beach hotels with steeply priced drinks and the beachgoers who wear barelythere $300 swimsuits, but vacationing Miami-style doesn't have to cost a fortune.

From $3 beers to staying at a hostel for $3...

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