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Favorite Local Places

Local love, from Homestead to the coast.

The spots Nanci loves to point clients to: roadside fruit stands, tropical wineries, a hand-carved mystery, legendary Cuban coffee, and a boardwalk sunset. Real places, thoughtfully edited.

The List

Where the decision to stay gets its feeling.

When buyers are deciding where to land, the question that seals it is rarely about square footage. It is about whether the place feels like home. This is the list Nanci loves to share: longstanding spots her clients, their kids, and visiting family genuinely enjoy across her service areas.

Hours and seasons change, Knaus Berry Farm closes for the summer, for example. Check each spot's page before you head out.

Homestead & Redland

The agricultural heart of Miami-Dade: farm stands, groves, wineries, and roadside legend.

Robert Is Here, Homestead: Farm stand

Homestead · Farm stand

Robert Is Here

The fruit stand at the gateway to the Everglades has been a Homestead ritual since 1959: exotic fruits you will not find in most grocery stores, made-while-you-wait milkshakes, and jars of tropical jams and hot sauces that make great house gifts.

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Knaus Berry Farm, Redland: Farm bakery

Redland · Farm bakery

Knaus Berry Farm

A Redland season marker. People line up for the warm cinnamon rolls and pick-your-own strawberries while the farm is open, and it closes for the summer, so go when the season says go.

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Schnebly Redland's Winery & Brewery, Redland: Winery

Redland · Winery

Schnebly Redland's Winery & Brewery

One of the most unusual wineries in the country: tropical fruit wines made from mango, lychee, and avocado, poured under thatched tiki roofs in what feels like a botanical garden. Bring a designated driver.

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Coral Castle, Homestead: Landmark

Homestead · Landmark

Coral Castle

More than 1,100 tons of hand-carved coral rock, single-handedly shaped by one man and still unexplained a century later. The kind of place kids talk about for weeks.

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Everglades National Park, Homestead: National park

Homestead · National park

Everglades National Park

Airboat country starts minutes from Homestead. Sawgrass, herons, and sunsets over the marsh; a half-day trip that feels like another world.

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Miami

The city's icons: legendary coffee, world-class street art, and a waterfront mansion with gardens.

Versailles Restaurant, Miami: Little Havana

Miami · Little Havana

Versailles Restaurant

Known around the world as the most famous Cuban restaurant, and the cafecito counter where that reputation was built on Calle Ocho. Come for the midnight lechón, stay for the people-watching.

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Wynwood Walls, Miami: Street art

Miami · Street art

Wynwood Walls

One of the world's great outdoor street-art museums: a colorful open-air collection that helped turn this Miami district into a destination.

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Vizcaya Museum & Gardens, Miami: Museum

Miami · Museum

Vizcaya Museum & Gardens

A 1916 waterfront estate with formal gardens, carved stone, and views over Biscayne Bay. A grand day out, and the best insight into how the city built itself.

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Hollywood & the Coast

Broward's beach-town rhythm, one oceanfront step at a time.

Hollywood Beach Broadwalk, Hollywood: Broadwalk

Hollywood · Broadwalk

Hollywood Beach Broadwalk

Nearly two and a half miles of oceanfront promenade: palms, rental bikes, live music, and ice cream, with the surf on one side and the town on the other.

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This list is the starter. The neighborhood edition is personal. Esta lista es el comienzo. La edición de su vecindario es personal.

When you are moving to a specific corner of South Florida, ask Nanci for the local version: where to eat, where to walk, and what makes that community feel like home.

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