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    Vicki M.

    What an amazing piece of history in Miami. I was lucky to get a personalized tour. A Green Book hotel where Muhammad Ali, Martin Luther King Jr and others stayed. It is now a historic landmark and inspired the play and movie 'One Night in Miami' Art Basel and other cultural events have taken place here. They do school field trips. A true hidden gem with a story to tell.

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    The Historic Hampton House is the only Green Book museum in the world dedicated to sharing this unique experience of the segregated era. The restoration and vision are clear and intentional. Their mission is to improve perspectives in race, gender, socio-economic and religious discrimination in America and throughout the world. Located in Brownsville and originally a green book hotel during the times of the Jim Crow south the space hosts exhibitions, teaching/educational tours, amd community programming. It's a great place to visit to learn about very important local history. The sire has a small free lot behind the building amd if thats full there is some paid street parking as well. Def worth a visit at the guides are passionate about sharing its cultural legacy as well as context within the miami community.

    Amber L.

    To think this historical landmark would no longer exist were it not for Enid Pinkney placing her physical body in front of the bulldozers in protest. Thankful for her sacrifice, may she RIP. The Historic Hampton House is a time capsule. It feels like stepping back into the 1940s, 50s and 60s all at once. The team did an amazing job of preserving and restoring what was once an available and safe haven for the African-American elite when visiting Miami. Happy to see the space used to tell its stories through theatrical productions, community meetings and even art installations during Miami Art Week. I've been able to walk most of the facility and visit the room MLK, Jr. stayed in. It's almost possible to feel the steps of so many who came before while walking the various pathways. What a treasure! I've had the priviledge of coming to Hampton House a few times over the past 6 or so years. My goal next year is to bring groups of friends and family for the organized tours so they also can see the legacy we are so blessed to have still in our midst. Highly recommend for a very accurate visual and overwhelming learning experience about being Black and visiting Black in Miami in the 1950s-1970s.

    Lauren S.

    Thank you Edwin and Imani for a wonderful and impactful afternoon at the Hampton House. We appreciate the time you took to share the history of this iconic hotel. If you visit the hotel we suggest you watch the movie One Night in Miami. There were just four of us on the tour so we were able to have good conversation and ask questions. Of course the highlight was a birthday phone call but that's all I can say!

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    My husband has wanted to come here ever since he was a kid, after hearing Leonard Nimoy talk about…read moreit on his show In Search Of.... Hubs told me about it, and then we heard about it together on Coast to Coast Am, early in our marriage. I had forgotten all about it until we were planning our trip to the Keys and my husband brought it up, so, we made it a priority to visit. Homestead is basically the last city you hit on the mainland before you begin your journey through the Keys, so you don't really have to make special plans to get here if you're heading there. Admission is $25 per adult, slightly less for children. With tax and a credit card convenience fee of $1.50, our total admission cost was $55. Personally, I think it was worth it, but then, I am into the weird stuff. The place can accomodate at least 100 people, but due to the oddity of the place and, I'm guessing, it's lack of notoriety, it doesn't seem to get very busy. There were maybe 25-30 people in the 2.5 hours we spent there. Coral Castle is almost entirely outdoors and exposed to the elements, so it is not really a castle. There are sitting areas, a dining area, bathing area and one enclosed living (sleeping) area. The living area could be called a tower, as it is two floors, but 1) You only get to see the lower floor which is now kind of a tool shed museum and 2) You can peek in it, but you can't actually go in it. Everything is made of a type of stone called oolite limestone. It is extremely strong and very heavy. The mystery of the castle is how it was built. How did one 5' tall man move multiple stones, weighing a ton or more, by himself? How did he make his stone chairs rock, and his stone gates turn? He claimed to know the secrets of the pyramid builders, and to this day, no one really knows how he did it. There are guided tours at regularly scheduled intervals, and you can join in anytime at no additional charge (recommended), or you can walk around and look at everything yourself, but there is no signage. You can stay as long as you want and take as many pictures as you want as well. There is a gift shop which has a cutout of Edward Leedskalnin, the man who built Coral Castle, that you can take a photo of or selfie with, along with the usual gift shop fare of shirts/sweatshirts, postcards, magnets, books, and other items. If you're looking for something interesting and unusual to do on the way to the Keys, I highly suggest a stop here. 99/2025

    The Historic Hampton House - nonprofit - Updated October 2026

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