Tropical Park
Former racetrack turned sprawling public park with lakes, ball fields, and a historic equestrian center.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Tropical Park in Miami opens with a small plane going down in 1953 and the racetrack that once stood where the park is now. It follows a Cleveland gambler, a Prohibition bootlegger and a whisky distiller through the track's outlaw beginnings, and a synthetic racing surface that many trainers would not trust. Best heard standing by the lakes, with the paved paths around you.
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