Lincoln Road, Miami Beach's old downtown, morphed into one of the U.S.'s first  pedestrian malls in the 1950s, becoming a prime example of "MiMo" (Miami Modern Architecture) as designed by Morris Lapidus  A short walk or a bus ride from most places in South Beach, Lincoln Road Mall offers up more than 200 boutiques, art galleries, national retail stores and restaurants - not to mention limitless people-watching. Architectural buffs won't want to miss the 1111 Lincoln Road parking garage designed by Herzog & de Meuron and Frank Gehry's New World Center.  Books & Books, tucked away in an arcade in the historic Sterling Building, offers a fine collection of art, design, fashion and architecture books as well as a patio café.

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