The Grove (as the locals call it) is Miami’s greenest neighborhood. Here, palms are crowded in with giant live oaks and other hardwood trees that line the boulevards. If it seems like more of an old-fashioned town than other parts of the metropolitan area, that’s because it’s been inhabited since 1825, making it Miami’s oldest neighborhood as well as its most verdant. It sits on the banks of Biscayne Bay, and the sheltered cove that let the first inhabitants set up a Caribbean-style settlement is now full of marinas for some of Miami’s toniest yacht clubs. Not all of the action is on the water, however, since the town is bustling with restaurants and bars along the waterfront and on charming (and shady) streets. Its legendary nightlife — rarely ruined by crowds of tourists — caters to fashionable Miami professionals and students from the nearby universities.