Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (This story has been updated to correct a name.) MIAMI — Peering at artifacts from an era of mass immigration into South Florida, ...

MIAMI — There was nothing atypical about the young man. At the moment in the mid-1960s, he seemed as dazed as every other teenager I had seen walk into "El Refugio," the Spanish moniker for the Cuban ...

Inside the Freedom Tower, visitors will see rows and rows of photographs of exiles, many of whom were processed there. Carl Juste cjuste@miamiherald.com This month, we celebrated a homecoming — not ...

As part of its 100th year anniversary, the renovated Freedom Tower will reopen to the general public as a museum on Oct. 15. The tower has undergone a two-year, $25 million rehab. Photo by Matias J.

When you first spot the Freedom Tower, you may wonder: "Am I still in Miami?" There are lots of beautiful buildings in Florida's biggest city, but the Freedom Tower definitely stands alone: First ...

Hundreds of antique items — a wedding dress, a bag of marbles, guayaberas, a stuffed toy, a record player, a postcard, treasured photos, and a crucifix — are on display in collections that make up the ...

MIAMI (WSVN) - Hundreds of South Florida students received an interactive learning experience at an iconic Miami landmark on Victims of Communism Memorial Day. Two-hundred and fifty students from ...

The Freedom Tower is no stranger to the displaced, destitute, or fearful. During the ’60s and ’70s, the stately Biscayne Boulevard landmark served as a refugee assistance center. Now it stands as a ...

As Miami’s Freedom Tower marks its centennial, hundreds gathered Tuesday to celebrate the re-opening of the iconic landmark. The tower boasts an eclectic history — having once housed Miami’s first ...

MIAMI — Peering at artifacts from an era of mass immigration into South Florida, Miriam Castro recalls snapshots from her own journey as an exiled young girl. Castro was just 9 in August 1961 when she ...