A tunnel of arching ficus trees down Old Cutler Road leads to an inconspicuous parking lot across the from Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden and Matheson Hammock Park. Since both are landmark ...

Although the manmade atoll pool at Matheson Hammock Park has been around for decades ... roughly 90 minutes from Miami on the Tamiami Trail, one of the greatest American drives.

Being a resident of South Miami for the past 65 years — when there was no charge to enter Matheson Hammock Park— I have always questioned the $5 charge that Dade County imposed many years ago ...