Thinking To Explore Miami! This Is How
Miami - refreshing isn't it. Best thing about Miami is how close it is to the rest of the United States. Miami is the most popular region of Florida and 8th of United States and has also been ranked "America's cleanest city" in 2008 by Forbes Magazine. Something not to be misunderstood: Miami and Miami Beach are really separate cities. Miami is south Florida commercial hub and Miami Beach, on 17 islands in Biscayne Bay is often considered America's Riviera.
Due to largest Latin American population outside Latin America, near about 2/3rd of the people speak Spanish, English seems to be second language with about 1/5th share. In certain parts like Little Havana and Hialeah, a mixture of English and Spanish i.e. "Spanglish" is commonly used. Simplest way would be at least enquiring in either of two.
It's well connected to two international airports, Miami international airport and fort Lauderdale international airport. Train and road route can also be used to get to Miami. Getting around the city becomes easier with the buses, Metrorail and metro mover.
Miami has many entertainment venues, parks, performing art centres and theatres, these venues attracts operas, ballets, concerts and musical from around the world. The city have number of museums as well, majority of with are in Downtown, these includes bass museum, coral gables museum, frost art museum, historic museum of southern Florida, Miami science museum, wolfsonian museum and Jewish museum etc. .
There are over 80 parks and gardens in the city which consists on one of the oldest park i.e. The Barnacle Historic Park which was built in 1891.
Talking about Miami and not talking about its beaches will be a sin. Best feature of Miami, great weather and breath taking beaches. Miami Beach is on a barrier reef across the Biscayne Bay and its glittering sandy, shady palms, sunny beaches and tireless nightlife, from party flooded venues South Beach that goes way up north along the coast of Florida. The beaches are active all year around due to the temperature but water is usually too cold to swim in winters.
For shopaholics Collins Avenue between 15th and 2rd streets, Miami's Collins Avenue has some of the best stores.
Lincoln Road on South beach also offers large number of stores and eating joints, along with cafes and high class dining. For convenience Miami.com offers you information about nightlife, Restaurants with amazing food, Hotels and other basic information such as shopping, movies, places to visit etc. Miami music is multicultural such as conga and rumba, Bachata, merengue, vallenato and cumba, reggae, soca, kompa, zouk, calypso, steel pad etc. which were brought by Cubans, Dominicans, Colombians and West Indians.
Miami also have some popular professional sports teams: Miami Dolphins, Florida Panthers, Miami Heat, Florida Marlins and Miami Football club.
The major area codes of Miami-Dade region are 305 and 786. The 305 area code also applies to Florida Keys