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 Miami International Airport is the hub of a fast-growing area with new hotels and offices marking the corporate and commercial focus around Blue Lagoon Drive to the west. Further afield in the Miami airport area, you will still find horses grazing in fields adjacent to new homes in suburban Doral. To the north of the Miami airport area, pueblo-style mansions in Miami Springs recall pioneer aviator Glenn Curtiss' vision of a Southwestern-inspired town. Click here for more info.
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 After becoming a city in 1995, Aventura, Florida has established its niche as an enclave of tropical landscaping and water surrounding sleek high-rises and luxurious single-family homes. Majestic palms line the roadways and colorful flowers cover the medians of Aventura Boulevard and Country Club Drive. Aventura Founders Park located in the center of the city of Aventura, features a bayside path, a children's playground, tennis courts and a multi-purpose athletic field. Aventura, Florida is synonymous with world-class shopping at Aventura Mall. To date, it is the largest in the area with six department store anchors and more than 250 shops.
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 Discreet elegance is the keynote of Bal Harbour, Florida — long the favored hideaway of the rich and famous. Bal Harbour’s crown jewel is an upscale mall that opens to the sky but protects shoppers from the elements. The ambience of Bal Harbour, Florida is meant to be savored amidst an array of cuisines served in a Bal Harbour Mediterranean-style garden café, an elegant dining room or a terrace overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
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 Bay Harbor Islands, Florida is a community of fine homes and apartment houses, schools, retail shops, restaurants, municipal facilities and professional businesses. Rollerbladers and mothers with baby joggers are common sights on the side streets of Bay Harbor Islands. While providing residents with all the services of larger municipalities, Bay Harbor Islands, Florida manages to maintain the small-town touch.
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 Originally settled in the 1800s, Coconut Grove remains a charming, bayside village within the urban dynamic of Miami, known for its international sailing regattas, lush canopy, wandering peacocks and circling parrots. The pedestrian and cycle friendly village center is filled with sidewalk cafes, galleries and boutiques, all within walking distance of eight area hotels. Coconut Grove is home to the famed Coconut Grove Arts Festival, the Taste of the Grove Food & Jazz Festival, King Mango Strut and the Goombay Festival.
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 Tree-lined boulevards, winding roadways and green spaces give Coral Gables, Florida its identity as "The City Beautiful." Shoppers flock to fine boutiques and specialty stores along Coral Gables' Miracle Mile to find the hottest new styles. Coral Gables restaurants appear on the culinary map for a variety of cuisines. Their elegant ambience and exacting service are taken for granted in Coral Gables, Florida - a city dedicated to fine living.
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 Downtown Miami pulsates with activity as commercial, cultural and leisure pursuits come together. Innovative Downtown Miami skyscrapers compete for your attention, while historic shopping arcades and storefronts packed with merchandise evoke Miami's origins as a trading town. Downtown Miami department stores and emporiums offer big city shopping with a cosmopolitan flair, while Downtown Miami's diversity inspires dining delights in a variety of culinary styles.
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 A distinct Hispanic flavor characterizes Hialeah, Florida and Spanish is the main language heard on the streets and in the supermarkets, stores and cafeterias. It is also distinguished by picturesque Hialeah Park, a historic landmark dating back to 1925. The park's future for thoroughbred racing is undetermined but the 220-acre wildlife sanctuary is open all year and plays host to festivals and events.
Westland Mall, with three department stores and 100 specialty stores, is Hialeah, Florida’s own shopping destination.
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 The secluded island of Key Biscayne, Florida can be reached via the scenic Rickenbacker Causeway, which spans beautiful Biscayne Bay. Located south of Downtown Miami and north of Coconut Grove, Key Biscayne touts miles of golden sand beaches and quaint, quiet neighborhoods. At Key Biscayne, Florida, you can play tennis at the Crandon Park Tennis Center, home to the Sony Ericsson tournament every March, while Crandon Park Golf Course's intriguing terrain puts it among the top 50 public courses in Florida. Tropical foliage lines the Key Biscayne road to Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Recreation Area, where the beach invites swimming or kayaking.
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 Liberty City, Miami’s roots go back to the 1930s when people moved to Liberty City from Overtown. Nowadays, Liberty City’s active African-American community spans the area from Northwest 12th to 19th Avenues and 62nd to 73rd Streets. Local Liberty City, Miami artists display their talent and civic pride with colorful murals of African-American heroes — notably Martin Luther King, Jr. — decorating the exterior walls of Liberty City’s buildings.
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 A vibrant Hispanic culture permeates everything in Little Havana, Miami — colorful murals, monuments to heroes past and present, elderly men playing dominoes as they discuss politics, and cigar rollers deeply at work amidst Little Havana’s ever-present aroma of Cuban coffee. These scenes of daily Little Havana, Miami life play out amidst a backdrop of Little Havana’s pulsating music, vibrant storefronts, unique art galleries and quaint restaurants.
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 Miami Beach, Florida’s picture-postcard winter playground has blossomed into a sophisticated community that welcomes visitors at any time of year. Miami Beach offers more than fantasy Art Deco buildings; it is blessed with diverse cultural institutions, public beaches and boutiques that put a designer spin on Miami Beach shopping. Miami Beach, Florida’s trendy charms revolve around its cuisine, sizzling nightspots and cultural scene.
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Miami Beach - Art Deco District/South Beach  South Beach, Florida has been called the American Riviera and an Art Deco Playground. Yet there’s more than fine white sand to South Beach’s fantasyland of exuberant architecture. South Beach, Florida offers an eclectic mix of world-class boutiques, galleries and stores, and South Beach rates as a culinary hot spot for gourmet to casual cuisine. At night, South Beach comes alive with crowds dressed in party-casual chic.
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 The meticulously planned city of Miami Lakes, Florida is more hometown than metropolis. A traditional Main Street anchors curvy residential streets, tasteful corporate parks and lots of lakes and green spaces. Enjoy fine dining and shopping in the quaint ambience created by old-fashioned lamps, colorful striped awnings and brick sidewalks. Live entertainment is featured weekly and art and music festivals take place throughout the year in Miami Lakes, Florida. The highways northeast of Miami Lakes lead to two major sporting facilities: Land Shark Stadium, home of the Miami Dolphins and the Florida Marlins; and Calder Race Course, where thoroughbreds race.
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 Miami Shores, Florida is a 100-year old community of North Miami stretching inland from Biscayne Bay and has grown to include homes, businesses, Florida International University and Johnson and Wales University and 11 parks. Arch Creek Park is the site of Arch Creek Natural Bridge, a natural rock formation used as a roadway bridge until it collapsed and was then painstakingly recreated in the park in 1988. The Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCa) is a recent arrival on the cultural scene. North Miami is also a center for the television and film industry. Miami Shores, Florida remains a village at heart with a charming main street and private homes on tree-lined streets. Miami Shores Country Club offers golf, tennis and a new water park.
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 Prior to 1940, most of what is now North Bay Village lay beneath the waters of Biscayne Bay. The only dry land was Broadcast Key, a five-acre island from which pioneer radio station WIOD began broadcasting in 1926. Today, television station WSVN-TV maintains its headquarters at this same site, now joined with Treasure Island. North Bay Village was incorporated in 1945. During its early years, North Bay Village was primarily a haven for winter residents. The City became widely known for its popular restaurants and nightclubs, which attracted celebrities like Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland. North Bay Village continues to be home to several of South Florida's most popular restaurants, as well as a variety of business enterprises, apartment buildings, condominiums and 376 single-family homes.
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 Find the unexpected - the largest collection of Moorish architecture in the Western hemisphere - in this city originally called Opatishawockalocka by the Tequesta Indians. In the 1920s developer Glen Curtiss shortened the name to Opa-Locka and built an Arabian Nights-style fantasy city of buildings with an array of domes and elaborate minarets in brightly painted colors (20 are listed on the National Register of Historic Places). City Hall and the Logan Building (formerly the Opa-Locka Hotel) in Opa-Locka, Florida have been renovated. Opa-Locka has its own airport.
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South Miami, which borders the University of Miami's main campus and the cities of Coral Gables and Pinecrest, is known for its leafy residential neighborhoods, numerous parks and vibrant Downtown filled with historic buildings, restaurants and unique shops. The town center area east of U.S. Highway 1 (South Dixie Highway) is a vibrant shopping, dining and entertainment venue with a hometown ambiance.
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 South of the city, the rural face of Miami-Dade County, is revealed in an exciting blend of modern suburbs, historical villages and bucolic backcountry. South Miami-Dade County enjoys one of the world’s most unique habitats. Two spectacular national parks offer natural beauty, tranquility and teeming wildlife. The Everglades and surrounding parks contain acres and acres of majestic natural trails as well as full-service marinas and campsites. Fishing, boating, snorkeling and bird-watching are just a few of the many nature-based activities for which the area is known. Attractions have a distinct character — fun, fascinating and unique.
In addition to natural pursuits, South Miami-Dade County offers a variety of shopping and dining options. Antique malls, specialty shops, historic squares and outlet malls are all part of the shopping scene, which is as varied as the Everglades’s wildlife. Dining choices include family-style restaurants, gourmet bistros and waterfront cafes.
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 The scene is changing in the Sunny Isles, Florida resort area. The atmosphere in Sunny Isles is still casual but the funky 50's motels and small beachfront hotels are giving way to luxury apartment towers and hotels. Little has changed on the Newport Fishing Pier, where you can drop a line and fish from shore or for real deep-sea fishing, head to the charter boats docked on the Intracoastal Waterway at Haulover Beach Park. Ocean breezes cool the nine-hole Par 3 golf course and tennis courts, and make the park a mecca for kite flying in Sunny Isles, Florida. Across the way, a one-mile stretch of white sand and open ocean surf invites sunbathing and swimming. For more information, please see the Sunny Isles Beach Resort Association website, http://www.sunnyislesbeachmiami.com
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 One of the attractions of quiet family-oriented Surfside, Florida is the wide, secluded beach bordered by a path through the dunes. Rejuvenated hotels and new luxury condominiums in Surfside are changing the style of Collins Avenue, but Harding Avenue, retains the feel of an old-style main street with small shops and a 50's corner drugstore and soda fountain. Small bistros welcome strollers for a casual meal. Shows and events take place at the oceanfront pink Community Center. Just south of Surfside, Florida, the North Shore State Recreation Area offers an unspoiled beachfront nature preserve and picnic area.
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