Monday, 14 April 2014

MIAMI

Miami  is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County. The 42nd largest city proper in the United States, with a population of 408,568, it is the principal, central, and most populous city of theMiami metropolitan area, and the most populous metropolis in the Southeastern United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Miami's metro area is the eighth most populous and fourth-largest urban area in the United States, with a population of around 5.5 million.
Miami is a major center and a leader in finance, commerce, culture, media, entertainment, the arts, and international trade. In 2010, Miami was classified as an Alpha- World City in the World Cities Study Group’s inventory.  In 2010, Miami ranked seventh in the United States in terms of finance, commerce, culture, entertainment, fashion, education, and other sectors. It ranked thirty-third among global cities.  In 2008,Forbes magazine ranked Miami "America's Cleanest City", for its year-round good air quality, vast green spaces, clean drinking water, clean streets and city-wide recycling programs. According to a 2009 UBS study of 73 world cities, Miami was ranked as the richest city in the United States, and the world's fifth-richest city in terms of purchasing power.  Miami is nicknamed the "Capital of Latin America",  is the second-largest U.S. city (after El Paso, Texas) with a Spanish-speaking majority, and the largest city with a Cuban-American plurality.
Downtown Miami and South Florida are home to the largest concentration of international banks in the United States, and is home to many large companies both nationally and internationally.  The Civic Center is a major center for hospitals, research institutes, medical centers, andbiotechnology industries. For more than two decades, the Port of Miami, known as the "Cruise Capital of the World," has been the number one cruise passenger port in the world, accommodating some of the world's largest cruise ships and operations, and is currently the busiest in both passenger traffic and cruise lines.

South Beach
South Beach is the most popular tourist attractions in Miami Florida located at east of Miami city, proper between Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. The area encompasses all of the barrier islands of Miami Beach south of Indian Creek. The beach is the ideal place for a breath of fresh air beachstyle. It is perfect place for sunbathing, shopping or just watching people passing by on the beach. At night, South Beach comes alive with crowds dressed in party-casual chic.
Miami Seaquarium
The second tourist attractions in Miami you have to know is Miami Seaquarium. If you like beaches with luxury and party. The Miami Seaquarium located in the island of Virginia Key in Biscayne Bay, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States and is located near downtown Miami. It is the Longest operating oceanarium in the United States. In Addition to the Marine Mammals, the Miami Seaquarium also houses for Various fish, sharks, sea turtles, birds, Reptiles and manatees. The park offers eight different marine animal shows and presentations daily and attracts over 600,000 visitors per year. In Miami Sequarium you can swim  with the dolphin and kiss it.
 Monkey Jungle
The other popular tourist attractions in Miami is Monkey Jungle. The park is located in Cutler Bay at South 216th Street/Hainlin Mill Road near West 147th Avenue. This park has about 400 primates of 30 different species running loose. Guests walk through a series of tunnel cages. Its tagline is "Where the humans are caged and the monkeys run wild". It includes an Amazonian rainforest, the only semi-natural tropical rainforest found in North America. The zoo with a format very similar to the original, most monkeys had benign allowed to accompany you to roam around in it. You even can directly feed the monkeys.
Parrot Jungle
Parrot Jungle was a zoological park south of Miami. Parrot Jungle Island has more than 1000 animals and 500 species of plants. Here you can see all sorts of exotic birds fly freely in nature. Beside parrots and other birds, there will also penguins, orangutans, crocodiles, tigers and many others. This place is great, especially if you take your children for educational enhancements. you can see trained bird show at the Parrot Bowl, and an exhibition of reptiles, penguins, flamingos and other animals at the Serpentarium.

Miami Children's Museum
The Miami Children's Museum was founded in 1983 and moved to its latest location in 2003. Educational and entertainment exhibits are designed to appeal to children's curiosity and creativity. Interactive exhibits at the Miami Children's Museum include a variety of themed galleries that revolve around arts, culture, community, and communication.
The museum is located in a 56,500 square-foot facility with galleries, a 200 seat auditorium, restaurant, and gift shop.

Miami River Historical Jungle Tours
Here visitors will follow the Jungle Tour which provides an opportunity tolearn about history through modern facilities of Miami. Visitors will be brought to use artificial river boats and the scenery surrounding the model of Miami. The tour be held for two and a half hours and will be provided for consumption.
 Coral Castle

The other name is 'Rock Gate', located between Miami and Florida this place was built by a Latvian immigrant named Edward Leedskalnin who died in 1951. The structure comprises numerous megalithic stones (mostly limestone formed from coral), each weighing several tons. It currently serves as a privately-operated tourist attraction.

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