| The City of Miami known as the Magic City is | | | | distinguished by its sleek skyscrapers, |
| located in South East Florida, in Miami-Dade | | | | impressive government buildings and cultural |
| County and is on the Miami River. The city is | | | | centres and edged by the Port of Miami and |
| rich with history. | | | | the largest cruise ship port in the world. |
| | | | Brickell Avenue is home to major |
| Miami is the third most popular American city | | | | international banks and businesses, as well |
| for international tourists. | | | | as Brickell Village. |
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| The city has 13 different neighbourhoods that | | | | Miami night clubs offer a sizzling variety of |
| contain several historical locations and | | | | music. In Downtown Miami, the oldest bar |
| landmarks. Each neighbourhood is fully | | | | serves up live jazz and blues bands in a |
| equipped with its own full service parks, | | | | smoky, bluesy atmosphere. In Little Havana, |
| fire and police stations. | | | | area the air is filled with Afro-Cuban |
| | | | rhythms and rumba rap as well as a fusion of |
| Miami Florida boasts great weather year-round | | | | funk beats and Latin rhythms. In South Beach, |
| with sunny days and breezy nights. The | | | | club hoppers can stroll streets that teem |
| hottest month is August when the average high | | | | with activity all night long. They can also |
| temperature is 89.8 F. The average low | | | | find lots of party action and live music in |
| temperature in January, the coldest month. | | | | the Design District area. In nearby, Downtown |
| | | | Miami is giving South Beach a run for its |
| Little Havana is a distract named after Fidel | | | | money with new emerging hot spots, while |
| Castro who took power in 1959, refugees | | | | Coconut Grove is a favourite late-night stop |
| fleeing Cuba settled just west of downtown | | | | for fun-seekers. |
| Miami, in a neighbourhood known as Little | | | | |
| Havana. Today, 800,000people live here. | | | | For some 35 years, the Everglades Safari Park |
| | | | has provided a river of grass showcase, |
| Lincoln Road is full of stores, boutiques, | | | | becoming one of the Florida Everglades |
| museums and art galleries, seven blocks of | | | | largest, most complete attractions. The park |
| this ten-block mall have been closed to auto | | | | offers several ways to observe the |
| traffic. The unique atmosphere lends to some | | | | Everglades, including Alligator Show, an |
| interesting people showing up, and you never | | | | Airboat Ride, and a Jungle Trail. Airboat |
| know who you might see. | | | | rides are guided by skilled narrators |
| | | | familiar with Everglades history, vegetation, |
| Downtown Miami is the metropolis nerve centre | | | | and wildlife. |
| the commercial heart of the city | | | | |