The communities of Bal Harbour, Sunny Isles, and Surfside make up the northern end of Miami Beach. This area is much quieter than the hustle and bustle of South Beach. The Bal Harbour Shops is an upscale mall with exclusive shops and exotic cafes.
Coconut Grove
The beautiful shore of Biscayne Bay is the setting for the Coconut Grove neighborhood. Vizcaya, former home of industrialist James Deering, turned art museum, is one of the most popular visitor destinations in Miami. The main shopping area, CocoWalk, features theaters, an Artist in Residence Gallery, and many of the usual chain stores and restaurants.
Coral Gables
Coral Gables is a multinational city and is one of the prettiest neighborhoods in the Miami area. It is known as the ""Fine Dining capital of South Florida"". The streets of Coral Gables are pedestrian-friendly and upscale shops can be found along Miracle Mile and Ponce de Leon Boulevard.
Downtown Miami
Downtown Miami is mostly business during the day but some areas along Biscayne Bay offer an exciting nightlife with popular dance clubs and bars. The most popular shopping destination in Downtown Miami is Bayside marketplace which features more than 140 shops, restaurants, and daily live entertainment.
Miami
Since its revitalization in the 1990s, Miami, Florida has once again become a thriving city and tourist destination with more than 10 million visitors a year. Miami is truly an international city with global headquarters for many multinational corporations located in the city. Miami is a multi-ethnic city and at least half of the population is Hispanic, mostly Cuban, giving the city a uniquely Latin flavor. Miami is bilingual and Spanish is spoken as freely as English. Dining is a pleasurable experience in Miami, where the choices are endless. Hot and spicy Jamaican jerk chicken, Cuban black beans and rice, Haitian conch chowder, soul food, as well as fresh stone crab and key lime pie can be found at storefront cafes as well as elegant restaurants in South Beach.
Miami Beach
Hotels along Miami Beach are more affordable than in some of the more exclusive parts of town. This area has become a popular destination with international vacationers. Locals and visitors alike love the sunny beaches and the 1.8 mile public boardwalk.
Miami Florida Neighborhoods
Many neighborhoods make up the city of Miami. The ones listed below are the most interesting for tourists.
South Beach
This trendy Art Deco district, also known as SoBe, is internationally known for its exciting nightlife and haute cuisine. The colorful Art Deco hotels that line Collins Avenue are plentiful but can be pricey.
Tri-Rail is the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority's commuter train, which offers service to Miami International Airport, as well as service from Miami to Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach.
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Share + Sep 5, 2010 11:31 am US/Eastern Border protection agents are manning select marinas across South Florida to help process boaters who took Labor Day trips out of the country.
What are we doing this week? What are you doing? Here are some ideas. SUNDAY Comedy-a-Thon film festival: No grouches, just Grouchos, at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival's two-day, 24-hour, 15-film Comedy-a-Thon at Cinema Paradiso in downtown Fort Lauderdale.
CONCILIATORY ART: `Art opens doors and roads,' Cuban painter Flora Fong says. `It's a conciliatory element, it reaches the soul.' She's exhibiting her work along with her son Li Domnguez Fong, also a painter, at the Coral Gables' Cernuda Arte gallery.
Back in July, Corinna Moebius opened a store that sold locally produced crafts with the hope of drawing in some of the hundreds of tourists that visit Little Havana each week.
In this photo taken Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010, brothers Esteban, left, and Luis Garcia hold a plate of freshly caught seafood which will be served at their restaurant Garcia's Seafood Grille and Fish Market on the Miami River in Miami.
The latest real estate reports may continue to paint a picture of gloom and doom, but at least one speculative builder doesn't seem to be wallowing in it.
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New Theatre continues its season-by-season journey through William Shakespeare's canon with a production of The Tempest , adapted and directed by John Manzelli.
Mo' Mofongo Jimmy'z Kitchen , the little, lovable, Latino hole-in-the-wall on South Beach, has the signs up for a second location coming to the ground floor of the Cynergi Miami Condos at N.Miami Avenue and 27th Street in Wynwood.
