| Miami is a vibrant city teaming with Cuban culture, | | | | to Mexico and the Caribbean makes for an eclectic |
| lush everglade wildlife and magnificent beaches | | | | melting pot of Latin spice and excitement. Known as |
| bordering the Atlantic Coastline. Miami is the only | | | | the "Gateway to the Americas," Miami has many |
| major U.S. city to be founded and planned by a | | | | cultural and linguistic ties to North, South and Central |
| woman, Julia Tuttle, who hailed from Cleveland. Upon | | | | America and to the Caribbean, and almost all major |
| her father's death in 1891, she took over his citrus | | | | foreign countries have consulates in Miami. |
| plantation along the Miami River. | | | | Part of Miami's popularity may lie in its subtropical |
| Miami is a thriving tourist hub, offering Latin flavor | | | | climate and Gulf Stream warmth. The pleasant |
| and Art Deco surroundings. The city thrives on its | | | | year-round temperatures provide the perfect medium |
| cool and hip mystique and its nightclub scene is | | | | for the area's plethora of activities, attractions and |
| vibrant and happening. It is the second largest city in | | | | beaches. |
| Florida behind Jacksonville, and the state's proximity | | | | |