By air
Miami International (MIA), ~13 km
North America · United States
Miami, United States
Art Deco, beaches and Cuban coffee
Getting there
Best time to visit
November to April — dry and warm
Don't miss
South Beach
The Art Deco District
Wynwood Walls
Little Havana
Things to do
South Beach
The Wynwood murals
Little Havana
An Everglades airboat
Where to eat
Sources: Photo: James Willamor · CC BY-SA 3.0
What to pack
Swimwear, sunscreen
A quieter corner
Key Biscayne's lighthouse at Bill Baggs park
Questions travellers ask
When is Miami's dry season?
November to April, when it's dry and warm. Pack swimwear and sunscreen.
Where do I land for Miami?
Miami International (MIA), about 13 km away.
What's on a first-timer's list in Miami?
South Beach, the Art Deco District, the Wynwood Walls murals and Little Havana, plus an Everglades airboat. Also seek out Key Biscayne's lighthouse at Bill Baggs park.
What should I order in Miami?
A Cuban sandwich with a cafecito, and stone crab in season.
About Miami
- Coastal
Where it is
Miami is at the south-eastern tip of Florida in the United States, on Biscayne Bay, with the barrier island of Miami Beach between the bay and the Atlantic and the Everglades stretching away to the west.
History
The Tequesta lived around Biscayne Bay for some 2,000 years before contact with Europeans. Miami was incorporated in 1896, soon after Henry Flagler's railway reached it, and boomed in the 1920s, while Miami Beach's Art Deco hotels rose mostly in the 1930s. Cubans arriving after 1959 reshaped the city, which became a gateway between the United States and Latin America.
People
Most people in Miami speak Spanish at home, and its large Cuban community has been joined by Venezuelans, Colombians, Nicaraguans, Haitians and many others. Cuban coffee from walk-up windows, dominoes in Little Havana's Máximo Gómez Park and Haitian Creole in Little Haiti are part of daily life.
Known for
- South Beach and the Art Deco Historic District
- Little Havana and Cuban coffee
- The Wynwood Walls murals
- Airboat rides in the Everglades
- Art Basel Miami Beach each December
Did you know?
Miami is noted as the only major US city founded by a woman: Julia Tuttle, who owned the land it was built on and persuaded Henry Flagler to extend his railway south.
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