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some called a metropolis. By others, a melting pot. A doorway to
the Caribbean. A rendezvous of history and present day culture.
No matter how you choose to describe Miami, one thing is certain:
it is a city resting on the edge of an enormous continent, a city
that owes a huge part of its charm to the history, the tolerance,
and the curiosity of its inhabitants.
Indians, Cubans, Americans, Scandinavians, French – the list
goes on and on – all actively participate in comprising the
face of a city in constant development, meanwhile ensuring that
Miami is always an exciting destination.
The most obvious benefit of the city’s multicultural influences
is its cuisine: Chilean, Cuban, African, Creole, Puerto Rican, and
Hawaiian to name just a few – a multitude of nations are represented
in restaurants spread out across the entire city, making it possible
to dine out in a different world, in a new setting every single
day of your vacation.
Art galleries, museums, and entertainment venues also offer a variety
of cultural experiences: there is the Children’s Museum, located
just off the McArthur Causeway, the Metro Zoo, the Miami Art Museum
on Flagler Street – and a visit to Bayside Marketplace spices
up your vacation with nightly live boardwalk performances by local
bands, as well as bars that play only Salsa music, interesting shops,
great restaurants and cozy cafes.
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business travelers too, the city of Miami offers an appropriate
setting, with most of its hotels offering excellent amenities suitable
for large conferences and smaller meetings alike. The downtown Metromover
monorail system, circling the city and making stops at all major
business centers, makes it possible to skip the car rental altogether
when you are in Miami on business for just a few days.
Should you have booked a room in Miami that offers a view of Biscayne
Bay, make sure you don’t deprive yourself of a glimpse from
your hotel window of the Port of Miami. From this world-famous location,
all major cruise lines send off thousands of people every day toward
exotic destinations – and the image of an international harbor
buzzing with excitement is absolutely fantastic.
And when you decide to grab a cab for an evening excursion to South
Beach, don’t forget to look back as you travel east on the
causeway, away from the city: to many people, the skyline of Miami
bears great resemblance to that of New York City - and for that
reason alone downtown Miami is often referred to as “Little
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