A sensuous, tropical climate helps define this international crossroads of commerce, culture, year-round sports, entertainment, dining, shopping and tourism. You can have it all. From the world's most beautiful beaches to the intrigue of the Everglades. Unique Art Deco-style pastels. Steaming neon. Palm trees and alligator wrestling. Jai-Alai. Dolphins, Marlins, Heat and Hurricanes. America's leading golf resorts. And adventures in paradise snorkeling, scuba diving, parasailing, wild shark ..[Read More]
Miami, FL Factoid
Boosterism thy home is Miami. Miami was little more than a lighthouse and trading post until residents started touting it as Florida's tropical paradise and persuaded a railroad to extend its line. Florida East Coast Railway rolled into town in 1896, dropping tourists at a luxury hotel that described itself as "America's Sun Porch."