Miami is a thrilling city that combines pulsing nightlife with gorgeous weather, and stunning vintage architecture with up-to-the-minute restaurants and bars. The hub of the Florida city is the sandbar known as Miami Beach, an area compact enough to explore without a car.
Other must-see spots include the Mediterranean-inspired fantasy city Coral Gables, with its ochre-colored Spanish-style buildings; the commercial hub of Latin-flavored downtown Miami; and the newly hip Biscayne Corridor, where local trendsetters are setting up avant-garde art galleries and inventive restaurants in mid-century buildings.
Miami has something to offer to all ages, whether young or old, and is a place to which you will almost certainly return again and again in order to experience everything that is on offer, whether you want to see the clubs or the beautiful everglades with their fantastic wildlife including alligators.
The proximity of the city of Miami in Florida to Cuba has left an indelible mark on the culture of the city of Miami. It began with the influx of refugees from Cuba who sought political asylum in Miami in the 1960s, and eventually set up their own little Cuban-inspired community in Miami dubbed Little Havana.
This is why Miami visitors will find a significant Cuban influence in Miami culture, from the fusion of Miami and Cuban cuisine into a unique cooking style called Floribbean cuisine, the daily performance of salsa music from Miami residences and public areas, to the architecture of Miami houses and cabanas whose wild colors are reminiscent of the vibrant Caribbean flora and fauna.