Miami
Miami is a major center and a leader in finance, commerce, culture, media, entertainment, the arts, and international trade.
In 2008, Forbes magazine ranked Miami "America's Cleanest City", for its year-round good air quality, vast green spaces, clean drinking water, clean streets and city-wide recycling programs.
According to a 2009 UBS study of 73 world cities, Miami was ranked as the richest city in the United States, and the world's fifth-richest city in terms of purchasing power.
Miami is nicknamed the "Capital of Latin America", is the second largest U.S. city with a Spanish-speaking majority, and the largest city with a Cuban-American plurality.
For more than two decades, the Port of Miami, known as the "Cruise Capital of the World," has been the number one cruise passenger port in the world. It accommodates some of the world's largest cruise ships and operations, and is the busiest port in both passenger traffic and cruise lines.
Tourism is also an important industry in Miami. The beaches, conventions, festivals and events draw over 38 million visitors annually into the city, from across the country and around the world, spending $17.1 billion.
We recommend you stay in Miami for at list 3 nights. Main sights recommended are:
- Miami Beach, one of America's pre-eminent beach resorts since the early 20th century.
- South Beach in Miami Beach has been called the American Riviera and an Art Deco Playground.
- Downtown Miami is home to the largest concentration of international banks in the United States, and many large national and international companies.
- Little Havana, a center of social, cultural, and political activity in Miami.
- Visit Vizcaya Mansion, located in Coconut Grove neighborhood.
- Key Biscayne, an island town connected to Miami via the Rickenbacker Causeway.
- The Everglades National Park, the third-largest National Park in the USA.
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