Miami Cruise Guide
Overview
The subtropical climate keeps not just the air hot and humid, but lifestyles, too. Skyscrapers, performing arts venues and the world's busiest cruise ship port mark the downtown.
Sightseeing
The Little Havana community has cigar-making shops, Cuban restaurants and shops dispensing wee cups of café cubano. Coral Gables, on the southern edge, is home to the University of Miami, art deco architecture epitomized by the grand Biltmore Hotel, and is at once casual and upscale.
South Beach is probably most recognisably ‘Miami,' with its sherbet-coloured art deco buildings seen in TV shows and movies such as CSI:Miami, Miami Vice and Bad Boys. South Beach boasts superb Atlantic Ocean sands, popular with everyone from elderly retirees to the glistening, hard bodies perfecting suntans to display in hot nightclubs on Ocean Drive. Ocean Drive and nearby Collins Avenue are also fronted by the trendiest boutiques and restaurants - frequented by visiting movie stars, musicians and resident celebrities such as Gloria Estefan and Donatella Versace.
Highlights
• South Beach
• Little Havana
• Metrozoo
• Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
• Coral Gables
• Vizcaya museum and villa
Tourist Information
701 Brickell Avenue, Miami, USA
Tel: +1 30553 93000.
Website: www.miamiandbeaches.com
Shopping
Where? Miracle Mile, Bayside Marketplace, Lincoln Road Mall, Coconut Grove, Miami Design District.
What? Designer clothes, arts and crafts, homewares.
Eating Out
Miami specialities
• Crab.
• Fried chicken.
• Key lime pie.
When To Go
Hotels
Getting There
By Water
1015 N America Way, Miami, Florida
Tel: +1 30534 74800.
Website: www.miamidade.gov/portofmiami
By Rail
By Air
PO Box 025504, Miami, Florida 33102-5504, USA
Tel: +1 30587 67000.
Website: www.miami-airport.com
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Tipping: Note whether the service charge of 10-20% has been added to the restaurant bill, which is common in Miami.
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