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Snap Guide: Miami
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Friday, September 16, 2005;

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.

AIRPORTS

  • Miami International Airport (MIA)
  • Fort Lauderdale International Airport (FLL)
  • TRANSPORTATION TO/FROM AIRPORTS

  • SuperShuttle
  • Miami-Dade Transit Bus 
  • CITY LINKS

  • Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau
  • Miami Beach Visitor Center
  • Miami Design Preservation League
  • The Miami Herald
  • Ocean Drive magazine
  • cooljunkie.com Nightlife guide with savvy insider reviews
  • miamiboutiquehotels.com Cool hotels for every budget
  • EVENTS

  • Orange Bowl January
  • Art Deco Weekend January
  • Miami International Film Festival January-February 
  • Carnaval Miami early March
  • Winter Music Conference March 
  • International Hispanic Theater Festival June
  • Halloween on Lincoln Road, South Beach October 31
  • Miami Book Fair International November
  • The White Party November
  • Art Basel Miami Beach December
  • King Mango Strut December