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This web helps you explore Miami, Florida, USA; here, you'll find organized and annotated links to Web sites about Miami's current conditions, facts, activities, events, places, sports, civic life, media, education, commerce, and reference works. You can view and link to this information in a variety of ways, and your suggestions are welcome. Use the links at the top of this page to navigate and access this information
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Current
See live conditions and views of Miami
- Weather: Current weather observations and forecasts
- Graphic; shows current weather conditions for Miami
- Radar: National Weather Service radar
- Forecast: Weather Underground; a look ahead at the weather
- Hurricane Track: GOES East Hurricane SECTOR IR Image; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Satellite: Goestationary infrared image; satellite image for Eastern United States sector, infrared image; provided by National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, US Dept of Commerce
- Graphic; shows current weather conditions for Miami
- Cams: Live views of Miami; helpful for finding out about current weather and road conditions
- EarthCam: Miami and Beaches; cams from Miami Beach, Biscayne Bay, South Beach, Calle Ocho, Lincoln Road and Miami
- S Beach: South Beach and downtown Miami; from Chariff Realty Group's live feed web cam
- Traffic: Map from Miami Herald
- FL 511: Traffic and cameras; from the Florida Department of Transportation
- News: News and reports about what's going on in Miami
Facts
Look up information about Miami such as maps, facts, and census information
- Maps: Online mapping services; most of these allow you to zoom in and out and select specific features to view on the map
- Open: OpenStreetMap ; zoom down to detailed street features
- MapQuest: MapQuest's Miami map; integration with digitalcity.com city Internet guide
- -USA Maps-: More online mapping services; you can use this list of sites to get more maps of the area or specialized maps such as historical, topographic, or satellite imagery
- Info: Look up basic facts about Miami from online reference works
- Almanac: Information Please Almanac; entry for Miami; gives a page of basic facts about the city, including a general description and current facts
- Books: MIA Books; a page presenting books about the city of Miami
- Population Metro: Population statistics ; shows tables and map
- Census Miami: City of Miami; US Census Bureau information for people, business, and geography
Living
Find out about things to do and places to see in Miami
Activities
Events, groups, and things to do; People in Miami take part in many clubs and organizations; activities include interest groups, clubs, hobbies, community centers, organizations, and groups
- Groups: People in Miami take part in many clubs and organizations; activities include interest groups, clubs, hobbies, community centers, organizations, and groups
- Arts&Business: Supports rich nonprofit arts
- Cultural Ctr: South Miami-Dade Cultural Center; multidisciplinary center for the arts; showcase for the performing arts; Historical Museum of Sothern Florida
- Heritage Trust: Historic preservation in Miami-Dade County
- MDPL: Miami Design Preservation League; preserves and promotes the architectural integrity of the Miami Beach Architectural Historic District; and other areas of the City of Miami Beach; the oldest Art Deco Society in the World
- Beacon Council: Miami-Dade economic development partnership
- Chamber: Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
- WTCM: World Trade Center Miami; member of the World Trade Centers Association
- Marathon: Miami Marathon and half Marathon
- SailMiami: Miami Marine Directory and Magazine; Boating, Fishing and Watersports
- -USA Directories-: Search organization directories; there are hundreds of thousands of organizations, associations, societies, and nonprofits in the US covering many interests; many of these are in Miami; these directories help you locate an organization
- Listings: Connect to online calendars and databases; show what's going on and where
- Events GMCVB: from the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Festivals & Events: Greater Miami Festivals & Events Association; major annual festivals
- FL Fests & Events: Florida Festivals and Events Association
- Herald Events: Things to do section; shows events including arts, music, nightlife, restaurants, movies, and performances
- Performing: Miami is home to many performing arts and cultural groups
- Periodic: Miami has many special events and recurring trade shows
- Carnaval: Carnaval Miami; showcase of music, food, Latin Jazz festival, and Calle Ocho street festival
- Coconut Gr Fest: Coconut Grove Arts Festival; outdoor fine arts festival
- Columbus Regatta: Columbus Day Regatta; small boat cruise on Biscayne Bay
- CubaNostalgia: Cuban exhibition; exhibits, artists and vendors, traditional Cuban foods, and music
- Fair: Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition (The Fair); family entertainment, rides, food booths, games, exhibits, and competitions
- Film MIFF: Miami International Film Festival; world cinema
- King Mango: King Mango Strut; "putting the NUT in CocoNUT Grove;" spoof and satire parade; King Mango Music Massacre
- Mango Fest: International Mango Festival; celebrate the fruit at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
- Marathon: Miami Marathon and half Marathon
- Orange Bowl: FedEx Orange bowl, college football game
Places
Miami has many neighborhoods, entertainment venues, museums, and other places with Web sites
- Sites: Places such as parks, buildings, public gardens and zoos, notable buildings, libraries, interesting places
- Bayfront Pk: park on Biscayne Bay; 12 hectares; beach, rock garden, waterfall, fountain, tower, monuments (Challenger Memorial, Veterans’ Memorial, Mildred and Claude Pepper Fountain, statues of Claude Pepper and Christopher Columbus, Centennial Time Capsule); site for many special events and concerts: The Bayfront Park Amphitheater (10,000 seats), Tina Hills Pavilion (1,000 seats), nearby Bicentennial Park
- Bayside Mkt: popular shopping mall on Biscayne Bay; curves around Miamarina
- Beaches: List from the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Biscayne NP: Biscayne National Park; Biscayne Bay shoreline, water (95% of park is water), and islands; 700 square kilometers; underwater coral reefs and marine life; mangrove forest; Dante Fascell Visitor Center
- Biscane Nature Ctr: Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center; in Crandon Park on the north end of Key Biscayne; mangroves, sand dunes, fossilized rock reef, ocean, and uplands
- Botanical Flamingo: 24 hectare gardens; rare, exotic and native plants; citrus groves; Wray Botanical Collection; Aviary; Everglades Wildlife Sanctuary; Wray Home
- Botanical Fairchild: Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden; taxonomically arranged tropical plants, emphasizing palms, cycads, flowering trees, vines, and fruit trees; International Mango Festival, Richard H. Simons Rainforest, William F. Whitman Tropical Fruit Pavilion
- Buildings Emporis: Emporis coverage of Miami buildings; Skycrapers, architecture, buildings, real estate, and construction news; from Emporis databases on buildings and the real-estate industry
- Coral Castle: sculpted by Edward Leedskalnin from 1920 to 1940; National Register of historic places; Homestead
- Coral Gables: City of Coral Gables; municipality on Biscayne Bay southwest of Miami; planned community developed by George Merrick in the 1920's; noted international villages sites
- CVB: Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Deering Estate: The Deering Estate at Cutler; Miami-Dade Park & Recreation Department and The Deering Estate Foundation; Historic Richmond Cottage and Deering's Stone House; 178 hectares of pine rockland habitat
- Everglades: Everglades National Park; 6,000 km2 subtropical preserve; American crocodile, Florida panther, and West Indian manatee; temperate and tropical plant communities, including sawgrass prairies, mangrove and cypress swamps, pinelands, and hardwood hammocks; marine and estuarine environments; International Biosphere Reserve; World Heritage Site; Wetland of International Importance; National Park Service
- Holocaust Memorial: in memory of victims of the Holocaust; environmental sculpture by Kenneth Treister; at Meridian Avenue and Dade Blvd; dedicated 1990
- Keys Sanctuary: Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary; 9,600 square kilometers surrounding Keys; coral barrier reef
- Library MD: Miami-Dade Public Library System
- Loxahatchee NWR: Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge; 597 square kilometers of Everglades habitat; American alligator and snail kite; just to the northwest of Miami; US Fish and Wildlife Service
- Miami Beach: City of Miami Beach; municipality between Biscane Bay and the Atlantic Ocean
- Monastery: Ancient Spanish Monastery, St. Bernard de Clairvaux; Monastery built in Sacramenia, Spain during 1133-1141; purchased, dismantled, and transported to the US by William Randolph Hearst in 1925
- Monkey Jungle: Hundreds of primates running free in a 12-hectare preserve; Java monkey troop; orangutans, gibbons, guenons, spider monkeys, and colobus
- Parrot Jungle: Bird shows; home for 1,100 tropical birds, 2,000 varieties of plants and flowers; trained bird show
- Parking: Miami Parking Authority; locate parking spaces; pay parking;
- Parks: Miami-Dade Park and Recreation
- Pennekamp Pk: John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park; 240 square kilometer underwater park; on US highway 1 at mile marker 102.5, north of Key Largo in the Florida Keys, about 70 km south of Miami
- Restaurants NT: Restaurant Guide; includes reviews
- Restaurants 3 Guys: 3 Guys from Miami Cuban Food; Cuban and Latin restaurants
- Seaquarium: Marine park; Swim with Dolphins program
- State Parks: Florida State Parks
- Underline, The: a 16km planned urban park and trail
- Venetian Pool: Famous swimming pool in Coral Gables; carved from coral rock quarry; National Register of Historic Places
- Zoo: Miami MetroZoo; over 100 hectares of grounds
- Neighborhoods: Areas of town with a distinct identity or official status as a business improvement district (BID), neighborhood association, or other designation
- City List: City of Miami Neighborhood Enhancement Team; link between the community and City governmentments-Organizations/Neighborhood-Enhancement-Team-NET
- Community Policing: Miami Police Department's neighborhood community policing areas
- Downtown DDA: Miami Downtown Development Authority
- GMCVB: Neighborhood profiles from the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau; gives list and brief description of each, from Airport Area to Surfside
- Venues: Places for performances, concerts, athletics, conventions, tradeshows, gatherings
- FTX Arena: Sports Arena; basketball (Miami Heat) and multipurpose arena; seats 19,600 for basketball; formerly AA Arena
- Bayfront Pk: on Biscayne Bay; Bayfront Park Amphitheater (10,000 seats), Tina Hills Pavilion (1,000 seats), nearby Bicentennial Park
- CG Playhouse: Coconut Grove Playhouse
- Hard Rock Stad: Hard Rock Stadium; football and baseball stadium; formerly called Dolphin Stadium, Joe Robbie Stadium, Pro Player Park, Pro Player Stadium, Dolphins Stadium, Sun Life Stadium
- Fair Expo Ctr: 32 hectare fairgrounds; year-round events, youth programs, competitions and corporate functions; annual Miami-Dade County Fair & Exposition (The Fair); Arnold Hall, Edwards Hall, Sunshine Pavilion
- Fillmore: The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater; 2,700 seats; Miami Beach
- Miami PAC: Olympia Theater; historic performing arts center downtown Miami
- Miami Conv Ctr: Miami Convention Center; James L. Knight Center auditorium; 9 hectares of meeting space
- MDC Auditorium: Miami Dade County Auditorium; 2,429 seat theater
- Miracle Th: Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre; dramatic and musical theatre; restored 1940's Art Deco theater; Coral Gables
- Marlins Park: Baseball park of Florida Marlins
- Museums: Displays of objects; includes planned educational activities related to art, history, culture, or science
- Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki: American Indian museum; on the Florida Seminole Tribe’s Big Cypress Reservation; exhibits depict the lives of the Seminoles in south Florida during the late 1800's
- Aircraft: Wings Over Miami; military and classic aircraft museum; collection includes: 1942 Boeing Stearman PT-17, F-86F Saberjet, 1946 Fairchild 24R, and 1995 Yak-52
- Art Bass: Bass Museum of Art; art collection of John and Johanna Bass; in the original Miami Beach Public Library and Art Center; Miami Beach
- Art FIU: The Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum at Florida International University; exhibitions and programs; modern outdoor sculpture
- Art Lowe: Lowe Art Museum; art museum of the University of Miami
- Art PAMM: Pérez Art Museum Miami; exhibition program
- Art MocaNomi: Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami
- Historical: Historical Museum of Southern Florida; the story of South Florida and the Caribbean; permanent exhibits, special gallery, online exhibits
- Jewish: Jewish Museum of Florida; collections and research center reflecting Florida Jewish history; MOSAIC: Jewish Life in Florida; former synagogue that housed Miami Beach's first congregation; built in 1936; National Register of Historic Places
- Railroad: Gold Coast Railroad Museum; preserves and operates historic railroad equipment; train rides
- Science: The Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science; Newton's Notions; Immersion Theatre; Cabinet of Curiosity
- Vizcaya: Vizcaya Museum and Gardens; Italian Renaissance-style building on Biscayne Bay; National Historic Landmark; owned by Miami-Dade County
- Wolfsonian: Design museum and research center; Florida International University; uses objects to illustrate the persuasive power of art and design; Miami Beach
Sports
Miami is home to major-league basketball and baseball, pro hockey and soccer, and NCAA sports
- Pro: Professional sports in Miami
- College: Area colleges with athletic activities
- Bobcats: St. Thomas University
- Buccaneers: Barry University
- Golden Panthers: Florida International University
- Lions: Florida Memorial University
- Hurricanes: University of Miami
- Owls: Florida Atlantic University
- Sharks: Miami Dade College
Civic
Miami's civic life
Government
Miami's government and representatives at all levels
- Local: City and county government; Miami is the county seat of Miami-Dade County
- City: City of Miami; city government portal
- Police: City of Miami Police Department
- Fire: City of Miami Department of Fire-Rescue
- County: Miami-Dade County government portal; the county was called "Dade" until 1997; Dial 311 for non-emergency government questions
- State: State of Florida access
- Federal: The United State's government has a presence in Miami through elected representatives and some facilities
- US Senate: United States Senators
- US House: United States Representatives
- US Dist Ct: United States District Court, Southern District of Florida
- US Bank Ct: United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Florida
- FBI: Miami Field Office Federal Bureau of Investigation; downtown Miami office; covers area from Vero Beach to Key West; resident agencies in Homestead, Fort Pierce, Key West, and Palm Beach County; also responsible for extraterritorial violations of American citizens in the Caribbean, Central and South America, and Mexico
- Nat Hurricane Ctr: National Weather Service Tropical Prediction Center National Hurricane Center; works to track tropical depressions, tropical storms, and hurricanes; in hurricane-resistant facility on Florida International University campus
- -USA Federal-: USA Federal Government links; links to major top-level Web sites related to the United States government; you can use these to locate federal services available in the area not listed here
Services
Support for human needs and infrastructure
- Human: Health and human services
- Alliance for Aging: Information for seniors in Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties; for a better, healthier life
- Childrens Trust: funding programs; goal is to improve the lives of children and families; dial 211 for the Children’s Trust Helpline
- HFSF: Health Foundation of South Florida; philanthropy giving grants and program support to advance the health of people in Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe Counties
- -USA Human-: National Health and Human services; you can use these directories to find doctors, hospitals, dentists, and other health and human services
- Facilities: Institutions, units, organizations, or systems that build, distribute, plan, or and keep area resources or infrastructure working
- Transport: Miami offers a variety of transit options
- Airports: Miami-Dade Aviation Department airports; Miami International Airport (MIA) (principal airport), Opa-locka Airport (OPF), Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (TMB), Homestead General Aviation Airport (X51), and Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport (TNT)
- FLL Airport: Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport; about 30 km north of downtown Miami in Broward County
- Port: Port of Miami-Dade; facilities for cargo shipping and cruise lines
- SF RTA: South Florida Regional Transportation Authority; serving Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties
- MD Transit: Miami-Dade County transit services; includes Metrobus, Metrorail (county-wide fixed-rail), Metromover (downtown-specific fixed rail), and Paratransit
- Tri-Rail: commuter rail; South Florida Regional Transportation Authority
- Metromover: downtown automated people-mover system; connects with Metrorail at Government Center and Brickell stations; 20 Metromover stations
- Metrorail: elevated rapid transit system; runs through South Miami, Coral Gables, and downtown Miami; connections to Broward and Palm Beach counties at the Tri-Rail/Metrorail transfer station
- Commuter Svs: Florida Commuter Services; commuter assistance programs; and information
- Amtrak: Passenger rail; Miami station is at 8303 NW 37th Ave
- Greyhound: National, commercial bus transit company; offers connections throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico
- GotoBus: Bus reservation system; buses connecting many cities including Miami
- TPO: Miami-Dade Transporation Planning Organization; plan transportation facilities and services; transportation studies
- FDOT: Florida Department of Transportation
- GO: Miami Dade Transportation information; shows links relevant to travel by air, land, sea, and accessible services
- Car Free: Possible in Miami; with some walkability and some transit systems, you could easily live without a car in Miami
- Car Sharing: Avoid owning a car; be car-free as much as possible, but keep the idea that you can rent or borrow a car only when you need it--for a big project or trip to far-out areas, for example
Media
Access information about and in many cases read (or listen to) Miami's media outlets
- Periodicals: Miami's many publications offer Web sites with online content
- Herald: Miami Herald; metro daily newspaper
- Sun Sentinel: Sun Sentinel; metro daily
- El Nuevo Herald: Spanish Language Miami Herald; metro daily newspaper
- New Times: alternative weekly
- Bus Jrnl: South Florida Business Journal
- Diario Las Américas: Spanish language
- Daily Bus Rev: for South Florida lawyers and business professionals; legal, real estate and financial information
- Miami Today: business and civic coverage; news about how business, government and civic life in Miami
- Community: suburban newspapers; South Miami News, Palmetto Bay News, Kendall Gazette, Coral Gables News - Tribune, South Dade News, Pinecrest Tribune, Aventura News, Doral Tribune, Sunny Isles Beach Sun, Cutler Bay News, The Digest, Redland Country News, Hometown Tribune, Biscayne Bay Tribune, and Palmetto Bay Monthly
- Broadcast: Broadcast communications; Miami's media broadcasters; directories give current listings of stations for radio and tv
- Radio-locator: List of radio stations within listening range of Miami; from radio-locator.com
- TV Index: Television stations in the Miami-Ft Lauderdale market
- Radio Streema: Web-based radio stations in Miami; from streema.com
- TV Streema: Web-based tv stations in Miami; from streema.com
- HD Radio: search for HD Radio Stations in Miami, FL (ZIP code 33137); this form requires a zip code for searching; click the city name in upper right-hand corner; then enter 33137 for Miami (the zip code of Miami City Hall)
Education
Miami's educational opportunities
- Higher: The Miami area's colleges and universities; these are located in Miami unless otherwise noted
- Albizu: Carlos Albizu University, Miami Campus; Independent; offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, PhD's
- Barry: Barry University; Independent Roman Catholic; offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, PhD's
- CBT: College of Business and Technology; Proprietary; offers undergraduate degrees
- FAU: Florida Atlantic University; State-supported; offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, PhD's
- FIU: Florida International University; State-supported; offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, PhD's
- FMU: Florida Memorial University; independent; offers undergraduate degrees; Miami Gardens
- MDC: Miami Dade College; State and locally-supported; offers undergraduate degrees
- MIUAD: Miami International University of Art & Design; Proprietary; offers undergraduate and graduate degrees
- STU: St. Thomas University; Independent Roman Catholic; offers undergraduate and graduate degrees
- UofM: University of Miami; State-supported; offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, PhD's; Coral Gables
- Schools: Miami's primary, secondary, career, and trade schools
- K12: Miami-Dade County Public Schools
- IFAS: Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS); University of Florida / Miami-Dade County Extension; educational outreach for growers (agricultural and horticultural), homeowners, youth, people interested in family issues or food and nutrition, and marine industries
Reference
Works to help you find out more about Miami
- Guides: Learn more about Miami with online guides that describe area attractions
- S FL: Guide to events, attractions, travel; by Sun-Sentinel
- TEVA: Tropical Everglades Visitor Association
- Miami Beach 411: practical information and resources; for planning a trip
- MetroGuide: Miami MetroGuide
- General: Find more information related to Miami
- craigslist: Online community; classified ads, jobs, housing, personals, for sale, discussion
- USA index: An index for the United States; resources to help you locate information about activities, events, places, sports, government, media, commerce, and reference information in the USA; You can use this page to locate information on other cities or information you couldn't find here
- -USA General-: General reference section of USA Index; lookup information in national directories for classified ads, jobs, discussion, or lookup resources