Miami is the second-largest city in Florida and seat of Miami-Dade

County, is located in theAtlantic cosat.

Miami is the only U.S. city to have been planned by a woman! Julia Tuttle, a Clevelander, arrived there in

1891 and bought several hundred acres on the bank of the Miami River. She convinced New York

financier Henry M. Flagler of the area's vast potential and persuaded him to extend his Florida East Coast

Railroad to Miami in 1896, the year the city was incorporated. Flagler dredged Miami Harbor, built the renowned Royal Palm Hotel, and promoted the area as

a winter playground.

As of 2000, 66.75% of residents spoke Spanish at home, while those who only spoke English made up 25.45%. Speakers

of Haitian (French) Creole were 5.20%, and French speakers comprised 0.76% of the population. Other languages that

were spoken throughout the city include Portuguese , German , Italian , Arabic , Chinese and

Greek

Miami is a center for television and film production. The city has acted as the backdrop for many movies, and many

television shows,and awards shows have been set or filmed in Miami.

Miami's main four sports teams are the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League, the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association, the Miami Marlins of Major League

Baseball, and the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League.

Miami's tropical weather allows for year-round outdoors activities. The city has numerous marinas, rivers, bays, canals,

and the Atlantic Ocean, which make boating, sailing, and fishing popular

outdoors activities. There are over 80 parks and gardens in the city

Miami has inspired the names of musical groups as well as of numerous albums and

song titles. For example, the late country singer Keith Whitley sang a song called

"Miami, My Amy", about a special woman from Miami; the song is one of his biggest hits

to this day.

The city is home to numerous museums as well, many of which are in Downtown.

These include the Frost Art Museum, History Miami, Miami Art

Museum, Miami Children's Museum, Miami Science

Museum, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, and the Miami-Dade Cultural Center, home

of the Miami Main Library

There are a lot of beache in Miami like:Miami Beach, Barbados

South Beach, Mid-Beach ,North Beach

While the rest of the country looks

forward to snow and sleigh bells,

yuletide in the 305 promises sunshine,

shopping and parties at every corner.

Made by:Ivona Galambos