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Miami Beach Facts
Miami Beach is located in Florida's Miami-Dade County on the east coast. Miami Beach was a swamp until the 1920s when development began. Miami Beach is an island city separating the Atlantic Ocean from Biscayne Bay. In 1915 a bridge was built to connect the island with the mainland. There is a lot of Cuban influence in the city due to the influx of Cubans escaping Cuba when Fidel Castro took over in 1959. Miami Beach has the largest Art Deco collection of architecture in the world, in an area now known as the Art Deco District. Miami Beach is a popular tourist destination and has over 91,917 full time residents.
Interesting Miami Beach Facts:
Miami Beach encompasses an area of 15.22 square miles, of which 7.53 square miles are water.
Miami Beach became a chartered town in 1915 and a city in 1917.
The Miami Beach strip was usually referred to as Alton Beach for many years.
South Beach is the area in Miami Beach from Biscayne St. to 23rd St. The TV show Miami Vice made this area popular. South beach is referred to as SoBe.
Miami Beach is home to the New World Symphony Orchestra.
Bicycling, rollerblading, shopping, and dining out are very popular activities in the area of Lincoln Road running east-west from 16th to 17th streets.
Ocean Drive of the Art Deco District of Miami Beach was featured in the movies Scarface, and in The Birdcage.
There are several LGBT events held in Miami Beach including The Winter Part, The White Party, The Miami Recognition Dibber, The Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, and Aqua Girl.
One of the largest art shows held in the United States is held in Miami Beach in December each year. It's called the Art Basel Miami Beach and hosts exhibitions, parties, and music and film events.
Miami Beach is home to the Miami City Ballet, founded in 1985.
In 1974 the annual Miami Beach Festival of the Arts began to be held, which continues today.
Miami Beach's wet season runs from May to September and its dry season runs from November to April.
Because of its location Miami Beach is highly susceptible to tropical storms and hurricanes.
There are more than 800 Art Deco buildings in Miami Beach.
Jackie Gleason called Miami Beach the Sun and Fun Capital when he broadcast his show in the city back in the 1960s.
Miami Beach is home to the Vizcaya Museum with artwork that is over 200 years old. There are more than 170,000 visitors each year.
The Travel Channel rated Miami Beach's South Beach #1 in 2008 in all of the United States.
North Miami Beach's cultural centerpiece is the Byron Carlyle Theater. It is a performing arts center.
Miami Beach is only 4 miles east of Miami.
Miami Beach relies heavily on public transit for transportation.
Many people in Miami Beach prefer to use bicycles as their method of transportation due to its urban, dense environment.
Miami Beach is home to a Holocaust Memorial, Versace Mansion, and the Wolfsonian -FIU Museum.


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