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There's something new to see every day at one of the miami's hundreds of live entertainment venues. Right now, you've got to check out these red hot Miami events. Take time to see some top Miami sports, such as the Miami Dolphins, or the Florida Marlins, at Dolphin Stadium. If football and baseball are not your style, then hit the American Airlines Arena for a top NBA clash with the Miami Heat.

A long-renowned center for rock 'n' roll hedonism, Miami has hosted many great rock concerts, such as Genesis, Aerosmith, the Dave Matthews Band, and Kenny Chesney.

Florida is a state packed with natural wonders, and the Everglades National Park is among America's most famous. Covering 1.5 million acres of swamps, saw-grass prairies, and sub-tropical jungles, the Everglades constitutes the wildest public park in the United States. Way down on the tropical southern tip of Florida, the park houses innumerable rare and endangered species, such as the little known American Crocodile, the Florida Panther, and the West Indian Manatee. There are also surviving pockets of Seminole Indians living in the park. It is a haven for scientists and explorers, and is surely one of the most adventurous things to do in Miami, without actually being in Miami. Hiking, camping and canoeing are all extensively performed for leisure throughout the Everglades. Today, it is a wonderland of natural treasure, a paradise that is yours to discover!

But if swashbuckling tales of adventure and romance in the swamplands aren't to your personal taste, then try a walk into the South Beach area of Miami. This beautiful city offers many things, and good times at South Beach is very definitely one of them. You could travel the world over before you found another city quite like Miami, with its clear blue waters and gorgeous art deco architecture. South Beach is famous for its clubs and outrageous locals, and a night out here will be a memorable one, and probably a great cocktail party conversation starter for your friends back home. The kind South Florida climate means you can enjoy the charms of South Beach year-round, and drink your strawberry diaquiri at a sidewalk cafe without fear of rain spoiling your evening. South Beach has numerous large hotels overlooking the beach, but there are plenty of smaller one-off quaint hotels with much to offer. Check out this wild and memorable place!

The region has its mysteries, such as the Bermuda Triangle, but possibly the most solid and real mystery in Florida is Coral Castle in Homestead, close to Miami. Coral Castle is one of the most mysterious structures ever built, and has even been compared to Stonehenge, and the great pyramids of Egypt! It is an amazing accomplishment, chiefly (but not only) because it was quarried, carved, transported, and built by one individual, Edward Leedskalnin, a 5-ft. tall, 100-lb. Latvian immigrant. Leedskalnin’s decision to use tons of coral as building materials is what makes the feat so unbelievable. The massive coral blocks, some weighing as much as 30 tons, were mysteriously lifted and set in place without use of modern machines. Approximately 1,000 tons of coral rock were used in construction of the walls and ornate towers, and a further 100 tons of it were carved into the furniture and ornamental devices with which the whole bizarre structure is decorated. If you see nothing else in Miami, please see this wonder of the world.

If you like monkeys - and who doesn't? - Monkey Jungle in southern Miami is the place for you. Watching these colorful primates swinging through trees above your head, and communicating with each other in complex ways, you will will laugh like you haven't laughed in a long time. Monkey Jungle opened in 1935, when Joseph DuMonds and his wife brought their first six monkeys to the 10-acre plot in order to conduct some research. Florida was chosen for a location, due to its excellent climate and complex ecology, which are very similar to Southeast Asia, where the monkeys evolved. Everyone loves a monkey or three, and Monkey Jungle is a great place to be!

One place which will challenge your ideas, and give you a great fun day out, is the Miami Science Museum. The museum is packed with interesting learning devices, from studies of the farthest galaxies, to ecological studies of animal communities living right here in southern Florida. The experience of watching your children come alive, as they learn about these exciting and colorful truths is one you'll want them to associate with their dream vacation in Miami forever. Take a trip to the Science Museum and see dinosaurs come alive, volcanoes erupt, and ancient humans migrate across the globe!

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Miami music is varied. Latin American Immigrants brought the conga and rumba to Miami from their homelands instantly popularizing it in American culture, as well as salsa music, bachata, merengue, vallenato, and most recently, reggaeton. West Indians and Caribbean people have brought reggae, soca, kompa, zouk, calypso, and steel pan to the area as well. In the early-1970s, the Miami disco sound came to life with TK Records, featuring the music of KC and the Sunshine Band, with such hits as "Get Down Tonight", "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" and "That's the Way (I Like It)"; and the Latin-American disco group, Foxy (band), with their hit singles "Get Off" and "Hot Number". Miami-area natives George McCrae and Teri DeSario were also popular music artists during the 1970s disco era. Miami-influenced, Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine, hit the popular music scene with their Cuban-oriented sound and had huge hits in the 1980s with "Conga" and "Bad Boys".

Miami has a true tropical climate, with hot, humid summers, and warm, dry winters. The city does experience cold fronts from November through March. However, the average monthly temperature for any month has never been recorded as being under 64.4°F (January averages 67°F), which classifies the climate as being tropical. Most of the year is warm and humid, and the summers are almost identical to the climate of the Caribbean tropics. In addition, the city gets most of its rain in the summer (wet season) and is mainly dry in winter (dry season). The wet season, which is hot and humid, lasts from May to September, when it gives way to the dry season, which features mild temperatures with some invasions of colder air, which is when the little winter rainfall occurs — with the passing of a front. The hurricane season largely coincides with the wet season.

Officially, Miami has only once recorded a triple-digit temperature, the all-time maximum being 100 °F (37.8 °C), set on July 21, 1942. However, extreme summer humidity often boosts the heat index to around 110 °F (43 °C). The coldest temperature ever recorded in the city of Miami was 32 °F (0 °C) on several occasions, but never dropping below. Miami has only once recorded snowfall, on January 20, 1977. Weather conditions for the area around Miami were recorded sporadically from 1839 until 1900, with many years-long gaps. A cooperative temperature and rainfall recording site was established in what is now downtown Miami in December, 1900. An official Weather Bureau Office was opened in Miami in June, 1911.

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Miami International Airport, one of the busiest international airports in the world, is the main airport serving the Miami metropolitan area, catering to over 35 million passengers a year. Identifiable locally, as well as several worldwide authorities, as MIA or KMIA, the airport is a major hub and the single largest international gateway for American Airlines, the world's largest passenger air carrier. Miami International is the United States' third largest international port of entry for foreign air passengers (behind New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport), and is the seventh largest such gateway in the world. The airport's extensive international route network includes non-stop flights to over seventy international cities in North and South America, Europe, and the Middle East. Alternatively, nearby Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) also serves the metropolitan area, and statistically handles more passengers originating or terminating their travel in South Florida.

Miami is home to the Port of Miami, the largest cruise ship port in the world. In 2005, the port served 3,605,201 passengers. Additionally, the port is one of the nation's busiest cargo ports, importing nearly ten million tons of cargo annually. Among North American ports, it ranks second only to the Port of South Louisiana in New Orleans in terms of cargo tonnage imported/exported from Latin America. The port is on 518 acres and has 7 passenger terminals. The top port imports are cargo, stone/clay/cement/tile/bricks/concrete, and alcoholic beverages. The most common exports of the Port of Miami are cargo, paper/newsprints/towels, and textiles. China number 1 import country of the port, and Hondoras is the number 1 export country. Eight cruise lines sail from the port of Miami: Carnival Cruise Lines, Celebrity Cruises, Costa Cruises, Crystal Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, Royal Caribbean International, and Windjammer Barefoot Cruises.

Local public transportation includes Metrobus, Metromover, and Metrorail—an elevated rapid transit system—each operated by Miami-Dade Transit. Furthermore, Tri-Rail, a suburban rail system, connects the major cities and airports of the South Florida metropolitan area. Several transit expansion projects are being funded by a transit development sales tax surcharge throughout Miami-Dade County. The Metrobus system is also an option for those looking to reach destinations not served by the main transit lines. A new light rail system is proposed and is called BayLink. BayLink will connect Downtown Miami with the South Beach district of Miami Beach.

Miami is the southern terminus of Amtrak's Atlantic Coast services, with its final station located in the suburb of Hialeah, Florida. Miami-Dade County is served by four Interstate Highways (I-75, I-95, I-195, I-395) and several U.S. Highways including U.S. Route 1, U.S. Route 27, U.S. Route 41, and U.S. Route 441.