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Miami History
Knowing the history of Miami when you visit can make your vacation come alive. The Tequesta Native Americans lived here for an estimated 2,000 years.

The Spanish built a mission here in 1567, when the area was known as "Mayaimi,where it remained secluded until the American acquisition of Florida in 1821. Hundreds of pioneers settled the region around the Miami River.

A settler named Julia Tuttle convinced magnate Henry Flagler to extend the route of the railroad he was building.

In 1896, the completion of the Florida East Coast Railroad opened Miami to the rest of the United States, and marked the birth of a new city.

Touring Miami
Miami is at once a vacation spot, a 24-hour party and a secluded desert island, a fashion center and a retirement community.

After you land at the Miami International Airport, rent a car and drive into Miami. The city's cultural diversity is heard in the many different languages being spoken spoken here.

It becomes more apparent as you travel through the many colorful and exotic districts which make up Greater Miami.

After picking up your rental car from the airport, you may well head out for Miami Beach. In the 1940s, when vacationers began to arrive, Miami Beach was the center of action.

Although years have passed and times have changed, the Beach it's still a hot spot. Tourists can stay at resorts such as the Fontainebleau and the Eden Roc.

Shops and restaurants line the streets, and of course there are the miles of white sand beaches.

From Miami Beach you can travel to South Beach. Once the home of retired citizens and starving artists, South Beach has become a much desired tourist vacation destination stunning in its Art Deco architecture.

Leave Miami International Airport and drive your rental car to South Beach where you'll find restaurants, bars, shops and dance clubs which are glamorous and trendy.

Take a walking tour along Ocean Drive or down Lincoln Road, where the beautiful people come out to play. Whether it's three in the morning or three in the afternoon, there is plenty to do on your holiday here.