Travel guide of the city of Miami in the United States: everything basic and essential.

Miami it is the capital of the county of Miami-Dade, in the state of Florida, United States. It is located in the south of the country and, despite being now a large city with a fairly high population density (more than 400.000 people in about 91 square kilometers), it started as a small city surrounding a hotel between 1890 and 1900.

The weather of Miami It is considered tropical, with very hot and humid summers and mild, dry winters. In the cold months, from November to March, the temperatures rarely descend from the 0ºC, while in the summer months, temperatures range from the 19ºC to the 29ºC.

A good part of the people who live in Miami they are immigrants or children of Cuban immigrants and, together with the great variety of nationalities that are in place, they make the population of Miami be the most variegated. Spanish is a very important language in Miami and practically everyone talks about it. It is considered that Miami It is a city very open to trade with the Spanish-speaking countries of Central and South America.

Getting Here 

To reach Miami There are several options depending on the place of departure of travelers. If you are in another part of the United States, the most recommended is either by road or train. However, those who are in another country or continent, or simply in areas far from the United States, it is most convenient to use the plane.

The Miami airport is the Miami International Airport. It is one of the largest airports in the world, moving more than 35 million passengers annually. In the United States, this airport is the second most international passenger receives, just behind the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.

There are also several nearby airports that serve domestic flights in the United States: el Fort Lauderdale-Holywood International Airport, Opa-locka Airport and Kendall-Tamiami Airport. In this guide we will focus on the Miami International Airport, as it is designed for people visiting Miami from outside the United States.

To go from the Miami International Airport to the city of Miami there are several options:

Metrobus: It is located in Central Station, which implies that those who want to travel by Metrobus should take the MIA Move (a small electric train) which connects the Miami airport (called MIA) with the Central Station. The price of the Metrobus is $ 2.25 per trip and reaches the city center. 

Metrorail: The Metrorail is also located in Central Station. The Metrorail costs $ 2.25 per trip and has two different lines. The orange line makes a journey with stops from Dadeland South to the MIA, while the green line goes from Dadeland South to Palmetto without passing through the airport.

Tri-Rail: The Tri-Rail connects South Florida (Broward and Palm Beach) with the MIA.

Taxi: You can go by taxi from the MIA to the city center and the price varies from about $ 14 to more than $ 80. For more information on prices, it is worth visiting the MIA website.

How to get around the city 

To move around the city of Miami one must take into account the fact that Miami is a city that has a large part of its surface as navigable rivers.

The best way to get around in Miami is using different types of public transportation, such as the Metrorail, the Tri-Rail, the Metromover and the Metrobus.

Metrorail: It is the fastest way to get around the city, as it makes 2 fixed routes with many stops. There is the possibility of changing from one line to another in some of the stations they share, although not in all of them.

Metromover: The Metromover is a free elevated transportation way through downtown Miami. Operates in 3 different lines, with one stop every two blocks of buildings more or less. Currently there is a project to expand the lines that is being carried out.

Tri-Rail: The Tri-Rail is the commuter train of Miami-Dade County and runs from the MIA to Palm Beach.

Metrobus: The Miami bus has more than 900 buses that operate over 100 lines throughout the city. It is one of the busiest bus networks and is widely used by the citizens of Miami.

What to see / activities 

As already mentioned, Miami It is a very strong multicultural city, so the 13 different neighborhoods in which Miami is divided each contain distinctive features according to the type of people who inhabit them.

It is worth mentioning the neighborhood of Coral Way, a residential neighborhood with a Spanish colonial architecture from the 20 years and an Art Deco theme. It is also worth visiting Little Havana, where the first immigrants from Cuba settled and which was a neighborhood where only Spanish was spoken at first.

Coconut Grove It is a luxurious neighborhood located in the south of Miami where we can find the Town Hall in Dinner Key, the CocoWalk shopping center and the Coconut Grove Playhouse, as well as a great variety of bohemian shops, restaurants, bars and nightclubs.

During the month of July, the Hispanic Theater Festival of Miami, which fulfilled its 25ª edition in 2010. This festival is considered one of the most important in the continent among those dedicated to the Hispanic culture and it is certainly something worth seeing.

Miami It is a city that has a large number of museums, which are mostly in the center of the city. Among the most important are the South Florida Museum, the Jewish Museum of Florida, the Miami Art Museum and the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens (among others).

It is also a city that has a large number of open spaces and parks. The two most important are the Bicentennial Park and the Bayfront Park, but also include Watson Island, Morningside Park, Tropical Park and the Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden.

Documentation 

To enter the United States, you need a visa, although if you travel as a tourist does not need to be an immigrant visa. For tourists, the visa required to enter the United States is classified as B-2.

There is an exception and that is that those people who belong to countries included in the VWP Visa Waiver Program or who have the nationality of a country with some agreement with the United States to allow visa-free travel, may travel without the need to pay a fee. and waiting for a visa.

For those who must complement the tourist visa B-2 must have a valid passport and must complete a Form DS-160. Once completed, you must arrange an interview with the US embassy and pay a visa fee. The visa may or may not be granted, but in the same way the visa fee must be paid.
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