Miami International Airport (MIA), also known historically as Wilcox Field, is the largest of three airports serving the Miami metro area. It … More
Tag: Florida
Disney Build Stores, Part 3: Once Upon a Toy
At one time, the 16,000-square-foot Once Upon A Toy store located in The Marketplace at Disneyworld’s Disney Springs shopping, dining, … More
The Wreck Bar
The Wreck Bar, located within Fort Lauderdale’s B Ocean Resort, is designed to look like a Spanish galleon resting on … More
Disney Build Stores, Part 1: Mubo’s Droid Depot
Construct your own customized “droid” at Mubo’s Droid Depot, an incredible “industrial workshop” located within both of Disney’s newest themed areas, known … More
Jambo House
Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge, also known as Jambo House, is an African-themed deluxe resort at Walt Disney World in Florida. Opened … More
One Thousand Museum
Topped out in Feb 2018 and completed in 2019, Miami’s One Thousand Museum building is a 62-story residential condominium that was … More
Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico is a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, mostly surrounded by North America. It is bounded to the north by the Gulf Coast of … More
Cuban Cuisine
During colonial times, Cuba was an important trade port. Hence, Cuban cuisine today, especially in terms of spice and flavor, is … More
Orlando Int’l Airport (MCO)
Orlando International Airport is the busiest airport in Florida, as well as the 10th-busiest in the U.S., serving well over 50 million passengers … More
Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach is a principal city of Florida’s so-called “Fun Coast” (or “Surf Coast”) region, located just north of the state’s “Space … More
Memories of Florida
Florida is the only U.S. state to border both the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Spanning 65,758 square … More
Audubon House and Tropical Gardens
The Audubon House & Tropical Gardens, located at 205 Whitehead Street in Key West, Florida, features 28 first-edition works of the famous ornithologist John … More
Lake Okeechobee
Lake Okeechobee, also known as “Florida’s Inland Sea”, is the largest of some 30,000 inland lakes in the state. It is also … More
Truman Little White House
The Truman Little White House in Key West, Florida was the winter White House for U.S. President Harry S. Truman during 11 visits totaling 175 … More
Sanibel and Captiva Islands
Historians believe that Sanibel and Captiva were formed as a single island around 6000 years ago due to centuries of … More
The Best of DISNEY
Walt Disney Productions (which was originally founded in 1923 by brothers Walt and Roy O. Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, and later operated … More
Fort Myers Beach
Fort Myers Beach is a small town located off the southwest coast of Florida facing the Gulf of Mexico. It … More
Disney Springs
Disney Springs is an outdoor shopping, dining, and entertainment complex located at the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida. Walt Disney Imagineering took inspiration for Disney … More
The Wolfsonian
The Wolfsonian, named for Mitchell Wolfson Jr. (a local collector and expert on modern design, architecture, and the decorative arts), is … More
Lincoln Road Mall
Miami Beach’s Lincoln Road Mall, at one time completely open to vehicular traffic, now hosts a pedestrian mall featuring over 200 boutiques, restaurants, bars, … More
Epcot, Part 3: Future World
Future World, a distinctively designed science- and technology-themed area located within Disney’s EPCOT Center, consists of a variety of avant-garde pavilions featuring self-contained … More
Cocoa Beach
The original town of Cocoa Beach, Florida dates back to June 1925. Prior to that, the area was known as … More
Disney’s Magic Kingdom
Walt Disney’s Magic Kingdom is a theme park located near Orlando, Florida. It opened on October 1, 1971, as the first … More
Miami Biltmore Hotel
Built in 1926 as part of the Biltmore Hotel chain, the Miami Biltmore Hotel is a luxury hotel located just south of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. Its … More
Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach
The Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach is located at 1933-1945 Meridian Avenue — an address that, as fate would have it, exactly … More
Disney’s Dolphin and Swan Resorts
The Walt Disney World Dolphin and Swan Resorts, jointly designed by the 2012 Driehaus Prize winner Michael Graves, are located between Disney’s Epcot World Showcase and … More
Wynwood Art District
Founded in early 2003 by a group of art dealers, artists and curators, Miami’s 50-block Wynwood Art District is currently home to … More
Marco Island
Marco Island, located in the Gulf of Mexico off the southwest coast of Florida, is the largest barrier island within … More
Epcot, Part 2: World Showcase
Disney’s World Showcase at Epcot in Orlando, Florida is a large area reminiscent of a permanent World’s Fair. It contains … More
Institute of Contemporary Art (Miami)
First opened in 1996 as the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami, the recently established Institute of Contemporary Art … More
PortMiami
PortMiami is currently one of the largest cargo ports in the U.S. as well as the world’s busiest cruise ship … More