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Miami Int’l Airport (MIA)

Miami International Airport (MIA), also known historically as Wilcox Field, is the largest of three airports serving the Miami metro area. It … More

Airport, Florida, Miami

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

Disney, Florida, Shopping

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

Event Site, Florida, Hotel, Restaurant

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

California, Disney, Florida, Los Angeles, Shopping

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

Architecture, Disney, Florida, Hotel, Resort, Restaurant, Shopping

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

Architecture, Florida, Miami, Tower

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

Florida, Louisiana, Mexico, Texas, U.S.

Cuban Cuisine

During colonial times, Cuba was an important trade port. Hence, Cuban cuisine today, especially in terms of spice and flavor, is … More

Caribbean, Florida, Restaurant

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

Airport, Florida

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

Beach, coast, Event Site, Florida, Ride

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

Aquarium, Disney, Florida, Key West, Miami, Museum

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

Florida, Home, Key West, Museum, Shopping

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

Florida, Lake, nature

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

Building, Florida, Government, Home

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

Florida, Island, lighthouse, nature, Park

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

Castle, China, Copenhagen, Denmark, Disney, Event Site, Florida, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Landmark, nature, Park, Ride, Shanghai, Theme park, U.S., Zoo

Fort Myers Beach

Fort Myers Beach is a small town located off the southwest coast of Florida facing the Gulf of Mexico. It … More

Beach, Florida, U.S.

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

California, Disney, Florida, Paris, Shopping, Theme park, Tokyo

The Wolfsonian

The Wolfsonian, named for Mitchell Wolfson Jr. (a local collector and expert on modern design, architecture, and the decorative arts), is … More

Architecture, Arts, Florida, Library, Miami, Museum, U.S., University

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

Architecture, Florida, Gallery, Mall, Miami, Music, Restaurant, Shopping, Theater

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

Amusement Park, Architecture, Building, Disney, Florida, nature, Pavilion, Pyramid, Ride, Science, Theme park

Cocoa Beach

The original town of Cocoa Beach, Florida dates back to June 1925. Prior to that, the area was known as … More

Beach, Event Site, Florida, Pier

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

Architecture, Disney, Event Site, Florida, Ride, Theme park

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

Architecture, Florida, Hotel, Miami

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

art, Florida, Memorial, Miami

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

Architecture, Disney, Florida, Hotel, Resort

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

Architecture, art, Florida, Miami, Neighborhood

Marco Island

Marco Island, located in the Gulf of Mexico off the southwest coast of Florida, is the largest barrier island within … More

Beach, City, Florida, Island, Music, U.S.

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

Architecture, Britain, Canada, China, Disney, Event Site, Florida, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Norway, Pavilion, Restaurant, Ride, Shopping, Theme park, U.S.

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

Architecture, Arts, Florida, Miami, Museum, U.S.

PortMiami

PortMiami is currently one of the largest cargo ports in the U.S. as well as the world’s busiest cruise ship … More

Building, CRUISE PORT, Florida, Island, Miami, Structure

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