We see and think Miami as a beach and shopping city. But it has history and many curious things that make it UNIQUE...
1. Miami was named after the Mayaimis, a Native American tribe who lived in the area between the 17th and the 18th century.
2. It officially became a city in 1896. It’s the only major U.S. city founded by a woman: Julia Tuttle. Today, one of the most important bridges in Miami has her name.
3. Because Miami Beach is largely man made, its beaches frequently have to be replenished with new sand.
4. Miami Beach is home to the world’s largest collection of Art Deco arquitecture.
5. The Port of Miami is known as the Cruise Capital of the Worlds, serving almost five million passengers annually.
6. The city’s downtown has the largest concentration of international banks of anywhere in the country.
7. An average of 22,000 New Yorkers move to Miami each year.
8. It has snowed exactly once in Miami’s official meteorological history. Flurries were recorded on January 19, 1977.
9. The Miami International Airport provides approximately one out of four jobs in the local economy.
10. Among the U.S. airports, MIA handles the most cargo and the second-highest number of international passengers.
