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Museum of Art Coconut Grove
Playhouse Fairchild
Tropical Garden Flagler
Greyhound Track Florida
Marlins Gusman
Center for the Performing Arts Historical
Museum of Southern Florida Miami
Arena Miami
City Ballet Miami
Dolphins Miami
MetroZoo
Miami
Seaquarium Miami
Symphony Orchestra Monkey
Jungle Parrot
Jungle SkyDive
Miami University
of Miami Orange Bowl Vizcaya
Museum and Gardens | ||
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The
City's newest landmark, the 20,000 seat American Airlines Arena is home to the
NBA's Miami Heat and the WNBA's Miami Sol. Opened in January 2000, the multipurpose
sports and entertainment complex also hosts ice shows, wrestling, boxing, gymnastics,
circuses, and star-studded concerts. 
Placed
on the National Register in 1978, The Bass Museum of Art collects,preserves, exhibits,
and interprets the visual arts for the residents and visitors of the City, the
County and the region as well as an international community of scholars and art
connoisseurs. Established in 1963, the Bass Museum of Art hosts a permanent collection
and creates and presents loan exhibitions from national and international collections.
Located
in Coconut Grove, the playhouse presents Broadway shows and alternative productions.
In business since 1927, the Coconut Grove Playhouse also boasts an Education Department
dedicated to nurturing potential creativity and serving South Florida's diverse
community. With a Mainstage theater and the Encore Room, a second theater, the
Coconut Grove Playhouse offers several shows simultaneously and provides entertainment
year round. 
One
of the world's finest botanic gardens, the 83-acre Garden is among theregion's
most popular visitor attractions and offers a variety of programs in environmental
education, conservation, and horticulture. Boasting extensive collections of rare
tropical plants including palms, cycads, flowering trees, and vines, the Fairchild
Tropical Garden is an international leader in tropical plant research. Open daily
from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. except for Christmas day. 
With
racing performances nightly from June 1st to November 30th, the Flagler Greyhound
Track offers full card simulcasts, Fast Track races, and Major stakes races. Flagler
presents 14 races at every performance and admission is free. 
Founded
in 1993, the Florida Marlins lay claim to one World Championship, a Pennant, and
a single Playoff Appearance. Based out of Miami, their home stadium is the Pro
Player Stadium and their biggest rivals are the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Listed
with the National Register of Historic Places, the Olympia Theater atGusman Center
was originally built as a Vaudeville theater in 1926, by Paramount Pictures. Designed
by architect, John Eberson, the theater boasts turrets, towers, carvings, and
columns. Stars light the ceiling and passing clouds provide a glorious courtyard
atmosphere. The theater hosts orchestras, concerts, plays, and is now the performing
home of the Maximum Dance Ballet Company.
Accredited
by the American Association of Museums, the Historical Museum of South Florida
invites you to explore 10,000 years of history and folklore in Greater Miami,
South Florida, and the Caribbean. The Museum offers a storyline exhibition, traveling
exhibits, and several virtual exhibits, including, at the Crossroads: Afro-Cuban
Orisha Arts in Miami, Florida Folklife: Traditional Arts in Contemporary Communities,
and Coral Gables: The City Beautiful.
Former
home of the Miami Heat, the Arena hosts big-name concerts, ice skating shows,
circuses, and the University of Miami basketball's season games. The comprehensive
web-site guide offers event and ticket information, directions, a seating map,
and news. 
Among
the largest ballet companies in the United States, MCB has more than 45 dancers
and four home counties in South Florida, Miami, Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach,
and Collier. Miami City Ballet's founding artistic Director Edward Villella was
the first American-born male star of the New York City Ballet. 
Started
in 1965, the Miami Dolphins have made it to the Super Bowl five times and has
walked away as the champions twice. This winning team boasts several all-star
players, including Dan Marino who has a street in Miami named after him.
One
of the world's great zoos, Metrozoo houses more than700 wild animalsin a cageless
setting that closely approximates the animals' natural habitats. The only zoo
in the continental United States located in a subtropical climate; Metrozoo showcases
animals that cannot easily be exhibited in colder climates. Metrozoo offers guided
tram-tours, behind the scenes tours, a free monorail tour, state-of-the-art playgrounds,
water play areas for children, dining areas, and several souvenir shops.
Established
in 1950 by the Junior League for Dade County's children, theMiami Museum of Science
has grown rapidly since it first began. The museum now boasts a state of the art
Space Transit Facility, an annual "Around the World Fair", one of the
largest summer science camps in the nation, and countless additional exhibits,
collections, and activities. Open everyday from 10-6 except Thanksgiving and Christmas
Day. 
Home
to the TV star Flipper, the Miami Seaquarium features shows, a Swim with the Dolphins
experience, and educational programs for students. Shows and exhibits include
Flipper Lagoon, a Tropical Reef Aquarium, an Alligator Exhibit, and many more.
Dade
County's flagship orchestra, the Miami Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1989
and is now entering its twelfth concert season. Its annual concert season includes
12 concerts performed at the Gusman Concert Hall in Coral Gables and the Lincoln
Theatre in Miami Beach. The orchestra numbers more than 80 musicians and since
its founding has come to represent the excitement and cultural vitality of the
Miami community. 
Home
to nearly 400 primates, most running free on a 30 acre reserve, Monkey Jungle
is one of the few protected habitats for primates in the United States. A total
of 30 species of primates are represented, including gibbons, guenons, spider
monkeys, colobus, orangutans, gorilla, and lemurs. Open daily from 9:30 to 5.
Located
in Miami since 1936, Parrot Jungle is a unique bird and wildlife sanctuary featuring
lush tropical gardens. Parrot Jungle is relocating in the fall of 2002 and exhibits
will include Flamingo Lake, a Serpentarium, and an Everglades exhibit.
A
certified group member of The United States Parachute Association, SkyDive Miami
boasts Jump Masters that have instructed some of Hollywood's biggest stars. Specializing
in first timers, they'll take all the time needed to train you and answer all
of your questions. Skydive offers Tandem IAF and Accelerated Freefall Training,
Freefall video and photography, gear sales, and gear repair. 
The
site of three national championships for the University of Miami footballteam,
the Orange Bowl hosted the traditional New Year's Day football game up until 1996.
The Hurricanes hold the NCAA record for the longest consecutive home win streak
of 58 games set from 1985-1994 in the Orange Bowl.
Originally
the winter home of the International Harvester vice-president, John Deering, Vizcaya
Museum and Gardens is a Renaissance-style villa with European fine and decorative
art. In addition to the house, now museum, Vizcaya has become very well known
for its beautiful gardens. This fan shaped garden features Italian-clipped topiary,
water displays, and French curving low-cut hedges. Vizcaya is open every day except
Christmas.