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Miami-Dade County, Florida

Information 

Miami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the state of Florida. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the county population was 2,387,170 in 2007, making it the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States.It is also Florida's second largest county in terms of land area, with 1,946 square miles. The county's population makes up approximately half of the South Florida metropolitan area population and holds several of the principal cities of South Florida. The county seat is the City of Miami.

I. Information

II. History

III. Colleges and universities

IV. Musuems

V. Parks

VI. Attractions

History

Dade County was created in 1836. It was named after Major Francis L. Dade, a soldier killed in 1835 in the Second Seminole War, at what has since been named the Dade Battlefield. The county seat was originally at Indian Key in the Florida Keys. The name was changed to Miami-Dade County on July 22, 1997 after being approved by voters.

The second-costliest natural disaster to occur in the United States was the disastrous Hurricane Andrew, which hit this county early Monday morning on August 24, 1992. It struck the central part of the county from due east, south of Miami and very near Homestead, Kendall, and Cutler Ridge (now the Town of Cutler Bay). Damages numbered over 25 billion dollars in the county alone, and recovery has taken years in these areas where the destruction was greatest. This was the costliest natural disaster in US history until Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf region in 2005.

After the Cuban Revolution, exiles from Cuba migrated in large numbers to Dade County.

Colleges and universities

Miami-Dade County is home to many private and public universities and colleges. Total approximate college/university student enrollment in the county in 2006 was about 245,000, one of the largest number for university students in the USA.

• Florida International University (public, largest university in South Florida)
• University of Miami (private)
• Miami Dade College (public)
• Barry University (private/Catholic)
• Nova Southeastern University (private)
• Florida Memorial University (private/historically black)
• St. Thomas University (private/Catholic)
• Johnson and Wales University (private)
• Carlos Albizu University (private)
• Miami International University of Art and Design (private)
• Talmudic University (private/Jewish)
• Keiser University (private)

Musuems

• American Police Hall of Fame, Miami

• Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach

• Cuban Museum of Arts and Culture, Coral Gables

• Frost Art Museum, (Florida International University, Miami)

• Haitian Heritage Museum, Miami

• Historical Museum of Southern Florida, Downtown Miami

• Holocaust Memorial, Miami Beach

• Jewish Museum of Florida, Miami Beach

• Lowe Art Museum, (University of Miami, Coral Gables)

• Miami Art Museum, Downtown Miami

• Miami Children's Museum, Miami

• Miami Cultural Center, Downtown Miami

• Miami Science Museum, Miami

• Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami

• Rubell Family Collection, Miami

• The Gold Coast Railroad Museum, Miami

• United in Elian House, Miami

• Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Miami

• Weeks Air Museum, Miami

• Wings Over Miami Museum, Miami

• Wolfsonian, (Florida International University, Miami Beach)

• World Erotic Art Museum, Miami Beach

Parks

• Domino Park
• Cape Florida State Park
• Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserve
• Oleta River State Park
• Everglades National Park
• Biscayne National Park
• miami auto transport
• Tropical Park
• Bayfront Park
• Bicentennial Park
• Crandon Park

Attractions 

• South Beach
• Calle Ocho
• Lincoln Road
• Downtown Miami
• Bal Harbour Shops
• Dolphin Mall
• Aventura Mall
• Biltmore Hotel
• Freedom Tower
• Miami Art Deco District
• Miami Design District
• miami auto transport
• Bayside Marketplace
• Little Havana
• Star Island
• Brickell
• City of Miami Cemetery
• Española Way