More than the beaches and the sand
Florida is already known as the ‘sunshine state’, where you experience all year round sunshine and its beautiful beaches. This state also has numerous places to go to. You can enjoy its wide varieties of attractions in their big cities. This is just some of the reasons why you shouldn’t miss Florida in your list of the places for your travel destination.
The two of the big cities that you should visit in Florida are Miami and the Fort Lauderdale. Among the two cities, Miami has the highest population in Florida. Miami in all aspects is an ideal place to visit; in the first place the city has been ranked as one of the cleanest cities in the United States. If you are someone who is into arts and museums, you can always choose from the museums that Miami have. You can choose to go to the Miami Art Museum, the Frost Art Museum, the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens and the Miami Science Museum. If you are into entertainment and the performing arts, you can go to the Florida Grand Opera, Ziff Ballet Opera House to name a few of the venues where you can opera or ballet shows and so on. And you can watch some outdoor musical events at the Bayfront Park Ampitheater. Miami is also famous for numerous parks; one of the most popular parks that you can find here is the Bayfront Park.
On the other hand, the city of Fort Lauderdale is called the ‘Venice of Florida’; it is called as such because it has a complicated canal system in the city. This is also where most cruise ships embark for their destinations in South America and the Caribbean and so on. There is also the Henry E. Kinney Tunnel which you can travel underneath its river, the New River and the Las Olas Boulevard. This city is also home of the world’s largest drive-in movie cinema, it has thirteen screens all in all, and this is located at the Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop. The swap shop is also a flea market both outdoor and indoor. You can also go to its aquatic complex which has a museum, a theater and a library in it; this is the International Swimming Hall of Fame. There is also an exhibit about the ecosystems of the park, you can find at the Hugh Taylor Birch State Park.