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Florida Gold Coast

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Florida Gold Coast is a region along the Atlantic coast of southern Florida in the United States of America. It consists of Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade counties. Miami Beach has been one of America's pre-eminent beach resorts for almost a century. Miami is undergoing a massive building boom and its skyline currently ranks third in the U.S. behind New York City and Chicago. The Miami area has over 80 highrise towers under construction, such as the Biscayne Wall in Downtown Miami, and a row of skyscrapers being built along the west side of Biscayne Boulevard. Miami currently has the five tallest skyscrapers in the state of Florida with the tallest being the Four Seasons Hotel & Tower.

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  • Boca Raton - includes the Mizner Park shopping and dining district, beautiful beaches, and the architecture of Addison Mizner
  • Delray Beach - famous for its trendy downtown district along Atlantic Avenue and emerging arts scene
  • Hollywood - a small city known for its "Broadwalk" and great beaches
  • Fort Lauderdale - the second-largest city in the region
  • Miami - the largest city in the region, home to a diverse population that has influenced its melting-pot culture
  • Miami Beach - includes trendy South Beach
  • Palm Beach - the playground of the rich and famous, with Worth Avenue shopping and the luxurious Breakers hotel
  • West Palm Beach - the largest city in Palm Beach County, with the CityPlace and Clematis Street downtown areas, the annual SunFest music festival, the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, and the Norton Museum

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English is the de facto national language of the United States, and it would be difficult to navigate the Florida Gold Coast without at least some grasp of the language. However, Spanish, and to a lesser extent Haitian Creole, is also commonly spoken, particularly in the Miami area. In fact, there are some parts of the region where English speakers may well encounter more communication problems than Spanish speakers.

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Miami International Airport [1], or MIA, is the primary airport serving the South Florida area. Located approximately eight miles northwest of downtown Miami, it has domestic passenger flights as well as flights to Europe and Latin America. It is connected to destinations throughout the Gold Coast region by the Miami Metrorail, the Tri-Rail, and Greyhound bus lines.

Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport [2], or FLL, is Broward County's largest airport. It is three miles southwest of downtown Fort Lauderdale and 21 miles north of Miami. Like MIA, it can handle domestic or international flights.

Palm Beach International Airport [3], or PBIA, is located in the city of West Palm Beach. It is a much smaller airport than MIA or FLL, but it, too, can handle both domestic and international flights.

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Amtrak [4] operates several stations in the Gold Coast region. The service runs three train routes in South Florida, the Silver Meteor, Silver Star and Palmetto. The Silver Meteor runs from New York to Miami via the Northeast Corridor, connecting the region with destinations such as Washington, DC, Richmond, Charleston, Savannah, and Orlando. The Silver Star runs much of the same route, but runs further west in the Carolinas and Florida, serving destinations such as Raleigh, North Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina and Tampa.

[edit] By bus

Greyhound operates several stations in the Gold Coast region, including West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, and Miami.

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Interstate 95 is a major interstate that runs north-south through the Florida Gold Coast, beginning in downtown Miami. It then goes north along the U.S. East Coast as far as Maine. It is usually the most efficient way to travel between cities on the Gold Coast; however, during rush hour, traffic can be a nightmare. Interstate 75 begins in southwest Broward County and connects the region to the Florida Gulf Coast, West-Central Florida, and cities like Louisville, Dayton, and Detroit. Interstate 595 connects the two major interstates around the Fort Lauderdale airport area.

The Florida Turnpike, a toll road, runs mostly parallel to I-95 throughout the Gulf Coast; it later turns west and connects the region with the Orlando area, before merging with I-75 just south of Ocala. Keep in mind that the Sunpass prepaid tolls system is being implemented, and some exits near Miami no longer accept cash tolls. However, this should not be an issue for most visitors.

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[edit] Foreign Consulates

Please note that this list does not include "honorary consoles", that a few of the following may not provide all consulate services (ie. passports, national ID cards), and that some websites are only available in spanish.

  • Ar-flag.png Argentina-Miami, 1101 Brickell Ave., North Tower, 9th Floor, (305) 373-1889, [5].  edit
  • Bf-flag.png Bahamas-Miami, 25 SE 2 Ave., Ste. 818, (305) 373-6295.  edit
  • Bb-flag.png Barbados-Coral Gables, 150 Alhambra Circle, Ste. 1000, (305) 442-1994, [6].  edit
  • Bl-flag.png Bolivia-Miami, Airport Financial Center, 700 S. Royal Poinciana Blvd., Ste. 505, (305) 358-6303.  edit
  • Br-flag.png Brazil-Miami, 80 SW 8th St., 26th floor, (305) 285-6200, [7].  edit
  • Ca-flag.png Canada-Miami, 200 South Biscayne Blvd., Ste. 1600, (305) 579-1600, [8].  edit
  • Ci-flag.png Chile-Miami, 800 Brickell Ave., Ste. 1230, (305) 373-8624.  edit
  • Co-flag.png Colombia-Coral Gables, 280 Aragon Avenue, (305) 448-5558, [9].  edit
  • Cs-flag.png Costa Rica-Miami, 1101 Brickell Ave., Ste. 704, (305) 871-7485, [10].  edit
  • Da-flag.png Denmark-Fort Lauderdale, 3107 Stirling Rd., Ste. 101, (954) 967-8800, [11].  edit
  • Dr-flag.png Dominican Republic-Miami, 1038 Brickell Ave., (305) 372-0099, [12].  edit
  • Ec-flag.png Ecuador-Miami, 1101 Brickell Ave, Suite M-102, (305) 373 8520, [13].  edit
  • Es-flag.png El Salvador-Coral Gables, 2600 Douglas Road, Suite 104, (305) 774-0840, [14].  edit
  • Fr-flag.png France-Miami, Espirito Santo Plaza, 1395 Brickell Ave., Ste. 1050, (305) 403 4150, [15].  edit
  • Gm-flag.png Germany-Miami, 100 N Biscayne Blvd., 22nd Floor, (305) 358-0290, [16].  edit
  • Gt-flag.png Guatemala-Miami, 1101 Brickell Ave., South Tower, Ste. 1003, [17].  edit
  • Gy-flag.png Guyana-Miami, 795 NW 72nd St., (786) 235 0431, [18].  edit
  • Ha-flag.png Haiti-Miami, 259 SW 13th St., (305) 377-3547, [19].  edit
  • Ho-flag.png Honduras-Miami, 7171 Coral Way, Ste. 309, (904) 348-3550, [20].  edit
  • Is-flag.png Israel-Miami, 100 N. Biscane Blvd., Ste. 1800-1801, (305) 358-8111, [21].  edit
  • It-flag.png Italy-Miami, 4000 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Ste. 590, (305) 374-6322, [22].  edit
  • Jm-flag.png Jamaica-Miami, 25 SE 2nd Ave., Ste. 842, (305) 374-8431, [23].  edit
  • Ja-flag.png Japan-Miami, 80 SW 8th St., Ste. 3200, (305)530-9090, [24].  edit
  • Mx-flag.png Mexico-Miami, 5975 SW 72nd Street, Ste. 301-303, (305) 716-4953, [25].  edit
  • Nl-flag.png Netherlands-Miami, 701 Brickell Ave., 5th floor, 1-877-388-2443, [26].  edit
  • Nu-flag.png Nicaragua-Miami, 8532 SW 8th St., Ste. 270, (305) 220-6900, [27].  edit
  • Pm-flag.png Panama-Miami, 5757 Blue Lagoon Dr., Ste. 320, (305) 447-3700, [28].  edit
  • Pa-flag.png Paraguay-Miami, 25 S.E. 2nd. Ave., Ste. 705, (305) 374-9090, [29].  edit
  • Pe-flag.png Peru-Miami, 444 Brickell Ave., Ste. M-135, (305) 374-1305, [30].  edit
  • Po-flag.png Portugal-Coral Gables, 1901 Ponce de Leon Blvd., 2nd Floor, (305) 444- 6311.  edit
  • Sp-flag.png Spain-Coral Gables, 2655 Le Jeune Rd., Ste. 203, (305) 446-5511, [31].  edit
  • St-flag.png St.Lucia-Miami, 1101 Brickell Ave., Ste. 1602, [32].  edit
  • Ns-flag.png Suriname-Miami, 6303 Blue Lagoon Dr., Ste. 325, (305) 265-4655, [33].  edit
  • Sw-flag.png Sweden-Fort Lauderdale, 101 NE Third Ave., Tower 101, Ste. 1700.  edit
  • Th-flag.png Thailand-Coral Gables, 2801 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Ste. 1170, (305) 445-7577.  edit
  • Ve-flag.png Venezuela-Miami, 1101 Brickell Ave., Ste. 300, [34].  edit
  • Uk-flag.png United Kingdom-Miami, 1001 Brickell Bay Dr., Ste. 2800, [35].  edit
  • Uy-flag.png Uruguay-Coral Gables, 1077 Ponce De Leon Blvd., Ste. B, (305) 443-9764, [36].  edit

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