Florida - Gold Coast around Miami Attractions

 
Popularly known as the Gold Coast, the area north of Miami to West Palm Beach is a 70-mile stretch of some of the most developed and expensive real estate in the country. The name actually refers to the gold-laden Spanish ships that sometimes wrecked off shore. However, it could also be for the long stretches of gold sand found here.

Prior to Spanish exploration, the area was home to Tequesta Indians, who fished along the coast and hunted within the everglades, which lie to the west.

The Spanish were unable to establish a permanent settlement here and the area went mostly unnoticed until the 1890's when Henry Flagler extended his East Coast Railroad south from St Augustine, first to Palm Beach, then to Fort Lauderdale, Miami and the Keys.
Picture of Everglades National Park

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Everglades National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, encompassing unique wetlands that support a fragile ecosystem. Tourists often come here for a chance to see alligators and crocodiles.

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Tourists can appreciate the landscape of Sawgrass Recreation Park from an air-boat tour, where it's possible to see alligators and other wildlife of the Everglades.

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Man and dog getting into the Christmas spirit in Key West.Everglades National Park
Art Deco Drive in the Art Deco district of Miami Beach.Art Deco District, Miami Beach
Yellow umbrellas along the beach of South Beach, Miami.South Beach, Miami Beach
Aerial view of Fort Lauderdale.Fort Lauderdale
Vizcaya waterfront mansion is now a museum in Miami.Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Miami
View from the bridge of Key Biscayne.Key Biscayne
Rocks by the Shore, Boca Raton.Boca Raton
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