Near the city of Miami is located in Miami Beach (Miami Beach), it is situated on a long narrow island and the adjacent islands of the archipelago of the Florida Keys (Florida Keys) - between the Atlantic Ocean and the Bay of Biscay. The city was founded in 1915. Miami Beach - renowned for its year-round resort with a variety of luxury hotels on the coast of the ocean, exotic nightlife and extensive sandy beaches.

Once the wetlands of the island on which the first colonists settled in 1870, were drained, thanks to the enthusiasm, in particular, John Collins (John S. Collins) in 1907. During the construction boom in Florida, which took place in the 20s and the end of World War II, the islands were inhabited and built up rapidly.

Causeways connect Miami Beach to the mainland.

In Miami Beach has interesting art museums - "Bass Museum of Art" and "Art Deco Historic District". In addition, the city has more than eight hundred architectural monuments, buildings, built in the 20-30's. of the last century. There are such theological educational institutions as "Horeb Seminary" and "Talmudic College of Florida".

Tallahassee (Tallahassee), located in the north of Florida, in Leon (Leon County), is the state capital. In addition, Tallahassee - the largest educational center in which there are many educational institutions, including some of the oldest educational institutions of the US - University of Florida (Florida State University), founded in 1887 and the University of Agriculture and Medicine (Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University), in force since 1887. This city - house National High Magnetic Field Laboratory - modern research institute.

Among the most interesting monuments and museums of the city - Old State Capitol, built in 1845 and renovated in 1902 - is now a museum; Museum of Florida History, which houses the State Archives and - archaeological and historical exhibitions.

In the vicinity of Tallahassee - conducted archaeological excavations of ancient Indian ceremonial center, time of occurrence of which relates to the 1200-1500 biennium. And scientists excavated archaeological site in the area of ​​St. Louis - in the place of residence in the 17th century Appalachian tribe of Indians.

Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto (Hernando de Soto) visited the place where now there is a modern Tallahassee, in the winter of 1539 -1540 years and found the village Appalachian tribe of Indians. Nearly 100 years later, Franciscan monks founded here 16 missions.

After in 1821 the United States officially bought Florida from Spain, Tallahassee site was chosen for the construction of the Florida Territory capital. The reason was a great location - halfway between the cities where the main population of the land has been concentrated: St. Augusta (Saint Augustine) and Pensacola.

The State Legislature first met in Tallahassee in 1824. During the Civil War (1861-1865) the city was the only Confederate capital city east of the Mississippi, which was not captured by US troops of the Union army. It got its name from an Indian - "old town" or "abandoned the field." More about Tallahassee.