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More to Miami than football
By Larry Peirce
Staff Reporter_
The biggest challenge facing Com
husker fans making the trip to the Or
ange Bowl Jan. 2 may be deciding
which of South Florida’s attractions to
see.
Within miles of the Orange Bowl,
fans can enjoy the arts at downtown
Miami cultural centers, spend the day
lazing at Miami Beach, see 2,800 wild
animals in the cageless Metrozoo, or
visit a 12th-century monastery, which
was established by William Randolph
Flearst.
Miami will be lit up and waiting for
Husker fans, said Sandy Klukas, vice
president of communications at the
Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce.
One way to see the city lights is to take
the elevated Metrorail, which has stops
at or near major Miami attractions.
Downtown, visitors can take another
system, the Metromover, to enjoy the
skyline. The Metromover takes passen
gers to Bayside Marketplace, with its
shops and restaurants, Klukas said.
The Coconut Grove district is an
other place for excitement, Klukas said.
Coconut Grove’s playhouses and bars
are main attractions, she said.
“It’s where the young people go,”
she said.
Gambling fans can bet on the ponies
at Calder Racetrack and the dogs at
Biscayne Dog Track. Both are in North
Miami, and admission in both cases is
$1.
Hialeah Race Track is not in season,
but fans still can tour the track and see
400 flamingos that live on its infield
Not far away is Miami’s Jai-Alai Fron
ton, where jai-alai players hurl a rock
hard ball, called a pelota, at speeds up to
150 miles per hour. This also is a gam
bler’s game, which runs every night
except Tuesday and Sunday.
During the week fans who stay in
town can go to an international classic
car show, a Ringling Brothers Circus,
or Santa’s Enchanted Forest Carnival,
Klukas said. Miami’s new National
Basketball Association team, the Heat,
will be playing at home Dec. 26 and 27.
In the Port of Miami, fans can em
bark on SeaEscape cruises. For $39,
they can take a six-hour cruise, and for
$99, they can take a one-day cruise to
the Bahamas.
Each district or city in the 1,959
square miles making up Dade County
has its own attractions. Here are a few
for each:
• North Dade boasts the Monastary
of St. Bernard, which was built in
Spain in 1141 and moved to the U.S. in
1925 by Hearst. Not far away, in Opa
Locka, is the naval air station where
Amelia Earhart left on her last flight.
• Southeast of Downtown Miami is
an island called Virginia Key, host to
Planet Ocean, where visitors can climb
into a submarine or experience an in
door hurricane.
• Nearby is the Miami Seaquarium,
home to TV star Flipper, Lolita the
killer whale and Salty the sea lion.
Farther down the causeway is Key
Biscayne, with luxury hotels, golf
courses and beaches.
• Back on the mainland at South
Dade is the Metrozoo, with 2,800 wild
animals in a natural environment. Also
in South Dade is the Florida Gold Coast
Railroad Museum and The Falls, a
tropical outdoor mall. Biscayne Na
tional Park, the nation’s only underwa
ter park, also is accessible from there.
Nature enthusiasts can hike, bike or
drive through the Everglades.
• Coral Gables has villages with
French, Dutch and Oriental architec
ture. It also is home to the historic
Biltmore Hotel and Country Club and
Fairchild Tropical Gardens, the largest
botanical garden in the continental U.S.
• Miami Beach has nightclubs and
gourmet restaurants which cater to
every taste. The play, “Les Miser
ables” will be running at the Jackie
Gleason Theater. Eight square blocks
of Art Deco architecture highlight this
city. Miami Beach also has 10 miles of
beaches and world-class fishing, surf
ing, windsurfing, sailing, snorkeling
and scuba diving.
• To the north, fans can enjoy the
small-town atmosphere of Surfside. It
has a mile of uncrowded beach and.
palm-lined Harding Avenue with shops
and restaurants.
• Still farther up the coast is Bal
Harbour, with open air cafes, waterfalls
and lush landscaping ready to welcome
visitors. This city also features art gal
leries.
• If that isn’t far enough away froml
the excitement, there is Sunny Isles,^
which offers hotels for different budg
ets. Some of this city’s hotels are family k
oriented, many with kitchens. It’s an-l
other place to enjoy the ocean, wheref
people can rent a windsurfer, jet skis,
paddieboats or a water bike.
And there’s three more miles of
beaches.
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