one-of-a-kind soccer balls<\/a> turned into artwork. Also, check out the Frost Science Museum \u2014 it’s mind-blowingly good.<\/p>\n\u2014 Can’t miss the beaches. Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale Beach and countless places in between, they’re all worth the trip.<\/p>\n
\u2014 To the south are the Florida Keys, which tend to take one back in time. Some spots like Key Largo are maybe an hour’s drive from Miami; Key West is a few hours away, but is a place like none other. <\/p>\n
\nFood scene in Miami <\/p>\n
Whatever you want, South Florida’s got.<\/p>\n
The Little Havana neighborhood of Miami is the heartbeat of the city’s Cuban culture, with no shortage of places to get your fill of Ropa vieja and Cuban sandwiches. (Coffee lovers, if you’ve never had Cuban coffee, it’s a must. An acquired taste, sure, but go for it.)<\/p>\n
There’s upscale dining everywhere, steaks, Italian, sushi, an old-timey diner on South Beach with omelets that could feed half a soccer team, street vendors, pop-up places, trendy, whatever you’re looking for. Bring patience and plan ahead \u2014 these will be busy times in Miami, a city that has lots of everything, including traffic.<\/p>\n
\nFan zones <\/p>\n
A FIFA Fan Festival is planned at Miami’s Bayfront Park, with up to 30,000 fans expected daily there to watch matches on giant screens and other programming inside a giant amphitheater. Another fan zone is planned on Miami Beach and some county parks are also lining up World Cup programming and celebrations.<\/p>\n
\nTransportation options <\/p>\n
Be patient. Traffic is bad here when the World Cup isn’t happening. It’s even bad here when almost nothing is happening.<\/p>\n
A couple of good options to consider would be Freebee, an on-demand electric transportation service, and the Brightline trains that connect Miami with Palm Beach County and beyond.<\/p>\n
\nStadium tips <\/p>\n
The good news is that the stadium’s canopy roof provides at least some protection from sun and rain, especially the seats further back from the playing surface.<\/p>\n
But it’s Miami (Miami Gardens, technically, since the stadium is north of the actual city of Miami). It’s going to be hot. It’s going to be sunny. Drink tons of water. Wear sunblock. Wear a hat. Wear light-colored clothing.<\/p>\n
The stadium itself is easy to get around and the sound system and video boards are top-notch. But be prepared for a long, hot day or night.<\/p>\n
AP soccer: https:\/\/apnews.com\/soccer<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Welcome to South Florida, home of the three-time NBA champion Miami Heat, two-time Super Bowl champion Miami Dolphins,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":284004,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-284003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=284003"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284003\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/284004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=284003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=284003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=284003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}