one-of-a-kind soccer balls<\/a> turned into artwork. Also, check out the Frost Science Museum \u2014 it\u2019s mind-blowingly good.<\/p>\n\u2014 Can\u2019t miss the beaches. Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale Beach and countless places in between, they\u2019re 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\u2019s drive from Miami; Key West is a few hours away, but is a place like none other.<\/p>\n
Food scene in Miami<\/p>\n
Whatever you want, South Florida\u2019s got.<\/p>\n
The Little Havana neighborhood of Miami is the heartbeat of the city\u2019s Cuban culture, with no shortage of places to get your fill of Ropa vieja and Cuban sandwiches. (Coffee lovers, if you\u2019ve never had Cuban coffee, it\u2019s a must. An acquired taste, sure, but go for it.)<\/p>\n
There\u2019s 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\u2019re 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
Fan zones<\/p>\n
A FIFA Fan Festival is planned at Miami\u2019s 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
Transportation options<\/p>\n
Be patient. Traffic is bad here when the World Cup isn\u2019t happening. It\u2019s 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
Stadium tips<\/p>\n
The good news is that the stadium\u2019s canopy roof provides at least some protection from sun and rain, especially the seats further back from the playing surface.<\/p>\n
But it\u2019s Miami (Miami Gardens, technically, since the stadium is north of the actual city of Miami). It\u2019s going to be hot. It\u2019s 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":"By TIM REYNOLDS, AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) \u2014 Welcome to South Florida, home of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":294508,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124,124123,124122,124121],"class_list":["post-294507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news","tag-world-cup-host-cities","tag-world-cup-in-miami","tag-world-cup-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294507","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=294507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294507\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/294508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=294507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=294507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=294507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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