Hotels near North Miami, Florida

A little about North Miami...

North Miami is a city located in northeast Miami-Dade County, Florida. The city lies on Biscayne Bay and hosts the Biscayne Bay campus of Florida International University, as well as the North Miami campus of Johnson & Wales University. Originally the town of Arch Creek, the area then incorporated as the Town of Miami Shores, which changed names to The Town of North Miami in 1931. Then in 1953, the town changed names to The City of North Miami.

The city is also home to the Oleta River State Park, which is the state's largest urban park.

Attractions:

The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) is a museum located in the heart of downtown North Miami, Florida. The 23,000 square foot structure was designed by the internationally acclaimed architect Charles Gwathmey of Gwathmey Siegel, New York, who worked in conjunction with the Miami firm of Gelabert-Navia to create the building.

The Oleta River State Park is the largest urban park in the Florida State Park system. The park is located on 1043 acres (4.2 km²) - 993 acres (4.0 km²) of land and 50 acres (0.2 km²) of inland water - on Biscayne Bay, in the northeastern end of the city of North Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and adjoins the Biscayne Bay Campus of Florida International University. In some documents, the park is designated as the Oleta River State Recreation Area. The park contains one of the largest concentrations of Australian Pine trees (an invasive species) found in a Florida State Park.

The Arch Creek Park was formally dedicated on April 25, 1982. Today, Arch Creek is an eight-acre site at the junction of N.E. 135th Street and Biscayne Boulevard in North Miami, FL, and offers many opportunities for botanical, historical and archaeological study. It has a museum/nature center modeled after an early Florida pioneer home, displaying Indian artifacts dug from the grounds, and live animals from the nearby hammock. Remains of the original coontie mill are still visible across the creek, and the Park exists as the only preserved archaeological site in the County.

Universities:

Florida International University (Biscayne Bay Campus)
Johnson & Wales University (North Miami Campus)