Amelia Earhart is not someone you would associate with Miami but she has a very special connection…read moreto South Florida. Born on July 24, 1897, the famed aviator would go on to become the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She also authored many books about her experiences flying and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots. In February 7, 1931 Amelia married publisher George Putnam. She spent some time in Ft. Pierce, Florida where her stepsons lived. She used to give flying lessons to George's son by Dorothy Binney, whose father invented Crayola Crayons. In 1936 Amelia Earhart started planning a trip that would make her the first woman to fly around the world. There was a failed first attempt in March of 1937 when she flew west from California and blew a tire in Honolulu causing her plane to crash. This caused her to change her plans and may have ultimately affected her fate. Instead of flying west from California to Hawaii and over the Pacific she would fly in the opposite direction to avoid bad weather. This decision would force her to have to find tiny Howard Island in the Pacific at the end of a tiring journey. On May 21, 1937 Amelia along with her navigator Fred Noonan embarked on a second attempt to circumnavigate the globe. They flew from Oakland California to Miami and once they landed Amelia Earhart announced her intention to launch her attempt to fly around the world. On June 1, 1937 Amelia Earhart left for her final flight from an airfield originally opened by aviator Glenn Curtiss, It is now the site of a Hialeah police department and a UPS sorting facility. One month and 22,000 miles later after stops in South America, Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia, they took off from Lae, New Guinea. Amelia's last correspondence came from near Howland Island, an uninhabited coral island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean where she was scheduled to refuel. What happened to her after that is a mystery lost to history. Amelia Earharts final flight is commemorated with a historical marker at the site of the municipal airport she took off from. For the two years, the Commission for Women collaborated with the GFWC Woman's Club of Hialeah to install a Florida historical marker for Amelia Earhart in front of the Hialeah Police Department Headquarters. The marker was unveiled on January 20, 2020. There is also a park about a mile away named for her.

There is no doubt this woman was epic n amazing. However, This monument is disappointing - it is…read morejust a sign with information on. THATS IT! Still, here is some information about Amelia - She decided that her next trip would be to fly around the world. In March 1937, she flew to Hawaii with fellow pilot Paul Mantz to begin this flight. Earhart lost control of the plane on takeoff, however, and the plane had to be sent to the factory for repairs. In June, she went to Miami to again begin a flight around the world, this time with Fred Noonan as her navigator. No one knows why, but she left behind important communication and navigation instruments. Perhaps it was to make room for additional fuel for the long flight. The pair made it to New Guinea in 21 days, even though Earhart was tired and ill. During the next leg of the trip, they departed New Guinea for Howland Island, a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. July 2, 1937, was the last time Earhart and Noonan communicated with a nearby Coast Guard ship. They were never heard from again. What do you think happened?

The Baghdad of Miami! The City Hall is an amazing sight in the middle of this seriously bad-ass…read moreghetto. Daytime quick visit on bullet-proof vehicle highly recommended. (My red SLK was finally the coolest car in the city!)

John was very very easy to work with and accommodating of us for our tour in Miami and the…read moreEverglades. He shared with us the very interesting Wynwood area with all the street art murals, which were amazing. He worked with us to customize our trip and did all of this for a very fair price. I would strongly recommend him.

My family and I have been to Miami before but had not truly been on a proper tour of the city. We…read morefound out about Miami Native Tours via Trip Advisor, and upon looking at John's website, we knew that he would be the right guy for the job. All I can say, and I'm sure my family would say the same, is what an AMAZING experience. Booking was easy, straightforward, and at a very reasonable price. Throughout the tour, we saw manatees and covered the backroads of Wynwood, with my family and I, at the end, being dropped off in South Point Park in South Beach for a wonderful sunset. John was an extremely informative guide, and I left the tour feeling like I could teach a college course about the history of Miami! 10/10 experience and just a great day

beauty everywhere, stop and take it all in, Worth the drive all the way to the bottom and don't…read moreforget to stop and check out the short hiking trails and the overlook too

So much beauty everywhere, stop and take it all in! Worth the drive all the way to the bottom and…read moredon't forget to stop and check out the short hiking trails and the overlook too!

The Hialeah Fountain has long been one of the landmarks in the City of Hialeah. This is the second…read moreiteration of the fountain, that I remember. There was an older fountain located at the current location prior to 2005. It was then moved to Palm Avenue. I have to say when it was first restored in 2005 (for a whopping $411,000), I didn't like it. It grew on me as time progressed and I always had a bit of a love/hate relationship with it. Then again that exemplifies my whole experience being a born and bred Hialeahan. Hialeah's motto is the "city of progress", but being born and raised here I can tell you that the city and its people can get a bad rap from the rest of the county, state and heck even sometimes the rest of the country. Sometimes to be fair to the detractors, rightly so, other times very unfairly. Its to the point that the city is mocked as the land of "agua, fango y factorias", or water, mud and factories. There have been times where I have been judged for being from Hialeah. Its a working class/poor area of Miami-Dade County, heavily minority, with a large percentage of its residents who do not speak English. Still, I was born and raised in Hialeah and it has shaped who I am and who I became. In the end, this structure shows Hialeah is more than what its detractors say it is. It is beautiful, well maintained, with a cascading fountain. As an aside, one of my fondest memories of this place was when back in September 10, 2009 some high school student spiked the fountain with soap just before rush hour. I laughed so hard right on my way to work! Like to the story: nbcmiami.com/news/local/... I took pictures myself that I found which are attached. Ahhh sweet memories!

Every major world city has an entry monument: Brandenburg Gate, Arc de Triomphe, Red Square…read more. Hialeah is no different; it has the Okeechobee Fountain! What better way to enter a city than to see a water display on par with the Bellagio Fountain? Built in '05 to commemorate one of the city's leaders, this passive park gives you a couple of steps in front of the tower, and on the fountain itself where you can enjoy the water, contemplate the famous Hialeah traffic or film a satirical music video. You can take even take wedding pictures there! It is a highlight of my day to drive to work and contemplate this beautiful structure. http://youtu.be/knvUE5OOqYY

I ordered Christmas cards and my cards have been stuck at this location for over a week. I will…read moreattempt to go into this location on Monday to see if they magically appear. I will post an update then. Update: I contacted Shutterfly to resend the prints which they have and as I go the mail, my original prints were there. I've updated the rating from 1 to 3 because I did get my mail just two weeks late. Mind you I'm 20 minutes away from this post office.

If your package get here it will not be on time guaranteed. It's known as the black hole for a…read morereason.

If you're in Miami, you must spend a day at sea with Tranquilo y Tropical. We went out for a…read morebachelorette party and couldn't have asked for a better time. The service was amazing and we all felt extremely safe with the captain. He knew the best sandbar to take us to. Highly recommend and will book again when back in miami!!!!

Wow, is all I can say. I had such an amazing experience. The boat was clean, we had an amazing…read morecaptain, it was affordable, and well, it's Miami. Definitely looking forward to booking with Tranquillo y Tropical again soon.