Downtown Miami

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Downtown Miami at sunrise, as seen from Miami Beach.

Downtown Miami, is the central business district of Miami-Dade County and Miami, Florida. Points of interest in downtown include the Carnival Center for the Performing Arts, the Bayside Marketplace, and the American Airlines Arena. Brickell Avenue/Biscayne Boulevard is the main north-south road in the downtown area.

Downtown Miami is divided into distinct areas separated by the Miami River: The government and shopping district of northern downtown and the Brickell Financial District.

[edit] Downtown Skyscrapers

Downtown Miami at Dusk

The Four Seasons Tower, the tallest skyscraper in Miami.

Downtown Miami at dusk. Bank of America Tower is lit pink, one of the colors that has become symbolic of the city.

Four Seasons Hotel Miami
Wachovia Financial Center
Bank of America Tower
Atlantis Condominium
Freedom Tower (Miami)
Hotel InterContinental
One Biscayne Tower
Jade at Brickell Bay
Santa Maria
SunTrust International Center
Marinablue Miami
Miami Center
Espirito Santo Plaza
Mellon Financial Center
Brickell on the River
One Miami East Tower
One Miami West Tower

[edit] Transportation

Miami-Dade Transit operates a downtown people mover, Metromover, and metro rapid transit system that runs through downtown, Metrorail. The University of Miami (UM), UM/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Tri-Rail, the Shops at Sunset Place, in addition to a plethora of other attractions are accessible via Metrorail.