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Miami, Florida - Cool Facts
- The word
 “Miami” comes from the Tequesta word “Mayaimi”, which has been translated as “sweet water”.
- Either Miami or India is home to the world’s largest Banyan tree.
- The video game Vice City is modeled after Miami.
- Real estate developer, Edgardo Defortuna, owns President Richard Nixon’s former Miami vacation home. The home has been remodeled, but the Presidential Seal still remains on the front door.
- Miami is the world's largest cruise ship port.
- Miami International ranks first among U.S. airports in moving international cargo.
- Miami is the most southeastern city in the U.S.
- Miami is the third most popular American city for international tourists, behind L.A. and New York.
- Greater Miami is the only metropolitan area in the United States whose borders encompass two national parks. You can hike through pristine Everglades National Park or ride on glass-bottom boats across Biscayne National Park.
- Miami is the only United States city to be planned by a woman, Julia Tuttle. And it is the only city bordering two national parks: Everglades and Biscayne.
- A major action sequence from the 2006 film Casino Royale is set at Miami International Airport, where James Bond foils a terrorist attempt to destroy a prototype aeroplane. The scenes were filmed on location at Miami International. Other exterior scenes were filmed on the backlot of Pinewood Studios and Dunsfold Park, England.
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