Miami Gardens

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Miami Gardens is a city in north-central Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It is 16 miles north of Downtown Miami and its boundaries stretch from I-95 and NE 2nd Avenue on the east to NW 47th and NW 57th Avenues on the west, and from the Broward County line on the north to 151st Street on the south. The city name comes from one of the major roadways through the area, Miami Gardens Drive. According the US Census Bureau, the city had a population of 110,001 as of 2019, and it is Florida's largest city with a majority African American population. It is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to an estimated 6,012,331 people in 2015. ()

Alternative names: Population: 2.7 thous.Area: 19.02 mi²Coordinates: 25°56'25"N, 80°14'42"W

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Miami Gardens – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Museum of Contemporary Art, The Mall at 163rd Street, Westland Mall, Pembroke Lakes Mall.

5.2 miSE
Collections of new and established artists
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami
133 min walk • The Museum of Contemporary Art is a collecting museum located in North Miami, Florida. The 23,000-square-foot building was designed by the architecture firm Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects, New York City.
4.5 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
The Mall at 163rd Street, North Miami Beach
116 min walk • The Mall at 163rd Street is an enclosed shopping mall and power center in North Miami Beach, Florida. From its opening as an open-air shopping center in 1956, it has been converted into an enclosed mall, but was later redeveloped as a combination of both formats.
6.7 miSW
Shopping centre, Shopping
Westland Mall, Hialeah
172 min walk • Westland Mall is a shopping mall in Hialeah, Florida. The anchor stores are H&M, Macy's and JCPenney. The mall has over 100 stores. Westland Mall has several restaurants, Fuddruckers, Chili's, Outback Steakhouse, IHOP and a food court with McDonald's, Subway, Charlys Grill Subs and more.
6.1 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Pembroke Lakes Mall, Pembroke Pines
156 min walk • Pembroke Lakes Mall, often referred to as Pines Mall or Pembroke Lakes, is an enclosed shopping mall located in Pembroke Pines, Florida, a suburb of Miami and Fort Lauderdale.
4.2 miSW
Park
Amelia Earhart Park, Hialeah
109 min walk • Amelia Earhart Park is a 515-acre urban park in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, just north of Hialeah, Florida. It offers a number of recreational attractions like bike trails, skateboarding, and fishing.
5.6 miE
Nature and wildlife, Park, View point
Greynolds Park, North Miami Beach
142 min walk • Greynolds Park is a 265-acre urban park in metropolitan Miami, just north of North Miami Beach, Florida, United States.
5.7 miE
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Miami Auto Museum at the Dezer Collection, North Miami
147 min walk • The Miami Auto Museum at the Dezer Collection was a privately owned museum in North Miami, Florida, that exhibited automobiles and related memorabilia collected by Michael Dezer. It has closed and is being moved to Orlando, Florida, to be opened as the Orlando Auto Museum.
5.9 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum, Park
Arch Creek, North Miami
150 min walk • Arch Creek was an early settlement in Miami-Dade County, Florida, in present-day metropolitan Miami. Tequesta Indians thrived here before the first Europeans arrived in the early 16th century.
6.8 miNW
Park
C. B. Smith Park, Hollywood
174 min walk • C. B. Smith Park is a public park located in Pembroke Pines, Florida. The park is 299 acres in area and contains a water park known as "Paradise Cove", which is open seasonally. C. B. Smith Park offers many sporting activities including fishing, basketball, batting cages, miniature golf, as well as tennis and racquetball courts. C.B.
5.2 miSE
Universities and schools
Barry University, Miami
133 min walk • Barry University is a private Catholic university in Miami Shores, Florida. Founded in 1940 by the Adrian Dominican Sisters, it is one of the largest Catholic universities in the Southeast and is within the territory of the Archdiocese of Miami.
2.3 miSW
Universities and schools
Florida Memorial University, Miami
59 min walk • Florida Memorial University is a private historically black university in Miami Gardens, Florida. It is a member of the United Negro College Fund and historically related to Baptists although it claims a focus on broader Christianity.