Opa-locka

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Opa-locka is a city located in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population was 15,219. The city was developed by Glenn Curtiss. Developed based on a One Thousand and One Nights theme, Opa-locka has the largest collection of Moorish Revival architecture in the Western Hemisphere, and streets with such names as Sharazad Boulevard, Sinbad Avenue, Sabur Lane, Sultan Avenue, Ali Baba Avenue, Perviz Avenue, and Sesame Street. Opa-locka has an area of 4.2 square miles and is located in the northwestern area of Miami-Dade County, Florida. ()

Alternative names: Population: 16.6 thous. (2019)Area: 4.48 mi²Architectural style: Moorish revivalCoordinates: 25°54'17"N, 80°15'11"W

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Nearby attractions include: Museum of Contemporary Art, The Mall at 163rd Street, Westland Mall, Hialeah Park Race Track.

4.5 miE
Collections of new and established artists
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami
114 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.
5.2 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
The Mall at 163rd Street, North Miami Beach
133 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.
4.8 miSW
Shopping centre, Shopping
Westland Mall, Hialeah
122 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.
4.2 miS
Sport venue, Sport, Racetrack
Hialeah Park Race Track, Hialeah
108 min walk • The Hialeah Park Race Track is a historic racetrack in Hialeah, Florida. Its site covers 40 square blocks of central-east side Hialeah from Palm Avenue east to East 4th Avenue, and from East 22nd Street on the south to East 32nd Street on the north.
2.1 miSW
Park
Amelia Earhart Park, Hialeah
53 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.
5.8 miSE
Theater
Boulevard Theater, Miami
149 min walk • The Boulevard Theater is a former movie theater located at 7770 Biscayne Boulevard in Miami, Florida. It is owned by theater and nightclub proprietor and former Broadway theater producer Leroy Griffith.
5.3 miSE
Church, Architecture, Sacred and religious sites
Cathedral of Saint Mary, Miami
136 min walk • The Cathedral of Saint Mary is the seat of the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami. The cathedral is named for Mary, mother of Jesus, and is located at 7525 N.W. 2nd Avenue, Miami, Florida. Since June 2010, Archbishop Thomas Gerard Wenski has served as the archbishop of Miami, Rev.
4 miSE
Universities and schools
Barry University, Miami
101 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.
1.4 miNW
Universities and schools
Florida Memorial University, Miami
36 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.
2.5 miN
City
Miami Gardens
64 min walk • 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.
6.3 miNW
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Miramar
161 min walk • Miramar is a city in southern Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 134,721. It is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area, which is home to approximately six million people.