Miami is America's most exotic city Americans can visit without a passport. On a typical evening in South Beach, you'll witness the energy and passion of Rio, Monte Carlo, Havana, Hemingway's Paris, and countless other Miami attractions. Other neighborhoods also bring the world into clearer focus through diverse architecture, dining, and customs -- sparking a renaissance for Miami and its sultry sister, Miami Beach, that's reminiscent of the cities' glory days of the past.

But downtown Miami tourist attractions sway to more than just a Latin beat. Newsweek called the city "America's Casablanca," and it may be right. In addition to populations from Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Haiti, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and of course Cuba, there are also representatives from China, Germany, Greece, Iran, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Malaysia, Russia, and Sweden -- all speaking a veritable Babel of tongues. Miami is home to 118 nationalities and it now celebrates this cultural diversity through languages, festivals, world-beat music, and a wealth of fantastic restaurants.