NORTH MIAMI BEACH
Known to locals as NMB, North Miami Beach Florida has grown in popularity as businesses and people have been flocking to its' first class restaurants, shops and restaurants to get away from hectic, and overcrowded South Miami Beach. Back in 1938 the population ranked at 2,129 and now in 2007 NMB is home to over 40,000 people. North Miami Beach is home to the renowned Bal Harbour and the Bal Harbour Shops.From Haulover Beach to Hollywood Beach, there is always something to do in North Miami Beach.
THE OLETA RIVER STATE PARK is the largest urban park in the Florida State Park system. The park is located on 1043 acres (4.2 km²) - 993 acres (4.0 km²) of land and 50 acres (0.2 km²) of inland water - on Biscayne Bay, in the northeastern end of the city of North Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and adjoins the Biscayne Bay Campus of Florida International University. In some documents, the park is designated as the Oleta River State Recreation Area. The park contains one of the largest concentrations of Australian Pine trees (an invasive species) found in a Florida State Park.
SUNNY ISLES BEACH is a small community located on a barrier island in Miami-Dade County, between North Miami Beach and Miami Beach along Hwy A1A. It is part of the Miami, Florida metro area and is a new city, having been incorporated in June, 1997. With two and a half miles of soft, white sand beach, Sunny Isles Beach is host to almost one million visitors annually. There are five beautiful parks located at Sunny Isles Beach for both residents and visitors to enjoy.
HOLLYWOOD According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 30.8 square miles (80 km²). 27.34 square miles (71 km²) of it is land and 3.46 square miles (9 km²) of it is water (11.23%). Hollywood is located in southeastern Broward County, and includes about 5-6 miles of Atlantic Ocean beach, interrupted briefly by a portion deeded to Dania Beach.
PALM BEACH COUNTY As of 2007, the county had a population of 1,351,236 according to the University of Florida, Bureau of Economic and Business Research. The county is the third most populous in the state of Florida and the twenty ninth most populous in the United States. The county's population is over 40% unincorporated.