Founded in 1896, Miami is a young city compared to other metropolitan areas in the U.S. Its earliest inhabitants, the Tequesta people who settled along the banks of Biscayne Bay, date back to the 1200s.
Beyond the art-deco architecture of South Beach, the rich heritage is embodied in hundreds of archaeological sites, historic homes turned museums and even a cemetery.
Travel back in time and explore places from Old Miami, when Native Americans, homesteaders and industrialists settled here. From the hallowed grounds where Julia Tuttle, the only female founder of a major city, is interred at the City of Miami Cemetery to the Cape Florida Lighthouse, the oldest standing structure in South Florida, Miami has some of the most fascinating sites preserving the area's cultural heritage.