Miami Beach is an island city in South Florida, connected by bridges to the mainland of Miami. The wide beaches extend from the North Shore Open Space Park, passing through the Lummus Park with palm trees to South Pointe Park. The south end, South Beach, is known for its international prestige with models and celebrities, and its architecture of the early twentieth century in the historic Art Deco district with buildings in pastel colors, especially on Ocean Drive. Miami is an important port city on the Atlantic coast of South Florida in the southeastern United States. As the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the municipality is the principal, most populated and central city of Miami's metropolitan area and part of the second most populous