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    If you are staying near the Metromover and along Biscayne Bay, you will likely see this view of Miami Beach from the higher floors of your hotel. The trip from Miami to Miami Beach isn't free, but at $2 bus ride each way (per person) is a bargain. You will leave and return to the Omni Station Bus Terminal. Note: This is a panoramic photo that consists of several photographs put together to get this wide a view.
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    The free Metromover leaves Third Street Station toward Brickell, Wednesday, April 13, 2011.
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    A duo of Metromover cars transports riders past the InterContinental Hotel in downtown Miami, from the Knight Center station to the Bayfront Park station. Miami-Dade Transit operates the free people-mover train system in downtown Miami. The Downtown Loop began service in 1986. The Omni and Brickell extensions opened in 1994. Photo by Marsha Halper / Miami Herald Staff
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    Everyone seems to use the Metromover. It's mostly standup, with a place to hold onto, but at each end there is some seating.
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    Get off the Metromover at Bayfront Park Station. You might see a festival under way, but as you walk in the direction of Bayside, take a minute to relax in the sand (you can't go into the water there, however).
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    Get off the Metromover at Bayfront Park Station. You might see a festival under way, but as you walk in the direction of Bayside, take a minutee to relax on one of the benches on the water. And if the cruise ships are in, you will be able to see them across the water. Mark Hames-mhames@charlotteobserver.com
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    At Bayside Marketplace, you can shop, have a meal by the water and take a tour of the area by boat. Bayside is just a short walk from College/Bayside Station.
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    Bicentennial Park Station one the Metromover is closed, but you can see the Port of Miami with its cruise ships as you cross over the area. Currently, Bicentennial Park Station is closed -- being renovated for the construction of the new Miami Art Museum and the Miami Science Museum. It will reopen in the future as Museum Park Station.
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    A view of the shops at Mary Brickell Village, away from the street that runs through it.
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    From the Omni Station, you can look across to downtown Miami. If you want to get somewhere the Metromover doesn't go, the bus station is right there.
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    Trinity Cathedral is the oldest church in the original city limits of Miami. An Episcopal church, it is just a block or so from Omni Station and has a beautiful interior as well as gardens. Mark Hames-mhames@charlotteobserver.com
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    You can see American Airlines Arena(right) from the Metromover. The arena is home to the NBA's Miami Heat. Get off at Park West Station to take in a game or any of the many events held there.
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    The Adrienne Arsht Center For For The Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County is seen (back left) as the Metromover works its way above ground near Biscayne Bay Boulevard after leaving the Omni Station.
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    A view of downtown Miami from the Metromover.
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    The Metromover has left from Omni Station, passed the Miami Herald and is enroute to downtown Miami along Biscayne Boulevard. Mark Hames-mhames@charlotteobserver.com
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    The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in the middle of this photo. The Metromover rail winds in the foreground near Omni Station Downtown Miami is in the background. You can catch a bus to anywhere in the Miami area at the Metromover station here.
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    Balans is located in Mary Brickell Village and offers a modern brasserie-cafe style menu. It's a great place to sit at a sidewalk table, eat and people-watch. Mary Brickell Village is accessible from three different stops on the metro mover - Eighth Street Station, Tenth Street/Promenade Station and Brickell Station. This photograph is a panoramic view made of several photos put together. Mark Hames-mhames@charlotteobserver.com
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    The interior of Sparky's Roadside Barbecue, 204 NE 1st St., Miami,: It's across the street from the steps of the First Street Station of the Metromover. Sparky's has a great selection of barbecue and sauces, and in my opinion is just about as good as any in the Carolinas. This photograph is a panoramic view made of several photos put together. Mark Hames-mhames@charlotteobserver.com
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    This is a colorful home you'll see from above -- onboard the Metromover, near Brickell Station and also on the short walk from Brickell Station to the shops and restaurants of Mary Brickell Village.
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    "The Torch of Friendship" is located at Bayfront Park, on the east side of Biscayne Boulevard, in downtown Miami. It is located on the short walk from College/Bayside Station on the Metromover to the Bayside shopping and restaurant area. The monument was built in 1960 to signify the passageway for all of Florida's friends coming from Latin America and the Caribbean. The gas-fed flame represents a welcoming beacon for all new and old immigrants to the nation. Four years later it was re-dedicated to the memory of President John F. Kennedy Jr.
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    Sparky's Roadside Barbecue, 204 NE 1st St., Miami, is across the street from the steps of the First Street Station of the Metromover.
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    Nighttime dining on the sidewalk at Balans in Mary Brickell Village: Balans offers a modern brasserie-cafe style menu. Its a great place to people-watch.
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    Dolores But You Can Call Me Lolita is another restaurant in the vibrant Mary Brickell Village in the financial district of Miami.
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    The Adrienne Arsht Center for the The Performing Arts is lighted in white in the middle of this after-dark photo. The Metromover rail can be seen curving in the foreground near the Omni Station. Downtown Miami is in the background.
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