Audio Tour
Miami to Everglades National Park
41miles
9stops
53m
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1
Overtown and the Highway That Erased It
Mile 0 — Miami
The elevated expressway you just passed through replaced one of the most destructive urban highway projects in American history.
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2
The Miami River and Fort Dallas
Mile 3 — Miami
The Miami River is one of the shortest rivers in the United States at just over five miles long, but it was the reason Miami exists.
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3
MIA Cargo Capital of the Americas
Mile 9 — Miami
Miami International Airport handles more international freight than any other airport in the United States, moving over two million tons of cargo annually.
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4
The Hard Line Holding Back the Swamp
Mile 16 — Miami
You're crossing one of the sharpest urban boundaries in the United States. Within about a mile, dense suburban Miami gives way to open marshland.
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5
The Tribe That Never Surrendered
Mile 23 — Miami
The Miccosukee Resort and Gaming complex ahead is one of the most visible expressions of tribal sovereignty in South Florida.
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Limestone Beneath the Sawgrass Prairie
Mile 28
The flat terrain you're driving through sits on Miami oolite, a porous limestone formed about 125,000 years ago when this area was a shallow sea floor.
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7
Airboats Built for Everglades Shallow Water
Mile 32 — Miami
The airboat was essentially invented for this landscape.
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8
Limestone Beneath Everything You See Here
Mile 37
The flat terrain around you right now sits on Miami oolite, a porous limestone formed about 125,000 years ago when this area was a shallow sea floor.
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9
Shark Valley and the River of Grass
Mile 41 — Miami
Shark Valley, just ahead, is named for the Shark River Slough, not for sharks.
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Listen — all 9 stops free
1
Overtown and the Highway That Erased It
Mile 0 — Miami
The elevated expressway you just passed through replaced one of the most destructive urban highway projects in American history.
0:00
2
The Miami River and Fort Dallas
Mile 3 — Miami
The Miami River is one of the shortest rivers in the United States at just over five miles long, but it was the reason Miami exists.
0:00
3
MIA Cargo Capital of the Americas
Mile 9 — Miami
Miami International Airport handles more international freight than any other airport in the United States, moving over two million tons of cargo annually.
0:00
4
The Hard Line Holding Back the Swamp
Mile 16 — Miami
You're crossing one of the sharpest urban boundaries in the United States. Within about a mile, dense suburban Miami gives way to open marshland.
0:00
5
The Tribe That Never Surrendered
Mile 23 — Miami
The Miccosukee Resort and Gaming complex ahead is one of the most visible expressions of tribal sovereignty in South Florida.
0:00
6
Limestone Beneath the Sawgrass Prairie
Mile 28
The flat terrain you're driving through sits on Miami oolite, a porous limestone formed about 125,000 years ago when this area was a shallow sea floor.
0:00
7
Airboats Built for Everglades Shallow Water
Mile 32 — Miami
The airboat was essentially invented for this landscape.
0:00
8
Limestone Beneath Everything You See Here
Mile 37
The flat terrain around you right now sits on Miami oolite, a porous limestone formed about 125,000 years ago when this area was a shallow sea floor.
0:00
9
Shark Valley and the River of Grass
Mile 41 — Miami
Shark Valley, just ahead, is named for the Shark River Slough, not for sharks.
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