Living in Miami is the dream of many people, especially retirees who crave a warm climate state. Here we have compiled a list of seven key things you should know about Miami before moving to Florida.

Miami is the only major U.S. city to have been founded by a woman. Arriving in 1891, native Clevelander, Julia Tuttle bought several hundred acres along the bank of the Miami River in an area then known as Biscayne Bay.