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GREATER MIAMI Miami'sLyricTheater is the only remnant of the local district once dubbed"LittleBroadway."The landmark is located in the Overtown neighborhood,which also is the site of theChapman the Art Deco Historic District in Miami Beach, or tour the famous BiltmoreHotel in CoralGables.Other notable cultural and historical attractions include City Hall, the Holocaust Memorial, theCoralGablesMuseumand theMiamiChildren's Museum, which recently upgraded its digs. Two of the area's newest visitor destinations are the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center — a $51 million performing arts venue — and Heritage Park at Sunny Isles Beach. The new OrangeDriveMiamiBeachMusicFestival,start- ing in late December, joins a special events line- up that includes the SoBay Festival of the Arts in February and the Goombay Festival in June, among others. Great natural scenery and outdoor adventure are the star attractions at Biscayne National Park, known for its vast mangrove forest, and Jungle Island. The Miami Beach Convention Center, One of the many Art Deco Buildings in area House and the D.A.Dorsey House—home of the city's first Blackmillionaire.TheAfricanHeritageCulturalArtsCenter in Liberty City contains a dance studio, gallery, shop, concert hall and art studios, with indoor and outdoor space available for events. To explore more of the area's history and culture, head for ORLANDO Orlando's Wells' Built Museum of African-American History is located at the site of a hotel that lodged many famous African-American musicians who performed in the city during the 1920s. The neighboring town of Eatonville, the nation's oldest African-American municipality, is home to the Zora Neale Hurston National Museum of Fine Arts. Of course, this top vacation destination is best known for its theme park: Walt Disney World, Universal Studios and SeaWorld Orlando, which now provides free admission to members of the military and up to three family members. Both the DisneyWorld and Universal Studios resorts offer large meeting facilities. Orlando Aerial View 42 Black Meetings & Tourism May/June 2012: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com located in the Art Deco District, contains more than 500,000 sq. ft. of divisible exhibit space in a prime location near the beach. The Miami Convention Center, which can accommodate groups of up to 5,000, is plan- ning a major renovation and expansion. There are nearly 50,000 hotel rooms in the Greater Miami area. The area's Green Lodging & Restaurant Program promotes waste reduction, water and energy conservation and other sus- tainability efforts. The Miami Beach Convention Center and the Miami Convention Center also have implemented a number of green practices.