In 1836, when Dade County was created under the Territorial Act of the United States, it originally contained Palm Beach, Broward County, the Florida Keys and Bahia Honda Key north. The county was named in honor Major Francis L. Dade, a soldier that was killed during the Second Seminole War a year earlier. The county seat was located in Indian Key located in the Florida Keys, until 1844 when it was moved to Miami. In 1866 all of the Florida Keys became Monroe County and 22 years later the county seat was moved to Juno, presently known as Juno Beach. It was not until 1899 that Miami received the locale of the county seat once again. Palm Beach County was formed a decade later, which included only the northern part of Dade County. It was in 1915 that Palm Beach County and Dade County donated equal parts of the county boarders to create what is now known as Broward County. In only 110 years, from 1896 until 2006 the population of Miami grew from around 1,000 residents to almost 5,000,000 residents, which prompted the change of the county name in 1997 to Miami-Dade County.

Since Miami-Dade County is the most populated county in the state of Florida, it provides an abundance of recreational activities, above and beyond the many miles of sandy beaches. Parrot Jungle, Monkey Jungle, Miami Seaquarium and MetroZoo are a few of the many opportunities to view acres of some of the most exotic animals in the world, up close! Between the Coral Castle, Miami Science Museum, Miami Children's Museum, Vizcaya Museum and the University of Miami the many options for education are around every corner. Water recreation activities include water skiing, wave running, fishing charters, boating, swimming and parasailing. With a combination of water activities, education and prime zoos, how can you can ever be bored in Miami-Dade county?

From luxury water front homes to apartments with views of incredible downtown Miami, the real estate options are endless. Visitors from all over the world come to Miami-Dade County to invest in the real estate market and for a very good reason! There is no place in the world that has so much to offer for such a small price, other than Miami-Dade County! With all the many visitors that come to this incredible county for vacation, most come back to make it their permanent residence, because living in Miami-Dade is like being on vacation year round!