The 100 bus continues another 8 blocks north on Washington Avenue and 13th Street. There are 3 points of interest within proximity to each other:

The Seaboard Station in its heyday, abt 1930 My first stop on the tracks to becoming a rail and transit enthusiast began in late December 1976, when I was nearly 12 years old, a 6th grader in Miami, Florida. Our nation just celebrated its Bicentennial the previous summer, but the hoopla continued anyway. Part of the festivities included the American Freedom Train coming to town, and it seemed to be a ‘big deal’ to my parents. Initiated by train enthusiast Ross Rowland, the Fr

After crossing the last span of the MacArthur Causeway, you will encounter a sweeping view of Biscayne Bay and enter the island of Miami Beach. If you are heading east towards the Atlantic Ocean, you will encounter a shopping center that includes a Publix Supermarket, a well-known family-owned chain in South Florida, as well as suburban essentials like a Target and a Best Buy. The next stop of interest is at the intersection of 5th Street and Washington Avenue The Jewish

The MacArthur Causeway The MacArthur Causeway crosses the 3 and a half miles of Biscayne Bay that separates Miami from the island city of...

Stop number 3, and the last stop before crossing the MacArthur Causeway towards Miami Beach, is a pair of museums, the Phillip and...

Your 2nd Stop on Miami Bus Route 100--Bayfront Park/BaySide Market Place and the Freedom Tower.

The first stop on your Miami Route 100 Journey--HistoryMiami Museum and Miami-Dade County Public Library

Introduction Are you a Miami visitor or perhaps a local who seeks more than the usual tourist experience? Do you have a keen interest in...

Serious and not-so-serious reflections based on recent trips to childhood hometown, Miami, Florida. Great coffee. I was fueled by...

Platform--Brickell Station Metromover/Metrorail and glimpse of Underline Walking Path Since this blog has a transit and caffeine focus,...

My first trip on Brightline, a 27 mile sample of high speed rail service

Top Ten Opinions on visiting my childhood hometown--Miami, Florida

Melo Park is a small, affluent city covering 9.8 square miles with a population of 33,780. The median household income is $198,000. Due...

Traveling to Palo Alto and want to be car-lite? This blog will tell you where to stay near the Caltrain Station.

5 coffee shops to enjoy in Downtown Palo Alto near the Caltrain Station

A unique architectural style for a California train station

As I wrote in a previous post, Redwood City is located in Santa Clara Valley 27 miles south of Downtown San Francisco on the newly...

Newly upgraded electric-powered equipment has arrived on Caltrain!

The guide to riding Caltrain

All about Caltrain, a Bay Area regional rail line that serves the Santa Clara Valley, San Francisco to San Jose.