Miami is the gemstone of South Florida, as it's a global city and important center for in finance, commerce, media, entertainment, arts and international trade. Miami is a beautiful port city that offers the amenities of an urban city as well as a tropical paradise island. With a population of over 400,000 people, and a metropolitan population of over 5 million, Miami is one of the hot spots of United States, and the world.

There are many reasons to like Miami, and there is no question that Miami life revolves around water. The urban area of Miami is full of modern residential and commercial skyscrapers lining up along the coast of Biscayne Bay. Downtown Miami is home to many museums, performing arts venues, arenas, and an array of towering corporate skyscrapers. While urban Miami is home to significant business, culture, and entertainment presence, the famous Miami beaches are actually located across Biscayne Bay in nearby Island communities.

Some of the best beaches in the U.S are found in the nearby Miami Beach, an Island city across the Biscayne Bay connected to mainland Miami via Macarthur Causeway, Julia Tuttle Causeway, Venetian Causeway. A city of less than 100,000 residents, Miami Beach is a popular upscale residential area as well as a resort city. With hundreds of restaurants, night life venues, beachfront hotels, dozens of upscale shops, multiple cultural attractions, parks and golf clubs, Miami Beach is a paradise for local residents and international visitors. Miami Beach has become a playground for the rich and famous, fashion models, as well as the international and local tourist community.

The trendy district of South Beach, SoBe, is a very popular area that's the spotlight of all the action in Miami Beach. South Beach is full of avenues and streets lined up with art deco architecture, palm trees, and the best places to dine, shop, relax, and party. South Beach is a popular place among Television and fashion shoots, chosen for its natural beauty and modern and trendy charm. South Beach is dominated by a unique art deco architecture, a classic style reflecting the 1920's and 1930's. In fact, South Beach's Historic Art Deco District has the largest collection of art deco structures in the world, with over 800 buildings. You will like Miami after you explore the famous streets of Lincoln Road, Ocean Drive, Collins Avenue, Española Way, Alton Road, and Washington Avenue.

You'll like Miami for the he historical Casa Casuarina, a historical lavish Mediterranean style building. Located along Ocean Drive of South Beach, Miami Beach, Casa Casuarina is the former mansion of Gianni Versace, and is one of the premier exclusive hotels and tourist attractions in the Miami area. In fact, the Casa Casuarina/ Versace Mansion is one of the most photographed homes in the United States.

One of the reasons you'll like Miami is, unquestionably, the famous beaches. Miami beaches are packed with crowds of hot bodies, and not to mention that many of them tolerate topless sunbathing. Ah yes, the international tourist influence has created a beautiful atmosphere of topless girls on Miami's hot beaches, something of a rarity on American beaches. And don't forget that surrounding these great Miami beaches is a world of exciting night life, entertainment, shopping and dinning.

South Beach has one of the best beaches around, with a beach walk that stretches for miles. Collins Avenue and Ocean Drive are lined up with beachfront hotels and condominiums, private and public beaches along the Atlantic Ocean. The most popular beach in South Beach is Lummus Park and Public Beach, located between 5th and 14th Streets along Ocean Drive. Lummus Park is a white, sandy beach, with walkways, palm trees, grass areas, crowded with hot Miami bodies sunbathing, playing beach sports, and enjoying swimming, jet skiing and much more in the Atlantic Ocean. You'll also feel pretty safe with plenty of life guard stands watching over the hot action in South Beach. The southern end of Ocean Drive of South Beach includes Ocean Beach Park and Pier Park. At the southernmost tip of South Beach is South Pointe Park, offering walking trails, pavilions, picnicking and BBQ on grassy areas and palm trees. South Pointe Park offers great open views of the Atlantic Ocean full of boats and cruise ships, Miami skyline, Port of Miami, and the nearby exclusive Fisher Island, resort Island for the rich and famous, as well as Key Biscayne isles.

Along Collins Avenue of South Beach and Miami Beach are many hotels with backyard swimming pools, their own beaches, and through beach walks along palm tree-lined grassy areas. Collins Avenue runs north to nearby communities of Bal Harbour, Bay Harbor Islands, Surfside, Sunny Isles Beach, Golden Beach, and is lined up with more great hotels and beaches. Some of these beaches include Ocean Terrace Public Beach, Allison Park, Beach View Park, Indian Beach Park.

North of South Beach district are some more great Miami beaches. There are public beaches at 53rd-63rd Street, between 88th-98th Streets, at Surfside and Bal Harbour Beach. After this you come to Haulover Park Beach, one of the best in the area, as part of this beach is a nudist beach and part is gay.

In North Miami Beach there are almost two miles of beaches starting at 163rd Street. After crossing into Broward County, you have a public beach at Hallandale (with limited facilities). You then come to one of the best in the area, Hollywood Beach: 2.2 miles long with a board walk for walking, rollerblading and cycling in a separate lane. Almost all along Hollywood Beach there are shops, restaurants and cafes. There is also the Johnson Street Open Air Theatre which has free musical performances every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and occasionally on Fridays.

In addition to the hot beaches and sizzling night life, you'll like Miami Beach for offering great recreational opportunities. On this magnificent city island, you can play golf in Miami Beach Golf Club and Normandy Shores Golf Club, both open to the public. Additionally, the La Gorce Country Club is an exclusive private club open for members only. There is plenty of excellent recreational opportunities in South Beach at the Flamingo Park, a public park that includes swimming pool with lap lanes, a water playground for the kids, tennis courts, basketball courts, and a baseball and soccer field. Flamingo Park is located between 11th and 15th street and Meridian Avenue.

 

To satisfy cultural interests while in Miami Beach check out Miami Beach Convention Center, Lincoln Theater, Jackie Gleason Theater, and several museums such as Art Deco Museum, Bass Museum of Art, Erotic Art Museum, Sanford Ziff Museum, Wolfsonian Museum, Holocaust Memorial. Additionally, Miami Beach offers a spectacular collection of art in a dozen art galleries including Art Center South Florida, Herman Gallery, Carel Gallery.

 

You'll enjoy the open-air promenade at South Beach's Lincoln Road, which stretches from west Biscayne Bay to the eastern beaches. The open-air mall of Lincoln Road includes restaurants, stores, art galleries, and the Regal movie theater.