Must-see attractions in South Beach

  • MIAMI BEACH, FL - DECEMBER 03: Patrons attend 2010 Art Basel during a celebration honoring Isabella Rossellini and film "Seduce Me" at the Wolfsonianon December 3, 2010 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Anthony Djuren/Getty Images)

    Wolfsonian-FIU

    South Beach

    Visit this excellent design museum early in your stay to put the aesthetics of Miami Beach into context. It’s one thing to see how wealth, leisure and the…

  • The Holocaust Memorial on Miami Beach.

    Holocaust Memorial

    South Beach

    Even for a Holocaust piece, this memorial is particularly powerful. With over 100 sculptures, its centerpiece is the Sculpture of Love and Anguish, an…

  • Miami, FL, USA - April 19, 2019: The Art Deco Museum on Ocean Drive at the historical Art Deco District of Miami South Beach in Miami, Fl, United States of America.
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    Art Deco Museum

    South Beach

    This small museum is one of the best places in town for an enlightening overview of the art deco district. Through videos, photography, models and other…

  • MIAMI BEACH - FLORIDA - USA, OCTOBER 30: the New World Center which opened in 2011 and was designed by architect Frank Gehry and acoustician Yasuhisa Toyota on october 30 2012 in Miami beach, Florida.
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    New World Center

    South Beach

    Designed by Frank Gehry, this performance hall rises majestically out of a manicured lawn just above Lincoln Rd. Not unlike the ethereal power of the…

  • The buildings along Ocean Drive, South Beach - Miami, Florida

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    South Beach

    When most people think of Miami Beach, they're envisioning South Beach (SoBe). This area is rife with clubs, bars, restaurants, models and a distinctive…

  • Art Deco Historic District

    South Beach

    The world-famous art-deco district of Miami Beach is pure exuberance: an architecture of bold lines, whimsical tropical motifs and a color palette that…

  • Miami Florida USA - April 11 2018:  People Enjoying the Trellis Landscape of Soundscape Park Miami
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    SoundScape Park

    South Beach

    Outside of the New World Center, this park is one of the best places for open-air screenings in Miami Beach. During some New World Symphony performances,…

  • Miami, United States of America - November 30, 2019: Cardozo Hotel at Ocean drive in Miami Beach, Florida. Art Deco architecture in South Beach is one of the main tourist attractions in Miami.
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    Cardozo Hotel

    South Beach

    The Cardozo and its neighbor, the Carlyle, were the first deco hotels saved by the Miami Design Preservation League, and in the case of the Cardozo, we…

  • Miami Beach, FL, Bass Museum

    The Bass

    South Beach

    The best art museum in Miami Beach has a playfully futuristic facade, a crisp interplay of lines and a bright, white-walled space – like an Orthodox…

  • Lonely Planet Traveller Magazine, Issue 36, Florida, Perfect trip
Art Deco era Colony Hotel on Ocean Drive.

    Colony Hotel

    South Beach

    The Colony is the oldest deco hotel in Miami Beach. It was the first hotel in Miami, and perhaps America, to incorporate its sign (a zigzaggy neon wonder)…

  • The Miami Beach Botanical Garden
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    Miami Beach Botanical Garden

    South Beach

    This lush but little-known 2.6 acres of plantings is operated by the Miami Beach Garden Conservancy, and is a veritable green haven in the midst of the…

  • World Erotic Art Museum

    South Beach

    The World Erotic Art Museum celebrates its staggering but artful erotica collection, including pieces by Rembrandt and Picasso. Back in 2005, 70-year-old…

  • Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU

    South Beach

    Housed in a 1936 Orthodox synagogue that served Miami’s first congregation, this small museum chronicles the large contribution Jews have made to the…

  • Post Office

    South Beach

    Make it a point to mail a postcard from this 1937 deco gem of a post office, the very first South Beach renovation project tackled by preservationists in…

  • Miami Beach Community Church

    South Beach

    In rather sharp and refreshing contrast to all the ubermodern structures muscling their way into the art-deco design of South Beach, this community church…

  • Promenade

    South Beach

    This beach promenade, a wavy ribbon sandwiched between the beach and Ocean Dr, extends from 5th St to 15th St. A popular location for photo shoots,…

  • A1A

    South Beach

    ‘Beachfront Avenue!’ The A1A causeway, coupled with the Rickenbacker Causeway in Key Biscayne, is one of the great bridges in America, linking Miami and…

  • ArtCenter/South Florida

    South Beach

    Established in 1984 by a small but forward-thinking group of artists, this compound is the creative heart of South Beach. In addition to some 52 artists’…

  • 1111 Lincoln Rd

    South Beach

    The west side of Lincoln Rd is anchored by a most impressive parking garage: a geometric pastiche of sharp angles, winding corridors and incongruous…

  • South Pointe Park

    South Beach

    The very southern tip of Miami Beach has been converted into a lovely park, replete with manicured grass for lounging; a beach; views over a remarkably…

  • Temple Emanu-El

    South Beach

    An art-deco temple? Not exactly, but the smooth, bubbly dome and sleek, almost aerodynamic profile of this Conservative synagogue, established in 1938,…

  • Congress Hotel

    South Beach

    Close to 11th St, the Congress Hotel is a deco classic, showing perfect symmetry in its three-story facade, with window-shading eyebrows and a long…

  • Maurice Gibb Memorial Park

    South Beach

    A small bit of green space overlooking the water, this park has a playground, benches and grassy areas with fine views. There's ample parking here too.

  • Carlyle

    South Beach

    The Carlyle comes with futuristic styling, triple parapets, a Jetsons vibe and some cinematic cachet: The Birdcage was filmed here.

  • Española Way Promenade

    South Beach

    Española Way is an ‘authentic’ Spanish promenade…in the Florida theme-park spirit of authenticity! A terracotta and cobbled arcade of rose-pink and…

  • Crescent Resort

    South Beach

    Besides having one of Miami Beach's most recognizable neon facades, the Crescent has signage that draws the eye down into its lobby (the better to pack…