South Beach Miami is one of the trendiest places in the country, but even South Beach has its ultra trendy spots of the moment. Right now, South of Fifth, or the area of South Beach Miami that lies south of Fifth Street, the very southern tip of the island, is hot hot hot. There are [...]
Sun, October 16 2011 » South Beach Miami » No Comments
If you drove to South Beach Miami from Miami International Airport, you probably got to South Beach via the MacArthur Causeway. This is the stretch of road that takes drivers over the water from Miami to the strip of land known as Miami Beach. Jutting off the MacArthur Caseway are several small islands, which may [...]
Sun, October 16 2011 » South Beach Miami » No Comments
This is another Art Deco attraction in South Beach Miami, but it stands out from the rest, which is to say it’s truly spectacular. It’s a 1939 Hohauser design, an immaculately restored hotel owned by Gloria Estefan. It was one of the first of the old Art Deco beauties to be renovated, and Ms. Estefan [...]
Sun, October 16 2011 » South Beach Miami » No Comments
At the end of South Beach Miami is South Pointe Park, one of the best places in South Beach to hang out outdoors. There’s Sunshine Pier here, and a jetty made of boulders that you can walk out on, if you trust your ankles. The end of the beach here at the mile-long jetty is [...]
Sat, October 1 2011 » South Beach Miami » No Comments
Wolfsonian-Florida International University is a research center and depository of propaganda arts items collected over the years by Mitchell Wolfson Jr. He’s a world travelers extraordinaire, having collected over 70,000 items, including modern design pieces. They’re all here in this former 1927-built storage facility that’s been renovated with world-class style. Visitors can view the collection, [...]
Tue, August 16 2011 » South Beach Miami » No Comments
Practical Information for the Traveler Miami International Airport For travelers going to South Beach Florida and flying into Miami International Airpot (MIA), getting around the airport is very easy. The terminal is U-shaped, with concourses extending off different parts of the U in sunburst pattern. If you imagine an upside-down U, then Concourse A is [...]
Mon, May 16 2011 » South Beach Miami » No Comments
What is Fantasy Architecture? Before the modern era, fantasy architecture was something indulged in by queens and ancient Egyptian pharaohs around the globe. It was the pastime of uber-rich over-indulged, imaginative, slightly eccentric people in the upper crust of society. It was fanciful and wasteful and very delightful to behold. Marie Antoinette was a patroness [...]
Wed, March 16 2011 » South Beach Miami » No Comments
What is South Beach’s Architectural Style? South Beach architecture is set amidst an urban architectural playground where photographers, art historians, and artists gather from all over the world to savor the nieghborhood’s sophisticated style of the buildings and parks. An architectural fantasy land created from boggy swampland, then neglected for decades, South Beach is today [...]
Wed, March 16 2011 » South Beach Miami » No Comments
Lincoln Road Mall is an open air pedestrian mall (one of the nation’s first)in the heart of South Beach Miami. It offers ultra ultra shopping, cafes and restaurants with sidewalk tables, art galleries, an 18-screen movie theater and endless people watching. The seven-block mall was redesigned in the 1990s, and features rows of giant palm [...]
Wed, March 16 2011 » South Beach Miami » No Comments
Government Cut is the main thoroughfare for container ships, cruise ships, and numerous yachts navigating the waters around South Beach, Miami. There’s a nice sidewalk along which there are benches, big rocks, and lots of places to hang out and watch the water traffic go by. There’s also a bit of people watching to be [...]
Tue, March 8 2011 » South Beach Miami » No Comments
