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
South Beach art has never suffered from lack of attention and enthusiasm, but in 2001 it was granted a giant bolt of energy when an annual fair decided to call Miami Beach its home. Art Basel, its’ called, and it’s an internationally-known prestigious art fair that draws crowds from all over the world. A whole [...]
Sun, October 16 2011 » Things to do in South Beach » 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
Lummus Park is a beach, but not just any beach. It’s the main stretch of beach that fronts the ocean in South Beach Miami. Extending from 5th Street to 15th Street, Lummus Park is the center of it all in South Beach Miami. With the trendiest and busiest nightclubs, cafes restaurants, and hotels facing Lummus [...]
Mon, May 16 2011 » Things to do in South Beach » 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
The Miami Beach Botanical Garden is a visible display of community action, and an ongoing effort of South Beach Miami residents to make their town even more beautiful than it already is. The site, located at the northern end of South Beach Miami, is nestled in between the Miami Beach Convention Center and the Holocaust [...]
Wed, March 16 2011 » Things to do in South Beach » No Comments
The Bass Museum of Art is an eclectic collection of European art mixed with special exhibits housed in an original 1930s Streamline building decorated with Mayan carvings. Housed on permanent display here are The Holy Family by Peter Paul Rubens, and works of art by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Albrecht Dürer. The Bass Museum of [...]
Wed, March 16 2011 » Things to do in South Beach » No Comments
South Beach Miami is home to a diverse mix of cultures, and by that we mean not only Hispanic, Gay, Orthodox Jew and Lesbian but also Holocaust Survivor. Miami Beach was once home to the second largest community of Survivors in the country. This helps to explain why there’s a Holocaust Memorial in South Beach [...]
Sun, January 16 2011 » Things to do in South Beach » No Comments
January The FedEx Orange Bowl and the Orange Bowl Parade start out the year for the Miami area sports fans and millions of people who watch them on TV. Also in January in the Miami area is the Art Expo which features live music and artisans selling their wares the second week in January. South [...]
Sun, January 16 2011 » Things to do in South Beach » No Comments
