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Overview

South Beach (SoBe) is everything Miami is known for – the sparkling beach, beautiful art-deco architecture, top-end boutiques and buzzing bars and restaurants. South Beach has its glamour, but there's more to this district than just velvet ropes and high-priced lodging (though there's a lot of this too). You'll find some great down-to-earth bars, good eating and excellent museums.

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Must-see attractions

  • 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 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…

  • 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. 1153998811

    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. 120035920 angles, architect, architecture, building, business, company, concert, construction, contemporary, corporate, curve, curvilinear, design, dramatic, edifice, entertainment, flowing, frank gehry, gehry, geometric, ghery, gleaming, hall, house, landmark, line, linear, metal, mirror, modern, music, opera, orchestra, panels, performance, performing, philharmonic, reflecting, reflection, skyline, stage, stainless, steel, structure, style, stylish, success, theater, toyota, yasuhisa toyota

    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

    South Beach

    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

    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 959772234 arch, arches, center, enjoying, florida, garden, green, palm, park, path, peaceful, public, relaxing, soundscape, spring, tourists, trees, urban, view

    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,…

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