| When one thinks about Miami, Florida, the image that | | | | South Beach Historical District, located on the |
| comes to mind is usually filled with hot night spots, | | | | peninsular southern tip of South Beach, consists of |
| sophisticated urban hospitality and warm, sandy | | | | only one square mile, but is home to numerous 1930s |
| beaches. It is all of these things and much more that | | | | to 1950s style Art Deco hotels. These hotels are only |
| make Miami one of the hottest vacation spots both | | | | a short distance away from some of the major |
| in Florida and in the Eastern United States.While Miami | | | | Miami attractions and offer comfortable, |
| has been a hot vacation destination for decades, the | | | | off-the-beaten-path lodging.The historic district is also |
| city has seen some major development during these | | | | home to numerous other attractions including the |
| infancy years of the new millennium.Most of this | | | | Holocaust Memorial, Wolfsonian Museum, The Jackie |
| development has taken place in downtown Miami, but | | | | Gleason Theater of the Performing Arts and Lincoln |
| its effect can be felt throughout the region. But since | | | | Road Mall.Miami is also the shopping Mecca of Florida |
| the numerous new buildings and skyscrapers have | | | | and boasts endless premier shopping malls and |
| been built in the city's center, the famous beaches of | | | | boutiques. For shoppers who want a taste of the |
| the area have remained pretty much unchanged.One | | | | local flavor, Bayside Marketplace and Biscayne Bay |
| of the main attractions of Miami is its temperate, | | | | have a number of boutiques and specialty shops that |
| subtropical weather which allows for year-round | | | | sell everything from plastic fruit to high-tech |
| outdoor activities. The many beaches and | | | | electronics.The Mayfair Shops, located in the Grove, |
| waterfronts available offer varied water sports | | | | is a complex made up of boutiques and nightclubs. |
| including windsurfing, sailing, kayaking and scuba diving. | | | | And Sawgrass Mills, with more than 300 shops and |
| And if you prefer land to sea, there are just as many | | | | kiosks in a 2.4-million-square-foot facility makes even |
| dry attractions to keep you occupied including golf, | | | | the most serious and dedicated shoppers feel like |
| tennis, sunbathing, nightclubbing, fine dining and other | | | | they've died and gone to the great big mall in the |
| area attractions.South Beach is perhaps one of the | | | | sky.To get to one of the many beaches in the Miami |
| most famous neighborhoods in the Miami area. The | | | | area, you will likely find yourself on Ocean Drive. |