Miami

Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau

Miami is so much FUN!! It's very expensive and fast-paced but perfect for a few days of hedonism! To get there from New York City, Detroit, Atlanta, Chicago, or Washington, DC, try flying Spirit Airlines for special fares to Ft. Lauderdale, about 40 minutes away by car or taxi. Miami is justifiably famous for its beaches and nightlife, but there are plenty of other things to fill your time. There's a little colony of wild parrots on Lincoln Road in South Beach, and the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens is well worth a visit. Southwest of Miami International Airport in Homestead is the Coral Castle.

Comments:

The really best hostel I've visited in the United States is the Clay Hostel and Hotel. The rooms are cheap as sin, and the building complex is absolutely gorgeous and in the middle of everything on the South Beach scene! If you can, beg, borrow, or steal to stay here. I was less impressed with the Banana Bungalow. It felt dirty when I was there, but it's still a cheap price and fairly central, though not as central and beautiful as the Clay Hostel!

A friend recommended the News Cafe in South Beach for lunch, breakfast, and people watching.

Miami was interesting. Do the beaches and baseball and night scene.

Trip Report - Miami and Key Largo, February 2005

The trip was short and sweet. The weather was absolutely perfect the entire time. Brother-in-law has a cute little apartment with heated pool in the heart of South Beach. We could walk to Lincoln Road as well as the beach. Great strolling and people watching. Loved the diversity and energy there. I have never heard so many languages spoken all at one place. Many Europeans had come to enjoy our poor dollar.

We spent a couple days in Miami, enjoying the weather, the Boat Show, the glitz, and yummy meals. Ocean Drive was as trippy as I expected - lots of fake boobs and Hummers. Then we hopped into brother-in-law's deluxe RV and spent a couple days at The Moorings Village. I had no idea that the Keys had anything this nice. It was very low key (pun intended) but beautiful, quiet, and uncrowded, and we stayed for free because brother-in-law is friendly with the manager. The beach was wonderful.

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Last Updated: June 2007