Miami Tourism

If your idea of a vacation includes time that you can’t remember because you’ve been drinking tequila shots off of another person’s stomach, then Miami might be the place for you. While it’s not a 24-hour party town (like Las Vegas), it’s probably the closest thing you’ll get to pure hedonism in Florida, helping to erase any of the things that might keep you stressed out in the real world. Want to escape from it all, drink a lot, and enjoy the sun? Miami is the place for you.

Regions of Miami to Explore

When you are in the Miami area, it’s not just the main city that you want to explore on your trip. You will also want to look at the different areas of the city, including:

• Downtown Miami
• MiMo Boulevard
• Design District
• Brickell
• Midtown
• Edgewater
• Coconut Grove
• Little Havana
• Overtown

Each of these sections offers you a different flavor of Florida. For example, when you’re in the Little Havana area, you will find that things are distinctly more Cuban than they are in other areas. Or when you do to Coconut Grove, you will notice a bit more tourist attractions and activities.

Miami Beach for Travelers

Whether you want to go to Miami Beach to soak up some sun or if you want to gawk at the bodies that walk by, there are three sections to keep in mind:

• North Beach
• Mid Beach
• South Beach

You can walk up and down the streets to begin to get a sense of the neighborhoods or you can stop in to see if you can get a tattoo at Miami Ink, just like the television show. Yeah, you do realize that’s just TV, don’t you?

Nursing a Hangover in Miami?

When your body just isn’t ready to hit the booze again, you might want to look into the different (and sober) attractions that Miami has to offer for the whole family:

• Ancient Spanish Monastery
• Frost Art Museum
• Lowe Art Museum
• Matheson Hammock Marina
• Miami MetroZoo
• Miami Seaquarium
• Oleta River State Recreation Park
• Venetian Pool
• Villa Vizcaya
• Vizcaya Museum and Gardens

That’s right, Miami offers more than just fruity drinks to sip. You can also soak up culture as much as you soak up a new tan at the many museums in the area. Or you can go to the parks to get some exercise in and to get a sense of the environment beyond the sandy beaches. You can even learn more about the history of Miami when you go to the monastery, for example.

When you’re ready to party, Miami is ready for you. No matter what you might want to do in the city, you can always go back to the beach to get lost in the sunlight and come back with a tan that will make everyone jealous. That’s really what a vacation is about anyway.