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SOUTH BEACH
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South Beach, often referred to as the American Riviera, is known for its shopping, dining, beaches and nightlife.
Whether you are looking for information on upcoming events, weather, beaches, or attractions -- need rates/photos/panimage tours of our hotels -- or just want to take a step back in time while wandering through our historical photo album -- we have it all right here!
The Miami Beach Architectural District (sometimes called the Art Deco District) contains the largest concentration of 1920s and 1930s resort architecture in the United States. These vibrantly colored buildings represent an era when Miami Beach was heavily promoted and developed as a "tropical playground." The district was one of the earliest National Register listings to recognize the importance of the architecture of this period. The area was laid out and developed rapidly, resulting in an extraordinary architectural consistency. The buildings constructed in the 1920s were designed almost exclusively in the Mediterranean Revival style, while those built in the 1930s are in the Art Deco, International, or Moderne styles. The district can be divided into three neighborhood types based on function and use --the seasonal hotel area (along Ocean Drive and Collins Avenue) with such notable hotels as the Amsterdam, reputed to be a replica of Christopher Columbus' home in Santo Domingo; the commercial area (along Washington Avenue and Lincoln Road); and the residential area (concentrated in the eighty square blocks surrounding Flamingo Park) with one of the largest concentrations of Mediterranean style residences in the United States.
The district is roughly bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, 6th Street, Alton Road, Dade Boulevard and 23rd Street in Miami Beach.
Miami Nightclubs
B.E.D. This is both a clever acronym for "Beverage, Entertainment, Dining," and a concise description of
what makes this club different. Everything is done on giant beds. You eat on the giant beds, you mingle on
the giant beds, and, eventually, the wait-staff will hustle you off your giant bed (my only real complaint about
B.E.D. is the service - it seems like they haven't streamlined the best ways to manage beds instead of tables).
The food is fantastic and imaginative, and the atmosphere is great, if it's what you are in the mood for.
After midnight, the restaurant
becomes a club, and even during dinner the mood feels more like a club than
a nice restaurant, so B.E.D. is probably not the best place to go for a relaxing meal and a game of
cribbage. Reservations are required for dinner, and you pay a healthy amount for the privilege of eating
on a giant bed, but the whole experience is definitely worth it, if only for the hilarious non sequitur
that is waiter serving you an $80 bottle of wine while wearing
pajamas....read more about Miami Nightclubs
Travel Guide to South Beach, Florida
Luxury Living in South Beach
South Beach Travel Information
Residential Neighborhoods of South Beach
The Commercial Side of South Beach
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