South Beach’s most exceptional experience awaits you at The Villa By Barton G., a boutique luxury hotel, restaurant and event space in the former Versace Mansion. Elegance and unparalleled service seamlessly blend with signature Barton G. style in 10 opulently appointed hotel suites and a critically acclaimed restaurant.



Newly renovated by renowned events impresario/restaurateur Barton G. Weiss who takes up style where fashion designer Gianni Versace left off, the 19,000-square-foot Villa By Barton G. is Miami Beach's most exclusive backdrop for weddings and events. Hotel guests enjoy exclusive access to the mansion's upper floors and two private lounges. And gastronomes will delight in the restaurant at The Villa By Barton G. in the pebble-mosaiced Dining Room.

Lincoln Road is a pedestrian mall located between Alton Road and Washington Avenue. It is a flourishing shopping and dining area. The most sophisticated stores offer unique items most typically not found in malls, and restaurants, cafés, bars and lounges are common. Most restaurants offer either indoor or outdoor seating, including in the middle of the pedestrian mall area. And without a doubt, the people watching on Lincoln Road can match any place in the world. There seems to be a constant flow of very attractive women and men passing by, many wear fashionable clothes with a major dose of style.

The Wolfsonian-FIU Museum
Photo by Hal Peat
Exploring the Journey and Power of Art and Design
In a neighborhood of Miami Beach that's otherwise largely given over to the commercial, the Wolfsonian-FIU is a block-long building whose elegant exterior makes the visitor or local pause in a busy day. And hopefully, go in and look at some of the extensive array of exhibits and visiting installations devoted to telling some of the story of that contemporary world around it.
The Wolfsonian-FIU functions as a museum, library, and research center that uses objects to illustrate the persuasive power of art and design, to explore what it means to be modern, and to tell the story of social, political, and technological changes that have transformed our world. The collections comprise approximately 120,000 objects from the period of 1885 to 1945—the height of the Industrial Revolution to the end of the Second World War—in a variety of media including furniture; industrial-design objects; works in glass, ceramics, and metal; rare books; periodicals; ephemera; works on paper; paintings; textiles; and medals.

Originally called the Miami Beach Exhibition Hall, the Convention Center was built in 1957 to seat 15,000 people at one time.
In 1989, the facility underwent a $92 million renovation and doubled in size. In the last six years, the facility has had over $35 million in continuing upgrades, including complete renovations of all restrooms, full carpet replacement, and installation of a state-of-the-art telecommunications and networking infrastructure.
It was the site of Muhammad Ali versus Sonny Liston I and hosted the 1968 and 1972 Republican National Convention as well as the 1972 Democratic National Convention.
It was the site of a 1961 Billy Graham Crusade.

The Port of Miami was recently awarded North America's Leading Cruise Port by World Travel Awards, the most prestigious international award in the travel and tourism industry. The award is based on votes cast by 213,000 travel and tourism professionals in over 160 countries across the globe. This is the fourth year in a row that the Port of Miami has earned this honor.

Miami International Airport , also known as Wilcox Field, MIA, and Miami International, is the primary airport serving the South Florida area. The airport is located eight miles (13 km) northwest of Downtown Miami, in metropolitan Miami, Florida, United States. It is located between the cities of Miami, Hialeah, Doral, Miami Springs, the village of Virginia Gardens, and unincorporated Fontainebleau.

The Jewish Museum of Florida, heralded as the "jewel of South Beach," serves as a major cultural attraction and source of information for a wide audience of residents, tourists, students and scholars of all ages and backgrounds from throughout the state, nation and world. In one week, we welcome visitors from 30 different countries.

In the 15 miles of beaches known as Miami Beach, one of the busiest and most popular is Lummus Beach it is also known as Glitter Beach to the locals. Lummus Park and the adjacent Lummus Beach stretch from 6th street to 14th street. This is the place you'll find a wide, diverse mixture of teenagers, families, tourists and senior citizens all enjoying the Florida sunshine, beach and excellent beach facilities. At night you might find a local entertainer hanging out, doing his or her thing with a hat or case open for tips. It's everything you'd picture in your head that a tropical SoBe spot would look like.

Flamingo Park is located in the heart of South Beach. Whether you live an active or passive life style, Flamingo Park has something to offer everyone.

In the fall of 1984, a small group of Holocaust survivors formed a committee dedicated to building a permanent memorial to the memory of the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust.