Miami Attractions
- laurie2769
- Jun 25
- 3 min read
Updated: Jun 30
Ocean Drive
Ocean Drive is a famous promenade, the neon-lit heart of Miami Beach. It stretches for 2.5 km along the Atlantic coast.
Ocean Drive is home to bars and nightclubs that fill up with fun-seeking tourists in the evening. Local restaurants delight guests with their variety, offering almost every cuisine in the world. The promenade is separated from South Beach by rows of tall palm trees, which have become the hallmark of the American Riviera.
Once a year, the street becomes a catwalk for supermodels and photo shoots of movie stars.
Ocean Drive is home to the Versace Mansion, the famous Art Deco district with hotels and residential buildings that resemble ocean liners.
Miami Beach
Miami Beach, located on the island of the same name, is a city in Miami-Dade County in southern Florida. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and Biscayne Bay to the west.
The historic core of the city was formed between 1923 and 1943. Residential buildings, hotels, and public buildings in the Art Deco style were built on the island. The legendary beach resort is connected to Miami by dams, tunnels, and bridges built across the bay.
The resort offers tourists a wide range of entertainment options. The beaches on the bay are more peaceful and conservative.
The legendary South Beach on the Atlantic coast is a hub of fun and free spirits. Here, there are places where nudists relax, surfers catch waves, discos play loud music, and nightclubs gather people. The establishments on Ocean Drive are open until dawn.
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The main attraction of Miami Beach is the Art Deco district, a unique architectural reserve that was added to the US National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Lincoln Road is lined with shops, and art lovers will find art galleries and concert halls.
Washington Avenue is home to the Wolfsonian Museum, which has a rich collection of decorative and applied arts.
Holocaust Memorial
The Holocaust Memorial in Miami Beach is a tragic composition created by sculptor and architect Kenneth Traister.
He called his creation “A Sculpture of Love and Suffering.” Away from residential areas, a 14-meter bronze hand rises above a perfectly round artificial pond. On the back of the palm is the number of an Auschwitz prisoner. The hand is covered with emaciated bodies of people climbing up to salvation. Below, some say goodbye to their loved ones, others lie exhausted, crying, and children die. The soundtrack is quiet mournful singing and a child's cry.
At the entrance to the memorial is a sculpture of a Jewish family, behind which stretches a corridor. On one side, a brief history of the Holocaust is illustrated on black granite. On the other side are stylized antique columns made of white Jerusalem marble. The ceiling is covered with a latticework of Surinam ironwood, entwined with greenery and strewn with white flowers. An eternal flame burns under the dome, and two menorahs stand by the columns. The only source of light is a stained-glass window in the dome in the shape of the Star of David.
In the tunnel leading to the monumental hand, the names of all the concentration camps and places of mass extermination of Jews are engraved.
Downtown Miami
Downtown is the historic center and oldest district of Miami. Its history began in 1890, when tycoon Henry Flagler attracted investors to build hotels, residential buildings, and resort areas on the southern coast of Florida.
Today, Downtown Miami has become the city's business, financial, administrative, and cultural center. It is home to the offices of major banks, companies, and public organizations.