In many ways, South Miami Beach Florida is a tropical Manhattan with deco-styled Miami Beach hotels instead of skyscrapers. The main streets in South Beach are Ocean Drive, Collins Avenue and Washington Avenue. Along Ocean Drive which sits just a few yards away from the beach, are cafes, restaurants, hotels and round the clock entertainment. On weekend evenings, Ocean Drive is packed with partygoers cruising the pulsating Latin rhythm-filled air in search of the sensuous.

Club hopping is an art form here and the non-stop party atmosphere seems more suited to Rio de Janeiro than anywhere else in the U.S. Along Collins Avenue, also known as A1A, sit rows and rows of high-fashion shops. Here you will find Armani, Jones of New York, Versace, and Liz Clairborne. Washington Avenue is the heart of the South Miami Beach nightclub and afterhours scene. In fact, The Diner, at the corner of 11th St.and Washington Ave, was used in the popular MTV series The Real World and Espaniola Way was the back drop for much of Miami Vice.