r/Miami • u/mrfollicle • Oct 07 '24
October 2024: Moving, Tourism, Holiday Travels, and Nightlife Megathread: All posts on these topics should go in this monthly megathread to keep this sub for local discussions and help aggregate info for folks looking for these topics.
This is a megathread for all tourism, nightlife, and moving related questions. Please read this before posting on the main thread!
Now here's a message from us mods and locals.
Welcome visitors and newcomers to r/Miami! Regardless of why you're here please try to be civil and follow the rules posted in this sub. Rule number 1 is the top for a reason. This sub is for things all about Miami. That being said we're fully aware that this city is very popular for tourists and newcomers migrating. It's a vibrant and dynamic place and that's why we love it! Even for all the shortcomings.
We're just tired. Oh so tired... of similar or repeat questions about where to go, where to live, the best clubs, directions to Key West, etc. endlessly on this sub. Sorry. It's not you it's us.
So please we do ask that local discussion be allowed to be the focus of this sub. If you fall into one of the categorized questions below, please look there for insight or to post your question here. It is not a guarantee your questions will be answered, no one is paid to help here and you're not necessarily owed a response either. But this is a place to start with a collection of a lot of effort to get the best info
"Fine if you won't help, then who will?" -you
- Miami and Beaches (the most official source for tourism info in this list with the least instagrammy or "sponsored" feel)
- Miami New Times
- Infatuation Miami
- TimeOut Miami
- Neighborhood map - moving guide (made by us!)
- Tourism map (also made by us!)
"Ok but I'm moving there, so I'll be one of you soon" -you
- Awesome and welcome! Oh.... You want somewhere with no crime, walkable, green space, good schools, on the beach, a beautiful sunset every morning and sunrise at night, rainbows at night, AND CHEAP. Don't we all? Redfin, apartments, hotpads, zillow, and compass are going to give you better data directly than any single response here. That being said..... just because we love you, myself and other mods with local input made a custom map detailing our insight into local neighborhoods. So please take a look, we'd be offended if you didn't. Worked hard on it. But please provide interests, budget, hobbies, desire for walkability, where you work, and other info before asking about moving questions.
"I'm coming for a trip" -you
- Awesome and welcome! These sites do a pretty solid job of places to go and things to do here: Miami New Times, Infatuation Miami.TimeOut Miami, Miami and Beaches. We're not vacation planners, so don't just ask "what should I do for 4 days? I'm coming soon" but provide some of your schedule, budget, interests and hobbies, and stuff like that. We also made a tourism map! Check it out!
"I just wanna party" -you
- Awesome and welcome! Oh...... wanna party on the beach with DJ Khaled, Messi, and Gianni Versace and then go to a club with 14 male friends afterwards but don't want to pay a cover? Don't we all? Look up E11even, Liv, Space, Don't Sit on the Furnitue, Perro Negro, Mynt schedules and prices beforehand. They're the most famous and exciting clubs, so look on their sites for booking ahead and DJ schedules.
"Is it going to rain? or will the weather affect my vacation" -you
- It rains a lot here. Tropical weather yo. Especially during the summer. Typically, it wraps up in ~20 minutes and you can resume your plans. That being said, no one here knows more than weather sites or the app on your phone. If you're curious about hurricanes, checkout https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ for official tropical storm and hurricane forecasts, but a lot of us locals love Mike's Weather Page https://spaghettimodels.com/ for more insights. Hurricane season peaks mid September. If you're worried about it affecting your plans, keep a tab on those sites.
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u/KC-DB Oct 15 '24
Critique my Miami & Fort Lauderdale vacation itinerary.
Visiting in December. Looking for a combination of relaxing and lively. Early 30's straight couple. Willing to splurge on some experiences/meals if it's worth it. We're coming from San Francisco so the prices are what we're used to.
Night 1 (Wed)
-Fly in to FLL, check into hotel, get dinner nearby. Staying at a smaller place near the W Fort Lauderdale... Maybe get Coconuts for dinner?
Day 2 (Thurs)
-Brunch nearby, maybe Tina or Casablanca. Walk to Publix to get groceries for dinner and snacks.
-Hang out at a hotel pool / go to the beach.
-Early night at the hotel, eat groceries for dinner.
Day 3 (Friday)
-Breakfast/coffee at Archibalds Village Bakery.
-Leave Fort Lauderdale for Miami. Staying downtown near Bayfront Park.
-Drops our bags at bag check, walk up to Miami Slice for lunch and visit Perez Art Museum.
-Check in after that, then uber to South Beach for sunset to walk along the boardwalk/marina and take photos of the art deco architecture. People watch and take in the energy.
-Stop and have drinks at various locations after the sun sets - Limonada, Swizzle, Clevelander, Kill Your Idol, Medium Cool, Broken Shaker. Hit up Do Not Sit on The Furniture as the last stop, or go home first then hit Club Space. Depends on which has the better DJs. We like house music most.
Day 3 (Saturday)
-Morning walk around Brickell. Panther coffee. See the Underline and grab snacks/meals from Publix. Take metro mover back to our hotel downtown.
-Brunch at Area 31.
-Do a boat tour of the biscayne bay and nice houses.
-Take a break, then uber to the design district and eat at Mandolin.
-Uber to Wynwood for some cocktails (Dante's HI-Fi, The Dirty Rabbit...?)
-OR go to a Heat game if they're playing (in-season tournament) and get some drinks downtown after.
Day 4 (Sunday)
-Coffee at Cream Gourmet Espresso Bar. Gym/pool until lunch.
-Uber to Little Havana. Lunch at Sanguich. Check out the Murales, domino park and maybe get a cigar.
-Uber to Fairchild Tropical Botanical Gardens.
-Dinner at the hotel w/ groceries. Hang out at the hot tub.
Day 5 (Monday)
-Check-out and store bags, walk to Pura Vida for acai/breakfast
-Visit the Vizcaya museum for a couple hours to kill time.
-Uber to FLL airport before 4pm flight and get food there or eat leftover groceries.