The venerable Sawgrass Mills is in Broward, the next county north of Miami-Dade. It's a trek, but worth the effort. There are 400 stores enclosed in a two-mile-long structure...

The world's capital of hedonism now has its own museum dedicated to erotic pleasures. At 12,000sq ft, the collection of sex toys, paintings and artefacts is the second largest...

Possibly the most beautiful swimming pool in the world, even if it is jammed on hot days. It combines an impossibly idyllic setting (tropical foliage, waterfalls, Italian...

The Versace Mansion, aka the Amsterdam Palace, is a flashy (of course) three-storey Italianate palace built in 1930, which was supposedly modelled on Christopher Columbus's...

Designed by Lenny Kravitz's firm, the Delano's new subterranean speakeasy is the antithesis of its trendy parent hotel. The dimly lit den of chandeliers mixes old-school...

South Miami's multiplex caters to suburban families and University of Miami students with the latest Hollywood fare, concentrating on action films and child-friendly movies....

Incongruous, unlikely and bizarre, Vizcaya is also an utter delight. An Italian Renaissance-style villa and gardens set on Biscayne Bay, it was built by F Burrall Hoffman,...

The museum covers corporate and Bacardi family history from 1862 through until today. It also offers regularly changing exhibitions of work by local and international artists;...

The latest Design District hotspot, Brosia is casual and chic, with high ceilings, stone floors and rich gold walls. But the best decor is outside: the terrace is backed by a...

Forget the sand: the best thing about South Beach is its sleek, streamlined, iridescent architecture, easily explored on foot. Unlike the grandiose power-tripping of its New...

The quintessential beach club, Nikki is an outdoor fantasyland. Sprawling over a stretch of sand with a sprinkle of tiki bars, lounge chairs and torches, and decorated with...

With its over-the-top architecture, giant man-made banyan trees and waterfalls, this is the Disney World of malls. Stores include Armani Exchange, Bebe, Gap, Pottery Barn,...

This huge glossy Latin club is famous for its late drag shows on Saturday nights. Fun and friendly, rather than posey, it is full of cute Hispanic guys doing salsa, and often...

Miami's best all-rounder, Aventura Mall boasts all the biggies: Bloomingdale's, Macy's, JC Penney and Sears. It will soon sport a Nordstrom as well as a slew of other trendy...