Things To Do In South Miami Beach
Miami Beach, in general, is pretty hectic driving wise. South Miami Beach tho is a whole another animal. If you want to get dropped off at South Miami Beach by uber your going to have to wait longer then expected sometimes 10-20min longer in certain popular blocks.
This post is for those of you that despite my warnings want to see the famous south beach area. South Beach, is a place you go to once, and then try to avoid if you can. That’s if you plan to live in Miami if you’re on vacation all power to you.
No joke every time I planned a trip to South beach I ended up spending most of my check. The only way I managed making my trip to South beach economic. Was parking my car at 6pm (free parking hours) at Allison Park. Then longboarding/biking all the way down the boardwalk until I got to South Beach. Basically, 69th street down to 5th street you can imagine the kinda of workout it is. I saved myself the trouble of finding parking and having to pay for parking as well.
Things you need to see when you go to South Beach…
- First of all, I recommend visiting Lincoln Rd. (Its basically a whole road created for rich people.) A lot of expensive stores that I could never afford to buy anything in. You’re also not allowed to use your longboard if a cop is around, or bike. Although if you’re a rebel like me you’ll do it anyways. Make sure you are wearing your most comfortable shoes it’s a lot of walking here.
- Visit 8th street Volley Ball courts. Usually, Fri-sun its easy to find people playing volleyball and join in if you want to play doubles. If your not a volleyball fan there’s a trail for running. If your visiting you can always rent a citibike for 4 dollars the hour.
- Visit South Beach! I mean they are far better beach spots that are less crowded, but if you like the crowd vibe it should be fun for you. People are very loud down here since its pretty close to many of the bars and clubs.
- If your 21 or older go to the Clubs. Miami is pretty alive late at night especially the weekends walking along Collins they are many restaurants and clubs. CVI.CHE 105 South Beach is by far my favorite place to eat. They have the best ceviche and is the only reason why you would find me down in south beach.
Overall, South Beach is fun if you have a lot saved up in your wallet. For me, it wasn’t so easy to drop a lot of money in one meal since I was just working part-time jobs making minimum wage. However, it didn’t mean I didn’t occasionally visit this area.
