Best Places to go in Miami

Miami today is hot, and sunblock won't stop this heat. Miami Beach is one big party zone, and the incredibly luxurious beach clubs of the resorts like the Mandarin Oriental on South Beach are ground zero for those who need to be seen, or to see. Meaning that you'll find A-list celebrities like Jennifer Anniston enjoying the sun, and providing enjoyment to assorted fans, paparrazi and fellow sun worshippers.

And its not just about sun and the beach and Hollywood stars. Miami is fast growing as a staging zone for the fashion industry. Tourism to Miami is booming, and new hotels like the Fontainebleu and Gansevoort South are spending hundreds of millions, and expecting to rake in even more. So, what are the best places to visit and things to do in Miami?

All Photos by Mr. Usaji via flickr (creative commons). You could write a seperate hub about all the attractions in South Beach, but let's just say that you if you're browsing Miami hotels, start from South Beach. Oceanview rooms, private beaches and beach clubs, select spas, hot bods and cool cats, plenty of entertainment, restaurants, shopping and simply having the time of your life is what South Beach is all about. Visit www.visitsouthbeachonline.com/ for a laundry list of everything in South Beach.

Then there's the Lincoln Road Mall with a hot-potch mix of hundreds of boutiques, outdoor art galleries and cafes, and an eclectic atmosphere. Very popular and a must-visit place. Lincoln Road is located one block south of the Miami Beach Convention Center and the Jackie Gleason Theater of Performing Arts.

Two other popular tourist attractions are the Miami MetroZoo and Jungle Island, with its dazzling collection of multi-hued and raucous parrots. If you're an art lover, don't miss the Miami Design District. History buff? Go see the Gold Coast Railroad Museum. Science geek? Miami Museum of Science and Space Transit Planetarium. Taste of Cuba? Little Havana has everything you need. Looking for family fun with the kids? Other than the beaches, zoo and Jungle Island, there's also the Miami Children's Museum.

If I start listing the best nightclubs and restaurants in Miami, this could stretch on to more than a few pages, so just go through the links below, and see what you like. End of the day, Miami, like I said, is a hot and happening place, not just for beach junkies, but also for art and fashion lovers, for tourists of all shapes and sizes, and for those who wish to 'experience' the wild side of urban life - Nothing off-limits in Miami.