The 10 Best Things to Do in Miami Beach
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The best things to do in Miami Beach, according to the experts: Forbes Travel Guide and Miami New Times have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. The Spa at The Miami Beach EDITION comes out on top.
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Tierra Santa Healing House and Valmont for The Spa at The Setai, Miami Beach hold the next two places. Miami New Times shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with Forbes Travel Guide next.
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The awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
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- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
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- Forbes Travel Guide Forbes Travel Guide: Forbes Four Star
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Sand in your mat is the only real hazard at this free outdoor yoga class, which runs every morning and evening on the beach at Third Street, 365 days a year. Volunteer teachers rotate through, so the vibe shifts session to session, and all levels show up, from first-timers to regulars who've clearly been greeting the Atlantic sunrise upside down for years. Bring a towel, and tip your teacher.
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2025 · Best Yoga · Best of Miami New Times
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Serious lap swimmers fill all eight lanes before sunrise, so the fit retirees queuing at the gate before 6 a.m. know exactly what they're doing. This public pool in Flamingo Park runs every day, holidays included, with Ocean Rescue crews doing dawn drills beside casual weekend floaters. A kiddie pool, lounge chairs, and hot showers round it out, and the surrounding park adds a track and outdoor gym for anyone who wasn't already tired.
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2025 · Best Pool · Best of Miami New Times
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Mat-based Pilates studio where the infrared heat is cranked up and the playlist runs Bad Bunny into Adele without apology. The aesthetic lands somewhere between Tulum spa and a very tidy minimalist bedroom, all neutral tones and Bala weights arranged just so. Group classes mix Pilates and sculpt and are built to work across levels, so no one's just decorating the back row. The sustainably sourced water bottles are a nice touch, or a very on-brand one.
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A two-storey guitar neck and synthesizer climb structure announces this Sunset Harbour park before you even find a spot on the grass. Named for the Bee Gee who called South Florida home, it sits between a yacht marina and Purdy Avenue with west-facing views of the Venetian Islands and the Miami skyline. Grab takeout from a nearby spot, spread a blanket, and watch the light go soft over Biscayne Bay.
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Nine miles of paved path run the full length of Miami Beach, from Surfside down to South Pointe Park, with the Atlantic on one side and a parade of Art Deco facades on the other. Street markers are embedded in the path so you can track how far you've gone, which sounds athletic until you realize the people-watching is so good you'll stop counting. Bring sunscreen and comfortable shoes; the ocean air handles everything else.
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- Miami New Times Miami New Times: 2025 · Best Walk · Best of Miami New Times
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Four-dollar beers on Lincoln Road, which should be physically impossible. Zeke's is a cash-only sidewalk bar that has traded under a few names over the decades but never really changed: cheap cold beer, a bag of chips for a dollar, and a front-row seat to the full Miami Beach parade passing by. The hours shift, the tap selection is unpredictable, and none of that seems to bother anyone nursing a bottle in the sun.
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