Miami Beach is proud of its well-known nickname, "America's Riviera",
because it so aptly describes the attitude of this playground of the rich and famous.
Occupying less tan 2 square miles, the Art Deco District has the largest concentration of the architecture 1920s-'30s in the world, earning a listing in the National Registry of Historical Places. It is recognized worldwide the most extraordinary attractions of Miami.
The art deco architecture of South Beach has become a favorite backdrop for movies and television productions alike. Some of the more recent movies filmed in Miami include “Something About Mary,” “Holy Man,” “Donnie Brasco,” “Speed 2,” ‘Wild Things,” “Up Close and Personal,” “True Lies,” and “The Birdcage.” It is home to television shows such as “Miami Vice,” “the Golden Girls,” “Nip n Tuck,” and “CSI, Miami.”