Things to do — Miami Beach

In Miami Beach over 4 days:

Day 1 — South Beach Art Deco: morning Ocean Drive beach (chair and umbrella rental $25-40/day), Art Deco Walking Tour ($30, departure Art Deco Welcome Center 1001 Ocean Drive, 90-min guided) or audio guide (Miami Design Preservation League $20). Lunch La Sandwicherie (5th Street, cult French sandwich). Afternoon beach continuation + Lincoln Road Mall (pedestrian shopping, restaurants). Evening Ocean Drive (Versace Mansion Gianni's $150-300 or Mango's Tropical Cafe salsa show $30 entry). Nightlife: LIV at Fontainebleau ($80-150 entry), Story ($80-130), Club Space Downtown (24/7, $50-100).

Day 2 — Wynwood + Little Havana: morning Wynwood Walls ($35, open-air street art museum, 80+ murals by global artists like Shepard Fairey, Banksy, Os Gêmeos), Wynwood galleries, Wynwood Brewing Company, Panther Coffee. Lunch Wynwood Block Garden or Coyo Taco. Afternoon Little Havana (15 min west South Beach via MacArthur Causeway) — Calle Ocho stroll, Café Versailles (cafecito and Cuban sandwich, since 1971, gathering point for exiled Cubans), Domino Park (retired domino players), El Crédito Cigars (hand-rolled cigars), Cuban Memorial Boulevard. Little Havana guided tour $40-60.

Day 3 — Everglades excursion: Everglades National Park day (45 min-1h west South Beach) — airboat in marshes ($35-50/person 1h, alligator observation, herons, white ibis, but noise disturbs wildlife per ecologists), silent kayak alternative with ranger guide ($45-90 half day more authentic). Shark Valley ($15 entry + tram tour $25 or bike $9 rental, alligator observation), Anhinga Trail (accessible short trail). Lunch Cuban restaurant Everglades. Return South Beach for sunset.

Day 4 — Design District + Vizcaya + beach: morning Design District (luxury boutiques Louis Vuitton-Hermès-Cartier in spectacular contemporary architecture, ICA Miami art galleries free), Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) ($16, Herzog & de Meuron 2013 architecture). Lunch Brickell or Coconut Grove. Afternoon Vizcaya Museum and Gardens ($25, 1916 Italian villa of James Deering, formal gardens, Biscayne Bay view — one of Miami's most photogenic sites). Return South Beach beach and sunset dinner Joe's Stone Crab ($80-180/person, since 1913, stone crabs in season Oct-May).

Optional excursions: Key Biscayne (nature island 15 min south, Crandon Park beach, Bill Baggs State Park lighthouse), Fort Lauderdale (45 min north, Venice of America canals, water taxi, beaches), Hollywood Beach (30 min north, more local vibe), Bahamas 1-day cruise from Miami port (from $200/person, Bimini or Grand Bahama).