Things You'll Need:
- Travel Clothes
- Local Guidebooks To Florida
- Maps
- Airline Tickets
- Travel Services
- Cameras
- Film
- Maps
- Cameras
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Step 1
Decide when to go. Miami's "best" time of year depends on your perspective. Its tropical climate is warm most of the year but hot in the summer. The rainy season is in summer, but most showers break up quickly.
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Step 2
Skip the holidays in Miami if you don't like crowds. Busiest times are Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's and Presidents' Day Weekend.
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Step 3
Keep an eye on weather reports if you plan to go to Miami during hurricane season, June 1 to November 30. Be assured that hurricanes give advance warning; if the coast is clear a week or so before you leave, you're good to go.
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Step 4
Check out what's happening when you'll be in town. See "Attractions and Seasonal Events" below.
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Step 5
Plan how to get there. By highway, Miami's major gateways are via Interstate 95 and Highway 1. The city is well connected by air, with nonstop routes from all major U.S. cities and many international ones. But real jet-setters arrive in style aboard yachts.
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Step 6
Check the weather forecast shortly before leaving and pack accordingly.
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Step 1
Plan to visit in mid-February if you want to see the International Boat Show or the Coconut Grove Arts Festival.
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Step 2
Celebrate the new year at the Orange Bowl football game on or near New Year's Day. Other times, you can cheer on football's Miami Dolphins, basketball's Miami Heat, baseball's Florida Marlins or hockey's Florida Panthers.
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Step 3
Tour the Art Deco District, one square mile with dozens of restored buildings that showcase the early-20th-century art and architectural style.
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Step 4
See the Everglades, an ecological wonder that is a national park and the country's largest subtropical wilderness.
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Step 5
Tour Coconut Grove and its Vizcaya, an Italian Renaissance-style villa built in 1916.
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Step 6
Remember Coral Gables for its Miracle Mile, Biltmore Hotel, Venetian Pool and galleries.
