South Beach, also nicknamed colloquially as SoBe, is a neighborhood in Miami Beach, Florida. It is located east of Miami between Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. The area encompasses Miami Beach south of Dade Boulevard.
Ocean Drive on South Beach
View towards east from 15th Street near Washington Avenue with the Loews, St. Morritz, and the Royal Palm Hotel in the background
Winter day on South Beach
Barbara Capitman Monument in Lummus Park
Miami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The municipality is located on natural and human-made barrier islands between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, the latter of which separates the Beach from the mainland city of Miami. The neighborhood of South Beach, comprising the southernmost 2.5 sq mi (6.5 km2) of Miami Beach, along with Downtown Miami and the PortMiami, collectively form the commercial center of South Florida. Miami Beach's population is 82,890 according to the 2020 census. It has been one of America's preeminent beach resorts since the early 20th century.
The southern portion of Miami Beach, known as South Beach (foreground), and Downtown Miami (background) in April 2006
John S. Collins, founding developer of Miami Beach
The opening of Collins Bridge in 1913, the longest wooden bridge in the world at the time
Carl G. Fisher in 1909
