Miami: The Don'ts of Visiting Miami, Florida

As a native, please remember that South Florida is extremely fun but to treat it with respect. There are ALWAYS trash cans and recycle bins near you, it’s not hard to walk 5 ft to throw out your trash. People still live here & call this place home & respect our oceans & streets(communities).

#1 rule is do not drink or eat on Ocean Drive, nothing but tourist traps.

Miami local here; do NOT play around with parking in south beach. If you are even ONE minute late after your parking expires, it will get towed by Tremont towing and they are an absolute nightmare to deal with.

Great tips! I'm a South Beach native, and totally agree with especially the no driving. Tons of tourists get their cars towed and have to deal with that huge headache ruining their trips. If I could also add something I always tell friends and family who visit: Plan your day around the sun and the heat peak hours. Most people wake up, hang around a while, and then go out at the hottest time of the day, get sunburnt, feel exhausted, etc.. But it's best to wake up, go out and about in the morning to the beach or pool, sightseeing, etc.. then go back to hotel/airbnb in the middle of the day to check emails, nap,etc... and go out again in the evening when it's cooled off. : )

Traffic in any part of Florida is a nightmare.

Thank you for mentioning that Miami is a real place, with real homes and real things here. Sometimes people come to our town and destroy it because they have a mentality that Miami doesn't exist outside of their vacation. But we call it home! :)

As a native & resident, I'm impressed with these tips! Kudos to you!

Had a blast in Miami a few months ago as a first time visiter. Split my days up into different neighborhoods, Brickell, Wynwood, Little Havana, South Beach which are all worth a day or so each.

Miami native here, thank you for this, your do’s and don’t’ are spot on and I appreciate you for mentioning the diversity aspect of Miami, that gets lost too often when people talk about the city.

I just spent a week there, it was great. I was out early morning and late at night, walked all over the place and never felt unsafe. Good food, and had good service. I love all the diversity , people from all over the world enjoying themselves. Good times.

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GREAT VIDEO. One additional tip: Never visit on a Holiday weekend. EVERYTHING is overpriced and the city is overrun with tourists. It is better when it is an off week or a regular weekend when you can mingle with the locals and enjoy an authentic outing. 😉

South beach is a freaking nightmare! I moved out of that place 10 years ago... now I’m 5 minutes away from coral gables.. chill.. relax.. cleaner ... safer 👍🏻🎉

Some good points there. I live in Florida and started business in Miami 20 years ago. It still has a special vibe and energy that the rest of Florida can't match. You should have mentioned the tv series Miami Vice. It put Miami on the map and changed South Beach from a sleepy low rent retirement community to what it is today. There are Miami Vice tours and show all the places in from the show.

Just got back from a trip to Miami Beach… So glad for tip #1! I never would have thought to double check the check for this and it ended up saving me a decent bit of money. I also began ordering two drinks at a time since I knew the service wouldn’t be as prompt as I’m typically used to. Great information, thanks for making the video!

For anyone visiting only South beach, Brickell, Wynwood, or Downtown Miami, you will be just fine with taking Lyft or Uber! Might even be cheaper then renting a car (in my experience). Just wanted to share cause I knew this was a concern I had before going!

agreed with everything as a local other than the car rental. If you really want to see the real Miami and do as much as possible a car is basically essential. Similar to LA.

We visited Miami for 3 nights when we was in Orlando. Very edgy, but enjoyable.

I am from Miami and these are pretty great tips. Locals do not eat at South beach, it's extremely overpriced and horrible service. South Beach is notorious for towing cars and charging you $500 to get it out. South Beach is literally for tourists. it's not MIAMI. and yes you're right about July and August it rains every day, with 100% humidity, and 95 degrees every day. It's brutal.

I live in Miami and I'm impressed with the accuracy of your impression of this great city.