Sun and sand, salsa and style- Miami is distinctly different from any city in America, or in the world, for that matter. Looking at Miami today-economically, culturally, and socially vibrant-it's hard to believe it ever needed "rediscovery"; yet as recently as the early 1980's, this incredible city was far from the top of most lists of fashionable destinations. Miami's resurgence, and the buzz that drove it, began in South Beach and spread from there, transforming even a warehouse neighborhood far from the sandy beaches into a highly sought-after residential and arts district top rival anything New York has to offer. While high fashion and modern design may thrive a modern-day Miami, so, too, do the city's other timeless charms. Indeed, what gives Miami and Miami luxury homes inimitable flavor and energy is the way the city's newest strengths have not replaced, but have complemented, those that made it famous in the first place.