South Beach, Miami Islands

If you drove to South Beach Miami from Miami International Airport, you probably got to South Beach via the MacArthur Caseway. This is the stretch of road that takes drivers over the water from Miami to the strip of land known as Miami Beach. Jutting off the MacArthur Caseway are several small islands, which may have caught your eye because of the unbelievably fabulous luxury homes lining the shores. You may not have seen the extravagent homes, however, because they may have been obscured by the even more fabulous yachts pulled up to the docks alongside the mansions. Yes, these islands off the MacArthur Caseway are homes to the rich and famous. You can actually take a left turn off the MacArthur Caseway and drive onto the islands for a look around if you want. There are three of them: Palm Island, Hibiscus Island and Star Island. Al Capone lived here in the 1920s and this is where Gloria Estefan lives now.