SOUTH POINTE PARK, South Pointe Park

Hi, my name’s Marcy, and I’m your personal guide. Along with MyWoWo, I’d like to welcome you to one of the Wonders of the World: South Pointe Park, known locally simply as “South Pointe”.

As the name indicates, this splendid urban park is located at the southernmost tip of Miami Beach island, at the end of Washington Avenue. This large, beautifully kept park, an oasis of peace and tranquility for locals and tourists alike, covering seven hectares, was created in 1985, and has since undergone renovations in 1995 and in 2009. As I mentioned, it stretches south from Washington Avenue to the long wooden South Pointe Pier.

The southern edge of the park is marked by an installation created during the most recent works. The title of the distinctive 17-meter column you can see here is “Obstinate Lighthouse”, the work of the German artist Tobias Rehberger. It is one of the most recent additions to the city’s public art collection. The lighthouse/column is composed of 19 overlapping, staggered cylindrical elements, and is topped with an installation of mobile lights that create an eye-catching effect....