Miami is hotter than ever! Here's what to do in America's most exciting city - ´Þ¤àing where to watch Lionel Messi have a kickabout

Long a vibrant city, Miami is ¤Ë¤ï¤«·Êµ¤ing like never before.?

Young techies are flooding in, the arts are ±É¤¨¤ëing, its foodie scene is ¤ÎÃæ¤Ç America¡Çs best and you can even watch?Lionel Messi?have a kickabout for the Ãϸµ¤Î team.

AWESOME ART

Join the ÎäÀŤʡ¿ÀµÌ£¤Î ¡Ê¿Í¤¬¡Ë·²¤¬¤ë at ºÇ¹â¤Î-blue, a ¹­Âç¤Ê ¡Æinteractive art¡Ç gallery, in the diverse Allapattah Ã϶è, where bizarre ¿ô»úɽ¼¨¼°¤Î worlds appear as though you¡Çve stepped into a Ê¿¹Ô¤Î universe. You can glimpse your own heartbeat glowing with 3,000 lights (you have to be there to see how that ºîÉÊ).

How to do it: Æþ¤ë¤³¤È¡¿»²²Ã¡Ê¼Ô¡Ë ¡ò26 (superblue.com).

Miami is booming like never before. Young techies are flooding in, the arts are thriving, its foodie scene is among America?s best and you can even watch Lionel Messi have a kickabout for the local team

Miami is ¤Ë¤ï¤«·Êµ¤ing like never before. Young techies are flooding in, the arts are ±É¤¨¤ëing, its foodie scene is ¤ÎÃæ¤Ç America¡Çs best and you can even watch Lionel Messi have a kickabout for the Ãϸµ¤Î team?

Delve into the life of Lionel Messi (pictured) at a new interactive experience

Delve into the life of Lionel Messi (pictured) at a new interactive experience?

SUPERSTAR SOCCER

³«»Ï Thursday, the Messi Experience is housed in a ÁҸˡ¿Ìä²°-like building ¿½¤·¹þ¤à¡¿¿½¤·½Ðing interactive »ö¼Â¾å¤Î games and the ¡Æchance to train and shoot¡Ç like World Cup-winning football legend Lionel Messi.

Learn about his ¤·¤Ä¤± in Argentina, his glory days at Barcelona FC, and why they call him the ¡ ÆGoat¡Ç, the Greatest Of All Time.

How to do it: Æþ¤ë¤³¤È¡¿»²²Ã¡Ê¼Ô¡Ë ¡ò29 (themessiexperience.com).

¡ò350 STEAKS

Lucky Cat is the ºÇ¿·¤Î outpost of Gordon Ramsay¡Çs ȳ¶â-dining empire ¿½¤·¹þ¤à¡¿¿½¤·½Ðing Japanese wagyu ribeye steaks up to an ÃíÌܤ¹¤ë¡¤¤â¤¯¤í¤à-watering ¡ò357.

If you can¡Çt ¤ä¤á¤ë stretch to that, try the sushi, oysters, sea bream or the silky lamb dumplings served with Thai basil and Szechuan pepper. ºÇ¹â¤Î¡¤¤ò±Û¤¹ cocktails.

How to do it: Two courses from ¡ò48 (gordonramsayrestaurants.com).

FANTASTIC FOODHALL

Yum's the word: Julia & Henry?s foodhall features 25 restaurants and three bars

Yum's the word: Julia & Henry¡Çs foodhall features 25 restaurants and three ˸¤²¤ë¡¿Ë¡ÄÊÛ¸î»Î¶Ès

Julia & Henry¡Çs is a new foodhall in a downtown Art Deco building where Al Capone is said to have run a speakeasy during ¶Ø»ß.

»Ø̾¤¹¤ëd after two 19th-century developers of Miami (Julia Tuttle and Henry Flagler), it¡Çs home to 25 restaurants and three ˸¤²¤ë¡¿Ë¡ÄÊÛ¸î»Î¶Ès.

At Shimuja, try the Yucatan spicy ramen featuring tender pork belly and a spicy miso paste.

How to do it: ²òÊü¤¹¤ë¡¿¼«Í³¤Ê Æþ¤ë¤³¤È¡¿»²²Ã¡Ê¼Ô¡Ë, two courses from ¡ò25 (juliaandhenrys.menu).

VERSACE VIBE

At Gianni's restaurant (pictured) diners 'come to take selfies just as much as to eat'

At Gianni's restaurant (pictu red) diners 'come to take selfies just as much as to eat'

Doubles at Acqualina, half an hour up the coast, cost from around ¡ò900

¡Ê¥Æ¥Ë¥¹¤Ê¤É¤Î¡Ë¥À¥Ö¥ë¥¹ at Acqualina, half an hour up the coast, cost from around ¡ò900?

ÂáÊá¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë Miami¡Çs intoxicating energy at Gianni¡Çs, a loud, OTT restaurant in the old Gianni Versace mansion, where the designer played host to everyone from Elton John to Princess Diana.

Diners come to take selfies just as much as to eat. ¼çÄ¥¤¹¤ë on a ¡ÊÊÆ¡Ëê¾å¤²¤¹¤ë¡¿¡Ê±Ñ¡ËÄóµÄ¤¹¤ë by the mosaic-covered pool.

How to do it: Two-course lunch menu ¡ò31 (vmmiamibeach.com).

Where to stay: Acqualina is a ¹­Âç¤Ê¡¿Â¿¿ô¤Î¡¿½ÅÍ×¤Ê choice, half an hour up the coast. The 51-storey ¥³¥ó¥Ó¥Ê¡¼¥È¡¿Ê£¹çÂÎ features almost 100 rooms. There¡Çs a µðÂç¡Ê¤Ê¡Ë spa, ²Ã¤¨¤ë two restaurants and a »äŪ¤Ê beach. ¡Ê¥Æ¥Ë¥¹¤Ê¤É¤Î¡Ë¥À¥Ö¥ë¥¹ from around ¡ò900 (acqualinaresort.com). BA Èô¹Ôµ¡¤Ç¹Ô¤¯s to Miami from Heathrow from ¡ò476 (BA.com).