It’s nearly 95 degrees, and you’ve resorted to waterproof mascara — just to keep something (besides sweat beads) on your face. This summer, when the heat and humidity melt you, check into these blissfully cool spots.
We scream (because it’s hot). You scream (because you’re sweaty). Everyone screams for ice cream. Keep your cool at this just-off-Lincoln ice cream shop, celebrating its 25th anniversary of flavors like chocolate and champagne sorbet and red velvet.
The Frieze, 1626 Michigan Avenue, Miami Beach (305-538-0207 or thefrieze.com).
Duck into Wynwood’s indie movie house for two hours of blasting AC, er, quirky screenplays and breakout performances.
O Cinema, 90 Northwest 29th Street (305-571-9970 or o-cinema.org).
The 56-year-old biz has bowling lanes, billiards, an arcade, girls’ night, and more. Finding friends to play against won’t be much of a challenge: Just mention the crisp, cool indoor temp.
Bird Bowl, 9275 Southwest 40th Street (305-221-1221 or birdbowl.com).
The new Marlins Park is one of a handful of retractable-roof stadiums with air conditioning in the United States. Sit back, relax, sip a beer. It’s like your living room — but cooler.
Marlins Park, 501 Marlins Way (305-480-1300 or marlins.com).
This 70-years-in-the-running mom-and-pop juice shop keeps its cool with smoothies, refreshing limeades, and legendary fruit salads (cottage cheese on the side recommended).
Athens Juice Bar, 6942 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach (305-861-2143 or facebook.com).
Don’t bother dipping a toe at this historical landmark, an 820,000-gallon spring water-fed pool (drained and refilled daily in spring and summer) created from a coral rock quarry, just cannonball into its icy waters.
Venetian Pool, 2701 de Soto Boulevard, Coral Gables (305-460-5306 or coralgables.com).
The name says it all. Cool off among rotating exhibitions and the permanent collection, which includes American printmaking works from the ’60s and ’70s, contemporary Caribbean and Latin American art, and pre-Columbian artifacts from A.D. 200 to 500. Your brain (and bod) will thank you.
The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, 10975 Southwest 17th Street (305-348-2890 or thefrost.fiu.edu).
Dive into the oyster bar and a big frozen drink at this Miami Beach staple. Soak up live music and shade under the thatched roof or take the plunge in the outdoor bar’s centerpiece pool.
Monty’s Sunset, Miami Beach Marina, 300 Alton Road, Miami Beach (305-672-1148 or montyssobe.com).
With its beautiful pool and surrounding cabanas, things heat up fast at Hyde Beach. Cool down with a chilled shot from the hotel bar or slip over to neighboring Bar Centro for a pineapple-adorned libation.
Hyde Beach at SLS Hotel South Beach, 1701 Collins Avenue (888-606-1595 or slssouthbeach.com).
When you can’t take the heat — or tourists — one second longer, suit up and take a dip in the ocean at this unofficially proclaimed locals’ beach.
The Beach, Ocean Drive, south of 5th Street, Miami Beach.
When outdoor nightlife becomes a sticky situation, find solace at this quaint Miami Beach bar. Park yourself at one of the banquettes, take in tunes by The Cure, note the locally made art adorning the walls, have a blueberry beer, and show the humidity who’s boss.
The Room, 100 Collins Avenue, suite 4, Miami Beach (305-531-6061 or theroommiamibeach.com).
Fulfilling the summertime barbecue requirement with a food truck on Sundays, this neighborhood bar beckons with AC, bottled beers, backyard picnic tables, and a taco stand.
Wood Tavern, 2531 Northwest 2nd Avenue (305-748-2828 or woodtavernmiami.com).
Created for overheated guests to cool off after the sauna, The Standard Spa’s arctic plunge pool and cold rain shower do double duty as antidotes to the virtual steam room that is our fair city in summer.
The Standard Spa, 40 Island Avenue, Miami Beach (305-704-3945 or standardhotels.com).
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