Originally Posted by Twistys Tim

Look for a rental in Overtown -- near(ish) the beach, cheap, and VERY safe.

Originally Posted by Jim_Gunn

Unless you care about actually being on overcrowded South Beach with the night clubs and that whole party scene, Broward County is a better place to live than Miami if you want to be in South Florida. I used to live in Fort Lauderdale and I liked it, but I have been in Hollywood, just north of Miami for a few years and it is a nice, centrally located place to live in between Fort Lauderdale and Miami.

Originally Posted by PenetratinP

About half of the first season was filmed in Miami. Most of the "establishing shots" of the outdoors are from Miami.

Here's a site I found with the filming location for each episode & scene.

http://www.seeing-stars.com/Dexter/ByEpisode.shtml

So don't be too sad.

I love that show too.