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Venetian PoolvsVizcaya Museum and Gardens
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens and Venetian Pool are both endorsed by professionals. Overall, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens scores significantly higher than Venetian Pool. Vizcaya Museum and Gardens has a TripExpert Score of 97 with endorsements from 13 reviewers like The Telegraph, Departures and Frommer's.
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2701 De Soto Boulevard, Coral Gables, FL 33134
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Fodor's "Sculpted from a rock quarry in 1923 and fed by artesian wells, this 820,000-gallon municipal pool had a major face-lift in 2010." Full review
Lonely Planet "Just imagine: it’s 1923, tons of rock have been quarried for one of the most beautiful neighborhoods in Miami, but now an ugly gash sits in the middle of the village." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Not your average community swimming pool, this 1923 Coral Gables landmark is a spring-water oasis in the heart of the City Beautiful neighborhood." Full review
Not For Tourists "This natural pool boasts waterfalls, caves and shrinkage-inducing waters."
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"A limestone quarry that supplied building materials for the area's early homes forms the base of this whimsical municipal pool." Full review
National Geographic "A 1920s public swimming hole carved out of coral rock and surrounded by Venetian-style buildings; during the summer the 820,000-gallon (3." Full review
Where "A Venetian-style lagoon carved out of coral rock, this recently renovated historic landmark and swimming pool features caves, stone bridges and waterfalls." Full review
The Telegraph "An 820,000-gallon natural spring pool fed by an underground aquifer, the Venetian Pool was created in a historic coral rock quarry in 1923." Full review
Atlas Obscura "The only swimming pool listed on the National Register of Historic Places is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water. " Full review
Frommer's "One of America’s most beautiful and unusual swimming pools, built in 1923, is hidden behind pastel stucco walls and honored with a listing in the National Register of Historic Places" Full review
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3251 S Miami Ave, Miami, FL 33129
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Fodor's "The house, open to the public, contains 70 rooms, 34 of which are filled with paintings, sculpture, antique furniture, and other fine and decorative arts." Full review
Concierge "The 34 rooms open to the public are filled with antiques spanning the 15th through 19th centuries."
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"They call Miami the Magic City, and if it is, this Italian villa, the housing equivalent of a Fabergé egg, is its most fairy-tale residence." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Built in 1916 as a winter home by industrialist James Deering, this Italian Renaissance-style villa and its 10 acres of formal gardens was the first great over-the-top house in town." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"This ornate Italian Renaissance-style villa and its formal gardens embody the fantasy winter retreat of their builder, Illinois entrepreneur James Deering." Full review
Afar Magazine "Head outdoors to check out the gorgous gardens created in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Italy and France, the overall landscape design is conceived as a series of rooms." Full review
Departures "Only a 20 minutes’ drive from the beach, it’s a must-see two-hour outing. " Full review
National Geographic "Original European antiques in 34 rooms; ten acres (four hectares) of formal gardens with fountains, pools, and gazebos coveted for modeling shoots and grand weddings. " Full review
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Tickets $12 adults, $5 children ages 6-12, free for children 5 and under, $9 seniors.
Where "Today, the extraordinary European-inspired estate and National Historic Landmark includes a house filled with art and furnishings." Full review
Where "Built by American industrialist James Deering, who wintered on the property from 1916-1925, the European-inspired estate includes a Main House filled with art and furnishings spanning 2,000 years." Full review
