Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
15 expert reviews
“Only a 20 minutes’ drive from the beach, it’s a must-see two-hour outing. ”
– Departures
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 Planet
Top 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
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
Atlas Obscura
"Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests. " Full review