Barnacle State Historic Site vs Art Deco Historic District
Barnacle State Historic Site and Art Deco Historic District are both rated very highly by writers. On balance, Art Deco Historic District ranks slightly higher than Barnacle State Historic Site. Art Deco Historic District ranks #5 in Miami with approval from 6 publications such as Michelin Guide, Afar Magazine and Frommer's.
Barnacle State Historic Site
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3485 Main Highway, Coconut Grove, Miami, FL 33133
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Fodor's
"Miami's oldest house still standing on its original foundation."
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Not For Tourists
"For $2, scrape off a piece of history at this waterfront relic."
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The house is open for guided tours (every 90 minutes between 10am and 2:30pm), and the park it's located in is a shady oasis for strolling. Barnacle hosts frequent (and lovely) moonlight concerts."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"The house is virtually unhanged since Muroe's day; the 1926 boathouse showcases his shipbuilding tools."
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"Moonlight concerts, dances, starlight movie classics, guided tours and festivals are a few of the activities to be enjoyed at this state park."
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Art Deco Historic District
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Ocean Ave, Miami Beach, FL
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Concierge
"These pastel showcases of the Art Deco style from the twenties, thirties, and forties were in disrepair until the late seventies."
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"South Beach’s heart is its Art Deco Historic District, from 18th St and south along Ocean Dr and Collins Ave."
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Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"On the National Register of Historic Places, this enclave of small-scale Art Deco hotels... amounts to the largest concentration of of architecture of its kind in the world."
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Afar Magazine
"The candy colored Gregorian style buildings, with porthole windows, ship-like railings, sleek curves, glass blocks, shiny chrome, and gleaming terrazzo floors resemble cruise ships."
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National Geographic
"Offers unparalleled tropical Art Deco architecture in a compact, urban neighborhood where visitors are easily transported back in time to 1930s elegance."
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