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Art Deco Historic District vs Museum of Contemporary Art
Both are rated very highly by professional reviewers. Overall, Art Deco Historic District ranks significantly higher than Museum of Contemporary Art. Art Deco Historic District comes in at #5 in Miami with recommendations from 6 reviewers like Afar Magazine, Lonely Planet and Lonely Planet.
Art Deco Historic District
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Lonely Planet
Michelin Guide
Afar Magazine
National Geographic
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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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Museum of Contemporary Art
Travel + Leisure
Michelin Guide
National Geographic
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Frommer's
770 NE 125th Street, Miami, FL 33161
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Travel + Leisure
"Downtown North Miami plays host to this small, but mighty, Charles Gwathmey-designed museum completed in 1996."
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Michelin Guide
1 Star
"The simple but elegant building on palm-studded grounds within the North Miami civic complex features a permanent collection of works by notables such as Dennis Oppenheim."
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National Geographic
"The programming is top rate, with an emphasis on how the predicament of the border is addressed...popular Thursday Night Thing lures downtown visitors for artist talks, interactive pieces, DJ lessons"
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"This sleek museum has attracted a world-class and ongoing roster of exhibits, showcasing such artists as Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Diego Rivera."
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Frommer's
"MoCA is worth a look. It does boast a well-curated collection of today’s art scene...it’s one of the few U.S. contemporary art museums that collects, as opposed to mostly hosting rotating shows"
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