The Wolfsonian - Florida International University vs Art Deco Historic District
Both are praised by travel writers. Overall, The Wolfsonian - Florida International University is the choice of most professionals compared to Art Deco Historic District. The Wolfsonian - Florida International University has a TripExpert Score of 89 with accolades from 9 sources like Concierge, Travel + Leisure and Condé Nast Traveler.
The Wolfsonian - Florida International University
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1001 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139
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Concierge
"This museum, run by Florida International University, is smack in the middle of the Deco splendors of South Beach, and worth a visit for the building itself."
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Visit this excellent design museum early in your stay to put the aesthetics of Miami Beach into fascinating context."
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Travel + Leisure
"Part museum, library, and research facility, the Wolfsonian Museum at Florida International University houses a collection of 120,000 pieces dating 1885 through 1945."
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Frommer's
"Mitchell Wolfson, Jr., heir to a family fortune built on movie theaters, was known as an eccentric, but I'd call him a pack rat."
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Condé Nast Traveler
Editor's Pick
"Furniture, glass, ceramics, and 20th-century German, Italian, and American political propaganda... are on display."
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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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