Art Deco Historic District vs Venetian Pool
Both are rated highly by reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Art Deco Historic District ranks marginally higher than Venetian Pool. Art Deco Historic District comes in at 86 with endorsements from 6 sources like Concierge, Frommer's and Lonely Planet.
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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Venetian Pool
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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."
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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."
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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."
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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."
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