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Art Deco Historic District vs Vizcaya Museum and Gardens

Vizcaya Museum and Gardens and Art Deco Historic District are both rated very highly by expert writers. On balance, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens ranks significantly higher than Art Deco Historic District. Vizcaya Museum and Gardens comes in at #1 in Miami with approval from 13 publications including Fodor's, Condé Nast Traveler and Where.

Art Deco Historic District
Art Deco Historic District
8 / 10
Ocean Ave, Miami Beach, FL
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Concierge Concierge
"These pastel showcases of the Art Deco style from the twenties, thirties, and forties were in disrepair until the late seventies."
Lonely Planet 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." Full review
Michelin Guide 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." Full review
Afar Magazine 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." Full review
National Geographic National Geographic
"Offers unparalleled tropical Art Deco architecture in a compact, urban neighborhood where visitors are easily transported back in time to 1930s elegance." Full review
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Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
9 / 10
3251 S Miami Ave, Miami, FL 33129
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Fodor's 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 Concierge
"The 34 rooms open to the public are filled with antiques spanning the 15th through 19th centuries."
Lonely Planet 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 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 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
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