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Barnacle State Historic Site vs The Wolfsonian - Florida International University

Barnacle State Historic Site and The Wolfsonian - Florida International University are both highly recommended by those who travel for a living. On balance, The Wolfsonian - Florida International University is preferred by most reviewers compared to Barnacle State Historic Site. The Wolfsonian - Florida International University scores 89 with praise from 9 publications like Where, Travel + Leisure and The Telegraph.

Barnacle State Historic Site
Barnacle State Historic Site
8 / 10
3485 Main Highway, Coconut Grove, Miami, FL 33133
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Fodor's Fodor's
"Miami's oldest house still standing on its original foundation." Full review
Not For Tourists Not For Tourists
"For $2, scrape off a piece of history at this waterfront relic."
Lonely Planet 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." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"The house is virtually unhanged since Muroe's day; the 1926 boathouse showcases his shipbuilding tools." Full review
Where Where
"Moonlight concerts, dances, starlight movie classics, guided tours and festivals are a few of the activities to be enjoyed at this state park." Full review
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The Wolfsonian - Florida International University
The Wolfsonian - Florida International University
8 / 10
1001 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139
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Concierge 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 Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Visit this excellent design museum early in your stay to put the aesthetics of Miami Beach into fascinating context." Full review
Travel + Leisure 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." Full review
Frommer's 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." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler
Editor's Pick
"Furniture, glass, ceramics, and 20th-century German, Italian, and American political propaganda... are on display." Full review
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