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HistoryMiami vs Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
Both Vizcaya Museum and Gardens and HistoryMiami are highly recommended by expert reviewers. On balance, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens is preferred by most writers compared to HistoryMiami. Vizcaya Museum and Gardens is ranked #1 in Miami with approval from 13 publications such as Travel + Leisure, Afar Magazine and Atlas Obscura.
HistoryMiami
Michelin Guide
Travel + Leisure
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The Telegraph
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101 West Flagler Street, Miami, FL 33130
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"The permanent exhibit "Tropical Dreams: A People's History of South Florida" recounts the area's colorful past."
Travel + Leisure
"The museum (a Smithsonian affiliate) produces a variety of exhibitions, hands-on learning programs, research projects, and tours."
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"More than 10,000 years of Miami history are housed at this premier cultural institution in South Florida."
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The Telegraph
"On a beautiful plaza in downtown Miami, HistoryMiami is an intimate museum with both a permanent collection and rotating exhibitions highlighting various historical moments of interest in Miami."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"Within a cream-colored, Mediterranean-style building is a colorful Cliff’s Notes version of the city’s origins, from a mosquito-filled swampland to one of the country’s most vibrant urban areas."
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Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
Fodor's
Concierge
Lonely Planet
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3251 S Miami Ave, Miami, FL 33129
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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."
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Concierge
"The 34 rooms open to the public are filled with antiques spanning the 15th through 19th centuries."
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."
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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."
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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."
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