The Wolfsonian - Florida International University vs Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
Both are rated highly by professional travelers. On balance, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens ranks significantly better than The Wolfsonian - Florida International University. Vizcaya Museum and Gardens comes in at #1 in Miami with accolades from 13 publications including Michelin Guide, Atlas Obscura and Travel + Leisure.
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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Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
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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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