Vizcaya Museum and Gardens vs Venetian Pool
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens and Venetian Pool are both endorsed by professionals. Overall, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens scores significantly higher than Venetian Pool. Vizcaya Museum and Gardens has a TripExpert Score of 97 with endorsements from 13 reviewers like The Telegraph, Departures and Frommer's.
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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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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