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Vizcaya Museum and Gardens

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Vizcaya Museum and Gardens

Miami, FL · Miami$$Adults $20 to $32 depending on the season, kids 6 to 12 $10

About

James Deering built this Italian Renaissance villa on Biscayne Bay in the 1910s and filled its seventy-some rooms with European antiques, then set it behind ten acres of formal gardens where clipped hedges, fountains, and a grotto step down toward the water. Out in the bay sits the Stone Barge, a carved limestone breakwater that doubles as a sculpture and frames the view from the east terrace. Wander the maze garden and the casino on the mound, then follow the shaded native hammock trails that ring the estate.

Highlights

Italian Renaissance bayfront villaTen acres of formal gardensThe Stone Barge breakwaterMaze garden and casino moundNative hammock trails

Getting there

3251 South Miami Avenue, Miami, FL 33129

The estate is closed every Tuesday, and one Vizcaya ticket covers both the house and the gardens.

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