Why You Should Go...

Visit Vizcaya Museum and Gardens to find old world elegance with new world attitude.

Discover a love of art, history, and the environment at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens. Be inspired by this Gilded Age estate on the bay surrounded by formal gardens and rockland forest. The Main House features decorated rooms showcasing over 2,500 art objects and furnishings. A National Historic Landmark, Vizcaya offers an experience to ignite the senses.

Currently celebrating its 100th anniversary, Vizcaya was once the winter home of American industrialist James Deering from Christmas 1916 until his death in 1925. Deering was a Vice President of the International Harvester Company, which produced agricultural equipment for a worldwide market. Deering created an opulent estate recognized globally for its beauty and impact on the early days of Miami.

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Why You Should Go...

Visit Vizcaya Museum and Gardens to find old world elegance with new world attitude.

Discover a love of art, history, and the environment at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens. Be inspired by this Gilded Age estate on the bay surrounded by formal gardens and rockland forest. The Main House features decorated rooms showcasing over 2,500 art objects and furnishings. A National Historic Landmark, Vizcaya offers an experience to ignite the senses.

Currently celebrating its 100th anniversary, Vizcaya was once the winter home of American industrialist James Deering from Christmas 1916 until his death in 1925. Deering was a Vice President of the International Harvester Company, which produced agricultural equipment for a worldwide market. Deering created an opulent estate recognized globally for its beauty and impact on the early days of Miami.

What You Should Know...

Open: Year-Round; Closed on: Tuesday

Hours:

Sunday: 9:30am - 4:30pm

Monday: 9:30am - 4:30pm

Tuesday: Closed

Wednesday: 9:30am - 4:30pm

Thursday: 9:30am - 4:30pm

Friday: 9:30am - 4:30pm

Saturday: 9:30am - 4:30pm

Cost: Less than $25

Payment: Cash, MC, Visa, AMEX

Discounts: Children, Seniors, Students, Groups, Military

Access: Wheelchair, Service Animals

Parking: Free On-site

Available: Audio Tour, Self-Guided Tour, Guided Tour, Café, Family Restroom, Wheelchairs, Banquet Facilities, Gift Shop

Insider Info

Vizcaya is closed on Tuesdays, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

Wear comfortable walking shoes.

Arriving by Metrorail? Exit at the Vizcaya Station, use the pedestrian overpass, and walk east to Vizcaya's entrance.

Fun Facts

Many movies have been filmed at Vizcaya including Bad Boys II, Iron Man 3, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Any Given Sunday, Airport '77, The Money Pit, and Tony Rome.

Despite its Baroque appearance, Vizcaya was a very modern house with the latest technology of the period, such as telephones, generators, and a water filtration system, and was equipped with heating and ventilation, two elevators, a dumbwaiter, and a central vacuum-cleaning system.

Vizcaya is a prime example of a Gilded Age mansion - estates built by the nation's wealthiest industrialists of the time who were inspired by European tradition and design.