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Infuse a little history into your Miami vacation with a visit to Vizcaya Museum & Gardens. Originally built as a winter home for one of the city's founders, James Deering, it is a living and breathing space, which combines the unique artistry of Europe and the Americas, with a bit of Miami style.

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The museum is closed on Tuesdays. The museum...

If the palatial estate looks familiar it's because it's a movie star. Vizcaya has been rented out for the filming of Any Given Sunday, Bad Boys II, Airport, and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.

Looking for a romantic evening stroll? Ask about the moonlight garden tours.

This impressive compound, modeled on the grand estates of Italy, was built by industrialist James Deering and used as his winter home from 1916 to 1925. The 34 rooms open to the public are filled with antiques spanning the 15th through 19th centuries; an additional 12 rooms used by the house's servants are expected to be opened to the public in coming years. The house's setting on Biscayne Bay...

Of the 10,000 people living in Miami between 1912 and 1916, about 1,000 of them were gainfully employed by Chicago industrialist James Deering to build this European-inspired residence. Once comprising 180 acres, this National Historic Landmark now occupies a 30-acre tract that includes a rockland hammock (native forest) and more than 10 acres of formal gardens with fountains overlooking...

Sometimes referred to as the "Hearst Castle of the East," this magnificent villa is more Gatsby-esque than anything else you'll find in Miami. It was built in 1916 as a winter retreat for James Deering, cofounder and former vice president of International Harvester. The industrialist was fascinated by 16th-century art and architecture, and his ornate mansion, which took 1,000 artisans 5 years...

Note: The Vizcaya Museum and its gardens were damaged by Hurricane Wilma. The Vizcaya remains open to the public, though some features are under repair, and the gardens lost many trees.

Vizcaya Museum and Gardens features an architecturally significant Main House with 34 decorated rooms, ten acres of formal gardens and diverse collections including European antiquities, American art commissioned in the 1900s and century-old plants.

Miami's not all bikinis and mojitos. Between the city's parks and museums, the wildlife-rich Everglades, and the beaches and aquatic attractions...