Vizcaya Museum and Garden was an estate owned by business man James Deering about 150 years ago. It was later opened for public with admission fees and it is a great location for wedding photography. The Vizcaya estate has a beautiful architecture with amazing indoor decorations. On top of that, the garden was beautifully maintained as well. It is one of the attractions at Miami.
We visited Vizcaya as part of our Florida trip. The admission for each person was $18 and can only be purchased online. Many people didn't know that and had to buy it online with their phones at the gate.
We got to Vizcaya around 10AM in the morning. It was still early and the parking lot was still mostly empty. As we walked into the building, the first we noticed was that it has AC! We were so glad because it was such a hot day at Miami.
There is a courtyard in the center with rooms surrounding it. The rooms are well decorated with beautiful sculptures. As we walked around, we also saw several groups of high school student dressed up with medieval time clothing. It seemed like a field trip for history class.
The rooms on the second floor are the bedrooms. It included the bedroom for James Deering himself and several others for his guests and servants. The main room on the second floor was a dining room with many Chinese sculptures. We didn't know James Deering was into Chinese stuff.
As we proceeded to the garden, it was so hot. We saw several couples with profession photographers taking photos for them. The couples were also sweating a lot and had to wipe the sweat after every photo being taken.
The garden was beautiful nontheless. At the back of the garden, there was a small room, like an outdoor theatre. We were wondering if that could be booked for holding wedding reception.
Overall, Vizcaya is definitely a must visit place when travelling to Miami. It would only take about an hour or 2 at max, but it was definitely an interesting place to visit.
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