Learn More About Vizcaya Museum & Gardens

Vizcaya Museum and Gardens is a National Historic Landmark that maintains its cultural and environmental resources in order to link people with the past, comprehend the present, and shape the future.

Vizcaya, built between 1914 and 1922 as the winter home of farming industrialist James Deering, is one of the most preserved remaining examples of this era in the United States, when the country's most successful entrepreneur-made estates were inspired by the majestic mansions of Europe.

Vizcaya has a Main House with a decorative art collection, 10 acres of formal gardens, a rockland hammock (native forest), a mangrove shore, and a historic village that is being restored to tell the full story of Vizcaya and provide additional spaces for programs and community outreach, including agricultural programs. Vizcaya has served as a community hall since it first opened to the public in 1953, and it receives 300,000 visits each year.

• Learning with Vizcaya

Vizcaya is a lasting, inclusive, and innovative place that motivates individuals to appreciate the cultural vibrancy and environmental sustainability of the world around us.

• Connect With The Past

Vizcaya has something for everyone, whether you're a garden lover or a history enthusiast. The estate consists of 34 decorated rooms in the Main House, 11 acres of Formal Gardens, and 11 historical houses in Vizcaya Village.

• Explore The Present

Thousands of students participate in hands-on courses and object-based learning around the Main House, Formal Gardens, and Village. Every year, Vizcaya's Bus Scholarship Fund offers about 80 free buses to Miami-Dade County Title I schools.

• Shape The Future

Come for a program, interactive activities that bring Vizcaya to life. Throughout the year, activities foster partnerships via shared experiences and strengthen ties to Vizcaya's cultural and environmental resources.

• A Collaborative Experience

Vizcaya partners with visual artists, scientists, poets, historic preservationists, and many more through dozens of partner groups throughout the city to guarantee experiences are of, by, and for Miami.

• Vizcaya Makes Memories

Vizcaya is remembered by many people, both individually and collectively. Generations of young ladies have selected the estate as the setting for their Quinceanera pictures, which record their journey into maturity. Vizcaya is the perfect place to commemorate your important occasions.

HOURS OF OPERATION

If you are looking for something to do in Miami, Vizcaya is available to the public from Thursday through Monday from 9:30 a.m., with the last admission at 4:30 p.m. Until 5:00 p.m., visitors can enjoy certain sections on the first floor of the Main House. as well as the gardens until 5:30 p.m.

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

For more information, visit www.vizcaya.org, or call 305-250-9133.

Information provided by Flood Professionals, Inc.