The country's largest concentration of Art Deco – some 800 historic buildings on the National Register since 1979 – read street by street, from porthole windows and 'eyebrows' to neon and terrazzo.
Photo: Miami Design Preservation League
Distance
2.4 km
Time
Two hours for the guided tour, about 1.5 miles of walking
Difficulty
Easy – flat pavements
Start
Art Deco Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach (where the Miami Design Preservation League's guided tour begins)
Past
Ocean Drive and Lummus Park, Collins Avenue and Washington Avenue (the district runs from 5th to 23rd Street), The Colony and Beacon hotels' neon facades, Villa Casa Casuarina, the former Versace Mansion, Art Deco, Mediterranean Revival and MiMo buildings
Season
Guided tours daily, all year; the Welcome Center is open 09:00–17:00. Carry water in the middle of the day.
With children
All ages welcome on the guided tour; children 12 and under go free (adults $50, seniors $40, 13–17 $35). The Art Deco Museum at the Welcome Center has a children's area (Greater Miami CVB).
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