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Auction Ends: May 12, 2014 10:00 PM EDT

Entertainment/Leisure

Vizcaya Museum & Gardens Family Pass

Item Number
164
Estimated Value
48 USD
Sold
26 USD to McDuffy
Number of Bids
4  -  Bid History

Item Description

Enjoy extraordinary art and architecture and stroll through spectacular gardens on beautiful Biscayne Bay with a Family Pass to Vizcaya Museum & Gardens in Miami, Florida!

Vizcaya was the winter residence of American industrialist James Deering. The house was constructed to appear to be an Italian estate that had stood for 400 years and had been occupied and renovated by several generations of a family. It has 34 decorated rooms with 15th through 19th-century antique furnishings and art objects. The house appears to be only two stories high, but there is an intervening level with 12 rooms for servants and service between the main public rooms and the bedrooms.

The expansive gardens combine elements of Renaissance Italian and French designs. Key features include many fountains, a central pool surrounding an elevated island, the elevated Mound with its small house, or “Casino,” statuary and several themed gardens.

Vizcaya was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1994.

Item Special Note

Pass expires April 30, 2015.

Pass includes admission for up to two adults (18+), up to two children ages 6 through 17, and unlimited children age 5 and under.

Pass is valid during regular operating hours only and may not be used in conjunction with photography permits or special events.

Winning bidder must pay for postage and shipping of the item(s) or pick them up at the Tampa Bay Times downtown St. Petersburg Bureau, 490 1st Ave S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701.

Photos courtesy Vizcaya Museum & Gardens © Bill Sumner