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The Official Art Deco Walking Tour by The Miami Design Preservation League

The Official Art Deco Walking Tour by The Miami Design Preservation League

Overview

ARRIVE 15 MINUTES BEFORE DEPARTURE TO CHECK-IN

FIVE GOOD REASONS TO TAKE OUR ART DECO WALKING TOUR:

1. Our tour guides use the architecture of the buildings to tell the story of Miami Beach and its people.

2. Tour proceeds benefit our non-profit mission of promoting, preserving, and protecting the Miami Beach Art Deco Historic District.

3. Tour tickets include admission to the Art Deco Museum and Gift Shop, and the convenience of Welcome Center concierge services.

4. We have been awarded the Certificate of Excellence by TripAdvisor: bitly/artdecoreview Check us out.

5. Credentialed through the MDPL Tour Guide Academy, we are twenty passionate volunteer tour guides who collectively have about 200 years of experience.

City: Miami

Thu 26 Dec

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Starting at $39.65

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Thu 26 Dec

Starting at $39.65

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Headsets are given for the duration of the tour

Admission to the Art Deco Museum and Gift Shop

Guide

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Some buildings may have limited wheel chair accessibility.
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Headsets that have been sanitized are provided to our guests that allow our guides to give you a personal tour experience.

What To Expect

The Official Art Deco Gift Shop

Founded in 1976, The Miami Design Preservation League has proudly offered guided walking tours of The Art Deco District for over 40 years. All Proceeds go towards supporting preservation. Visitors are introduced to the history, architecture, and preservation efforts of Miami Beach. Tour ticket includes free admission to the Art Deco Museum and Gift Shop. There are a limited amount of tickets available for each tour, so early bookings are encouraged . Please arrive 15 minutes prior to tour departure for check-in.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Traveler Photos

Reviews (858)

TheManFromN

Feb 2012

Tours are available several times during the week, but we chose the evening tour (Thursdays), because you really don't want to miss the neon lights. Our guide was really generous with his commentary, leading about 30 of us around several blocks to examine the Art Deco hotels and eateries, entering several of the hotel lobbies. He had interesting stories to go with each view, and gave us recommendations for visiting additional ones on our own. His explanations were on several levels, thus appealing to some teenagers in attendance as well as the usual collection of adults. He explained the development of the Art Deco movement, telling us what is not Art Deco as well as what is. The tour took nearly two hours of leisurely walking. Street parking (metered) was available within a block of the starting point. About $3 got us enough time to first enjoy a great meal (at the Breakwater, half a block from the tour starting point) and then do the tour. A terrific experience!

pgcorky

Feb 2012

It's frightening to think that so much history was this close to being lost to neglect and greed. But through the outstanding work of the Miami Design Preservation League, many of the old structures have been saved and restored. Don't miss the opportunity to take the tour - it's only an hour and a half long - and take in some great examples of 1940s vintage Miami Beach Art Deco along with a some stops taking in Mediterranean Revival, and Miami Modern (MiMo) structures. Definitely worth the time. I would recommend trying for a week day tour as larger weekend groups don't have the opportunity to see interior spaces as readily.

1NONLY

Feb 2012

We had a leisurely and easy walk ( approx. 90 minutes long ) with our voluntary tour guide Kent who took us along Ocean Drive and Collins Avenue highlighting the best of the Art Deco buildings. It was very informative to hear how Miami came to exist , the population , the fall to notoriety and the rise of its popularity as a holiday destination. Kent explained the evolution of the lovely pastel buildings and the various types of Art Deco designs attributed by the various architects . We hope that the preservation movement led by Capitman etc in the past continues in the future and that the pastel tropical colours will be preserved. After all, it is the combination of these pastel colours together with the designs as a whole joint entity that conjures up the iconic images typical of Miami . I hear that the authorities are removing the pastels and making all the buildings off- white or beige which personally I feel will be detrimental to Miami's image !! Kent took us into some of these buildings pointing out features that we would have walked past in ignorance and we learnt how to recognise "art deco " features. There is only one walk per day @ 10.30am ( 2 walks on Thursday I think ?? ) and it costs $20 per adult but it all goes towards to restoration funds of MDPL .