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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

Wed 25 Dec

Other dates

You can choose the date already on the booking website

Starting at $39.65

Make a reservation

Wed 25 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)

matman830

Feb 2012

They do a wonderful job. Art deco Miami comes alive. It's a great walk through the history and architecture of Miami.

NorthbrookTraveler

Jan 2012

We took the 6:30 pm Thursday evening tour. It was great. Paula was the guide. She provided the history of Miami Beach and the Art Deco movement. She kept us moving to complete the tour in 90 minutes. Since it was dark, we enjoyed the neon lights on the buildings. We also visited the lobbies of two hotels. This is a great tour for those interested in architecture and the histoy of the area.

cdub333

Jan 2012

What better time to experience SoBe's neon-drenched Art Deco District than at sunset? The Miami Design Preservation League's 90-minute tour treks a few blocks west to Washington, back to Collins, then a long meander up and down Ocean Drive. We did the hike during holiday week, so the crowds were dense (both our tour group and the always-lively street scene). Our tag-team tour guides were well-informed about the sprawling history of Art Deco. They did a valiant job despite faulty personal sound systems, as they successfully escorted 30 people across Ocean Drive while dodging Segways, cellphone-yakking bladers & Ferraris. We learned about various forms of Art Deco: early Miami Beach, Mediterranean Revival, Tropical, Streamlined Modern, MiMo, etc. We saw different building styles and materials, such as the A-B-A format, terrazzo, glassblock & jellyfish lighting. We discovered frozen fountains, eyebrows and hidden murals with crouching gators. My wife especially enjoyed peeking into the lobbies of many Ocean Drive classics. The guides shared dramas, such as the batttle of wills & egos of Hohauser and other early architects, Versace's murder, the heroic efforts of preservationists. I would have liked to venture further west, and hear more about the bold typefaces used in the hotel sigs. The guides may have dwelled a bit long on Mediterranean Revival for my taste, and their crackly mics didn't do their expertise justice. But this is a terrific tour - I'll see South Beach with a keener eye now - especially as the sun sets and neon begins to glow.

Response from Host

Jan 2012

Thank you for your review! We are so happy you enjoyed the tour. We apologize for the sound and would like to mention that normally our microphones work great. Unfortunately, the day you took the tour, the microphone in use broke. This normally does not happen.