Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Miami FL

Vizcaya,  is the former villa and estate of businessman James Deering, on Biscayne Bay in the present day Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, Florida, accredited by the American Association of Museums and distinguished as a United States National Historic Landmark. The early 20th century Vizcaya estate also includes: extensive Italian Renaissance gardens; native woodland landscape; and a historic village outbuildings compound. The landscape and architecture were influenced by Veneto and Tuscan Italian Renaissance models and designed in the Mediterranean Revival architecture style, with Baroque elements.

The Estate is now known officially as the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, which consists of 50 acres (200,000 m²) with the villa and the gardens, and the remaining native forest. The estate is a total of 50 acres (200,000 m²), of which 10 acres (40,000 m²) contain the Italian Renaissance formal gardens, and 40 acres (160,000 m²) are circulation and the native 'hammock' (jungle forest). The villa's museum contains more than seventy rooms of distinctive architectural interiors decorated with numerous antiques, with an emphasis on 15th through early 19th century European decorative art and furnishings. 

Vizcaya has provided the setting for many films and it is also an extremly popular location for weddings and other special events, given the site's architectural and natural beauty.For decades,  has been a diplomatic seat of Miami-Dade County, having hosted some of the world’s most renowned dignitaries-such as Queen Elizabeth II, Pope John paul II, President Ronald Reagan, and King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia of Spain-and major international events-such as the Summit of the Americas, the signing of the Free Trade Agreement,and activities with Art Basel.