A Miami Limo Trip to See Art Deco Buildings at Miami’s South Beach

Posted by admin in Limo Rentals Limousines on August 8, 2011

On the global map of Art Deco buildings, Miami is one of the most prominent cities. It is the most preserved of all. On your Miami limo trip, you must take a tour of the historical Art Deco district to see the artistic building reared up in 1020s and 30s. Art Deco, which originated from Paris in 1920, took the world by storm in 1930s, and in its course it significantly influenced architecture and interior design as well as visual arts, fashion, jewelry, and industrial design of the time.

Art Deco in Miami

If you have not been to the famous South Beach of Miami, and have only heard of its attractions than the declaration that it also holds the most glamorous Art Deco district of the world will certainly make your blood rush through your veins with full gusto. Won’t this new information make your visit to the South Beach on a Miami limo even more exciting?

It is regarded as the world’s most exciting and glamorous Art Deco district because of the nightclubs, shopping centers, historical buildings, and beaches. Every year, millions of people come attracted towards Miami also because of the annual festivals like the Art Basel, South Beach Wine & Food Festival, Winter Music Conference, Sony Ericsson Open, and Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Miami hosted in the region.

When Art Deco came to Miami

Deco came to South Beach, Miami with the architectural revolution in 1930. The revolution also brought with it Streamline Moderne, and Nautical Moderne architecture to the beach. The beach has an honor of having the world’s largest collection of Streamline Moderne in its region.

The credit of preserving the district in its (almost) original form goes to Barbara Capitman and a group of activists who started a movement to place around one square mile area of South Beach on the map National Register of Historic Places. They succeeded and this saved South Beach’s Art Deco from the fate suffered by the New Yorker Hotel in 1980.

Where all you should go on your Miami limo tour

You can take your limo towards Flamingo Park and Collins Park which have several low-rise Deco buildings.

The historical neighborhood of Flamingo Park spans from Washington Avenue on the east and Alton Road on the west. It is surrounded by Lincoln Road on the north. It is one of the most famous places on the South Beach.

Collins Park is the current favorite among visitors. The Bass Museum of Art, Sanctuary Spa Resort, new public library, and the Miami Beach Convention Center, etc., make this region one of the most attractive places in the area. Read the rest of this entry »

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NYC Limo Services and Your Next Guided Tour in the Big Apple

Posted by admin in Limo Rentals Limousines on August 8, 2011

NYC limousine services are all over New York, by just running a web search you will know what we mean. But some services stand out above all the rest by all the extra services and hospitality services they offer. Now some tourists will stay in hotels and purchase packaged bus tours, but some of the limo services also offer a guided tour service. And they can help you get around the city very well and you will have your own designated chauffeur. Most of these services also have a tour guide that travels with you.

Some of the guided tours follow certain themes depending upon some of the sights you might want to see while in New York. You might also want to go to a specific location like the Statue of Liberty, Central Park, the Rockefeller Center, etc. There are guided tours that take you to museums-and these are the museums of fine art-all in one tour, you can choose to go to them in one day or two days, have your pick. These are fine art museums like: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

You can take all sorts of guided tours with various limo services. Some offer historical packages and some will take you for a ride to the financial district, or for a trip to upstate New York. Some limo companies offer stretch limos, Jeep Wranglers, or a Classical Convertible. Others offer unique tours such as a tour of Greenwich Village and an afternoon discussing the lives of famous poets that had been there.

Testimonials

Testimonials are sometimes a mixed bag, and reading reviews about limo guided tours there is no exception to this rule. A review of some of the testimonials show that most tourists like the guided tours. The main difference was going with an experienced tour guide who knew a lot about New York history, architecture, and neighborhoods versus someone who did not seem knowledgeable. There are many guided tour limo services in New York, so a careful review and shopping around is a good idea. One suggestion was to make your reservations well in advance, because the better companies that offer these services are often booked well ahead. Read the rest of this entry »

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