Vizcaya opens 9:30am closes 4:30pm and if you show up midday youll pay $25 to see half-dead plants drooping in 95 degree heat

Hit it right at opening or after 3pm when the sun isnt directly overhead. Villa itself is gorgeous and air conditioned but the real draw is those waterfront gardens which look pretty rough when everything's baking

Also parking fills up fast so early arrival saves you from circling the block for 20 minutes which sounds like my personal hell