Feature title Walking


about? Watch for gators


wading in the fountains and crawling in the gardens.


Vizcaya


The Rolling Stones’ drummer Charlie Watts was lucky enough to get a private tour of the property while the band made a


stopover in Miami en route to Cuba for a concert in 2016.


We dig into the museum’s archives and uncover house secrets in honor of the big centennial. By Virginia Gil


What’s that smell? It’s not weed. The pungent


smell wafting from the


hammock and gardens on humid nights comes from the white stopper, a native Florida shrub that gives off a skunky, earthy smell when wet.


Party central Deering’s secretary, Althea


McDowell Altemus, spilled the


beans about his wild Gatsby-like parties in her memoir, Big Bosses. Other big events: the weddings of EDM DJ Erick Morillo, former NBA star Glen Rice and Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra—plus numerous other extravaganzas we’re not at liberty to name.


FORMER FAMOUS NEIGHBORS


Columbus connection The Admiral’s Carpet that


hangs in Vizcaya’s living room


is the home’s most valuable artifact. It was commissioned by King Ferdinand’s grandfather in the 1450s, which is to say Christopher Columbus might have walked on it when he asked the king of Spain to fund his voyage to America.


Former Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan


Singer Madonna Time Out Miami May 18–August 16, 2017 Actor Sylvester Stallone 28


PHOTOGRAPHS: SPREAD: BILL SUMNER; BOTTOM LEFT: COURTESY SHUTTERSTOCK; BOTTOM CENTER: NUAMFOLIO / SHUTTERSTOCK; BOTTOM RIGHT: DFREE / SHUTTERSTOCK


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