Perez Art Museum Miami (Driving Time from Fort Lauderdale: 40 Minutes): New addition in South Florida. PAMM was first opened in December 2013. The building was designed by architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron who attended the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich. They were inspired by Stiltsville, a small community of houses on posts in Biscayne Bay. This building is eco-friendly and collects and recycles rainwater for the gigantic hanging gardens. The concrete floors, which are strong but lightweight, are filled with big plastic balls (acting like bubbles) that are not solid but hollow. The largest hurricane-proof window ever made (to date) lets natural light into the galleries. Standing up in front of the building, watching views of Biscayne Bay, tall apartment buildings, and the Port of Miami, it is as if a modern European building is in the center of Miami Bay. Admission is free on second Saturdays.
Hanging Gardens