Venetian Pool, Miami, FL, Historic Sites, Swimming, Fami...

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Not your average community swimming pool, this 1923 Coral Gables landmark is a spring-water oasis in the heart of the City Beautiful neighborhood. Among South Florida's most historic destinations, the popular attraction is a Venetian-type lagoon carved out of a coral-rock quarry. Pink stucco towers travelandleisure.com
Full-size, year-round swimmersguide.com
Full of more nooks and crannies than an English muffin and surrounded by waterfalls and Italian-style grottos, this pool was formed from a coral rock quarry in 1923. It"s listed in the National Registry of Historic Places and is frequently the site for model and movie shoots, so pre-teenage grandch grandparents.com
Prior rock quarry converted in 1923 into beautiful pool with Venetian style architecture. Major restoration in 1989. Is included in the National Register of Historic Places. Operated by City of Coral Gables; entrance fee. PHOTOS AND INFO . swimmingholes.org

activities: Swim School
amenities and services: Locker Rooms, Showers
chlorine-free: No
indoor / outdoor: Outdoor
pool name: Venetian Pool
public or private: Public
rates: FREE
shape: Other
teams/club: Youth Swim Team
type: School/College/University
activities: Swimming
body of water: Venetian Springs
camping: No camping at site
on-site facilities: Unknown
park areas: None
report confidence: Very confident
date updated: 9/30/1999
report verified?: no
swimming sanction: Official
state: FL
bathing suits required?: Required
towns: CORAL GABLES, MIAMI
type of swimming hole: Spring/Quarry
activities: Outdoor Fun
age: Elementary (5-9), Tween (9-12), Teen (12+)
info: Residents of Coral Gables: Adults $4.50, children 3 to 12 $3.50; Non-residents: April to October Adults $10, children 3 to 12 $6.75, November to March Adults $6.75, children 3 to 12 $5.50
lists: "Extravagant Dates"
phone: 3054605306