Design District - Our guide, Marjorie, was exceptional. She knew names of installations, artists, and different vantage points that were off the beaten path.

Behind the scene design district - Margery is delightful! She is knowledgeable and lead a tour filled with information we would never have discovered on our own. The behind the scenes of the design district is fascinating and worthwhile. Highly recommend.

Design District Surprise - Marjorie was excellent. Knowledgeable, personable and made the tour both interesting and enjoyable. We have ahopped the District many times without noticing mosr of what she showed us.

Highly recommended- you will have a wonderful time - We had an excellent time and really got to appreciate the artwork and area. We would never have been able to have the same experience on our own. It’s amazing how many things you don’t see that are in front of you. Our guide gave us a lot of history and showed us items we would have missed or simply not appreciated to the same degree. Bonus was vip treatment to get a table within the Dior cafe.

Beautiful afternoon - Margery was an amazing and personable guide, pointing out all the hidden details behind artworks in the design district. I left with an understanding of how much thought and appreciation was put into the design there. Surprise at the end was perfect, thank you Margery!!

Margery=worthwhile tour! - Margery was great and really knows the history of the District. Definitely pointed out things that we would have missed on our own. I would suggest making the restaurant drop off at the end optional. Pretty place, very expensive even for just water. We left b/c we had a dinner res elsewhere. TA needs to change this picture; the sloths are gone!

Fabulous Tour! - Wonderful tour with so much kind personality and great knowledge! My daughter and I got so much more out of the design district with your insights. Thank you!

Miami Design District walking tour - Margery took us all around the design district pointing out different facades of buildings and who the architect was, and the thought process behind it. She knew a lot about the architects themselves. Without her guiding us we definitely would not have noticed nor really understood the reasoning behind certain design elements. A bonus to one member of our party was her interest in the fashion designers. All and all an informative tour. Be wary of being taken up to the Dior cafe at the end of the tour. It's really just a roof top garden and very expensive. Kind of an odd goodbye to leave us at an overpriced cafe.

Luxury Shopping Tour - I booked this tour for my family and me because I thought it was an art tour, specifically about Design, which interests me. This tour takes place in a gentrified area of Miami called the Design District. It is filled with expensive, high-end stores like Chanel, Louis Vuitton, and Celine. In between these stores are parking garages and commissioned pieces of art. The tour is 1 hour long and ends in the Dior cafe. To get into this cafe, you must walk through the Dior store to the back and take the elevator upstairs to the outdoor cafe. Yes, it is cute, but it is tiny. I would say there are maybe six tables in total. Our guide asked us if we wanted to go to the cafe. We said yes because we wanted a cup of tea and thought it would be a nice way to end the tour. Our guide walked us in front of the line outside of Dior, which was filled with people. The woman at the door knew her name, so she obviously goes there a lot. I got the sense that she gets some kind of discount or kickback for bringing people to the Dior cafe. Once up there, our guide left. We looked at the menu. To give you some perspective of what to expect, a cup of tea was $15. I am not joking. It was a $. 70 Rishi Chamomile Medly tea bag and some hot water in a mug. They didn't even open the tea bag and put it in the water. There were three of us and we had one cup of tea, one cup of coffee, one lemonade, and one croissant. Our bill was $85.00. If I would have known how expensive this place was, I would never have agreed to go up there. Once up there, it feels odd to just leave because everybody is staring at you. The service was also lackluster. We waited 20 minutes for a server. Apparently, people go there to take pictures. If you are not into impressing people on Insta with a big Dior sign behind you, skip this part. This part of the tour left a bad taste in my mouth. Even though our tour guide was very sweet and good-natured, I think there are some things are missing and should be addressed. One, be clear about what this tour is. If it's an art tour, say that. Otherwise, say what it is: a luxury shopping tour. Two, If this is an art tour, it is important to study art & architecture. Every art tour guide should know the pieces of art inside and out and not just the names of the artists, but the meaning behind each piece, the materials used and the style. It is also important to know how long it took the artists to make each piece and to mention it throughout the tour. Three, if you are going to talk about how the developers gentrified the area and pushed out the people that used to live there, then talk about what the developers are doing to keep a sense of community in this space. If they are doing nothing, do not mention them at all. Four, bring an ipad. This iPad should have pictures of each artist and pictures of their other pieces. Use this to connect the art pieces you are showing on the tour with their other artwork. Go into the meaning of the piece. People are paying you for your experitise when going on an art tour, so give it to them. Five, be enthusiastic and inquisitive. When I spend money on a tour, I like it when the tour guide is enthusiastic and drops in a joke here or there. I also like when they ask questions like, who is your favorite artist? What brings you to this tour? And what are you hoping to get out of the tour today? It goes a long way. Six, have a QR Code that people can scan, linking them to a site where you list each piece you show on the tour (name of artist, name of piece, meaning behind the piece) and a photo of the piece in the daytime and at night so people can see the differences. Many of these pieces activate in the sunlight or light up at night, and we could not see the magic in them because it was an overcast afternoon. Seven, end the tour at the free Institute of Contemporary Art Miami, not the Dior Cafe. Just a warning. This area attracts many tourists and a lot of entitled visitors. For example, a group of tourists bombarded the street and blocked us from getting by. As I maneuvered around them, I was bumped into without apology. It turned me off, to be honest, but this is not the tour guide's fault.  If you are into high-end, luxury shopping, check this area out.

More fashion, less art - I was hoping for more art galleries. The area is mostly just high-fashion stores. It’s also very busy, and if you like to people-watch it can be interesting.