Visitors can see approximately 38,000 square feet of Vizcaya’s Main House. The Main House in total is 45,225 square feet and contains 54 rooms, of which 34 decorated rooms are open to the public. This count does not include the basement service areas.
The unseen portion consists of basement spaces for electrical, storage and other infrastructure, and spaces that historically were staff work areas and bedrooms. Those staff areas today also function as staff offices, contain the Museum Archives and provide space for the collections and curatorial staff to do delicate object repair and restoration.