Miami’s
fabulous Star Island Tour boasts to sail along the richest houses in
Miami for a small fee and tell the story of each home. According to Miami-info.com,
it is one of the best celebrities’ homes’ tour in Miami.
The tour is called the Star Island Tour because it takes place near the
Star Island in Miami, where many rich and famous people live. The tour
starts with the house with worth of $55 millions that belongs to the
owner of the pharmaceutical company, Dr. Phillip Frost. Elizabeth Taylor
owns a house near him on this island and it is white with a peculiar
rabbit structure in the front yard. According to the guide, the rabbit
monument was given to Taylor by her friends to signify actress’ numerous
marriages. Next in the tour is the oldest house on the island, which
was used to film the Addams Family movies. It belongs to the Emerson
Fitipaldi, a Brazilian car racer. Further is the second most expensive
house on the Star Island and it used to be owned by Shaquille O’Neal,
one of the oldest, tallest, and heaviest players of the NBA. His ex-wife
owns this property today and it is for sale for $37 million. O’Neal’s
house was aired on the MTV and has 200 square feet master bedroom, indoor
racquet ball room, and indoor pool. Movies Cocoon I and II were shot
in the yellow house neighboring the home of the famous NBA player. This
vacation house is on the market for rent and one can pay 120,000 dollars
per night to have it for holidays. The blue house with beautiful white
arches in the centre of the palm-grove on the Star Island belongs to
Sylvester Stallone, one of the first Hollywood movie stars to come to
Miami on vacation regularly. Not far away from Stallone lives Melinda
Thomas, the daughter of Dave Thomas, the founder of Wendy’s. Next
on the tour are houses of Will Smith and Madonna, although Madonna sold
her house to a Brazilian actress some time ago. A house with a bronze
pelican statute and two rows of tall palm trees was featured in Bad Boys
I, Bad Boys II, and Specialist movies, but it is a former residence of
vibrant American comedian, Jackie Gleason. The Scarface house is also
in this row and it used to belong to the Spanish pop-star Julio Iglesias.
The last house in this Millionaire’s Row is the house of Rosie
O’Donnell, an American actress and comedian.
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