PALM BEACH AREA ACTIVITIES

Palm Beach Palm Beach is a barrier island, and is located east of West Palm Beach and the town of Lake Worth. With sixteen miles of oceanfront property, Palm Beach is a curious town of tropical breezes and palm tree-lined streets. The ocean-side community boasts cultural diversity, unique shopping, and boasts a setting that is reminiscent of Italy's small paths and tranquil settings.

Weather The Atlantic Gulf Stream approaches the Palm Beach County coast closer than anywhere in the nation, bringing warm waters from the south. Palm Beach County, Florida enjoys mild tropical temperatures all year round. The great weather is celebrated with weekly outdoor greenmarkets, jazz concerts, nature walks and family events. In September the Average High Temperature is 88.4 F; The Average Low Temperature is 74.3 F; and the Average Temperature is 81.3 F.

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ACTIVITIES

Henry Morrison Flagler Museum
http://www.flagler.org
Cocoanut Row and Whitehall Way
Palm Beach
(561) 655-2833
Whitehall, the 73-room mansion Standard Oil magnate Henry Flagler built for his third wife in 1901; now the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, it's a must-see if you want to know what life was like in Florida's Gilded Age.

The Society of the Four Arts
http://www.fourarts.org/
Four Arts Plaza
Palm Beach
(561) 655-7226
The Four Arts is Palm Beach's most prestigious arts institution. It was founded in 1936 in order that the town's arts lovers would not have to give up cultural pleasures while they shunned the chilly northern winters. The Four Arts' complex features buildings designed by Addison Mizner and Maurice Fatio, two of Palm Beach's most influential architects. The campus' charms include themed gardens maintained by the Garden Club of Palm Beach and a sculpture garden.

Norton Museum of Art
http://www.norton.org/
1451 S. Olive Ave.
West Palm Beach
(561) 832-5196
The Norton was founded in 1941 by Chicago steel baron Ralph Hubbard Norton, using his 100-work collection as a base. Since then, the collection has grown to about 4,700 works. The collection's traditional strengths are European impressionism and modern masters, American art and Chinese art. The Norton's treasures include: Paul Gauguin's Agony in the Garden, Pablo Picasso's The Red Foulard, George Bellows' Winter Afternoon and Jackson Pollock's Night Mist.

Shopping

Worth Avenue
Worth Avenue is one of the few streets in the world that needs no introduction. Its reputation of excellence makes it an internationally known destination that combines architectural beauty and historic charm while offering the best of everything. From jewels to antiques and art along with high fashion and accessories, home furnishings and superb service, it offers an experience unparalleled anywhere.

Other Things to Do

Palm Beach Zoo at Dreher Park
http://www.palmbeachzoo.org/
Phone: (561) 547-9453
This intimate Zoo will take you to backwater Florida both past and present, to the tiger country of Asia, to the Australian Outback, to a Mayan village. Walk among native and exotic trees, rain forest plant life, and of course, more than 400 animals, some just moving throughout the Zoo. Located just minutes away from both Interstate 95 and downtown West Palm Beach.

Florida's Sea Turtles
From May to October it's turtle-nesting season all along the Florida coast. Female loggerhead, Kemp's ridley, and other species of turtles that live way out in the Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico swim as many as 2,000 miles to the Florida shore. They arrive in the dark of night and drag their 100- to 400-pound bodies up the beach to the dune line. Once there, they arduously dig a hole with their flippers, drop in about 100 eggs, cover up the hole, and return to sea.

For information, scheduling and booking of activities at The Breakers and local events in the Palm Beach area, please contact The Breakers Concierge Desk at 1-800-752-8285.

For more information on Palm Beach County and Activities and Events in the Area Please visit these sites:

Palm Beach County Convention and Visitors Bureau

Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce

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