Palm Beach Activities
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PALM BEACH
Video compliments of the Travel Channel
Activities
There isn't a whole lot to do in tiny PB (especially for us non-millionaires),
so you may find yourself venturing over to the mainland for a fuller range
of attractions. Stroll among the elite on flashy Worth Avenue (561-659-6909,
worth-avenue.com),
home to Palm County's finest collection of designer boutiques, including
Pucci, Jimmy Choo, Hermès, Cartier, Valentino and more. After you've gotten
your share of window-shopping and people watching, learn more about the
upscale enclave that is Palm Beach with a tour. Island Living Tours (561-868-7944,
www.islandlivingpb.com)
offers both bicycle-led and chauffeur-driven architectural tours that cover
the island's biggest homes and mansions.
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If you're missing the mall back at home, go across the water into West
Palm Beach's CityPlace (561-366-1000, cityplace.com),
which contains more than 600,000 square feet of chain and specialty shops,
restaurants, live theater and nightclubs in a faux-European village setting
anchored by a Macy's. Clematis Street begins at the Intracoastal Waterway
and runs west through the heart of WPB's historic downtown. It's more
shopping, restaurants and the like (after all, you are in Florida), but
with the added bonus of a free trolley service to shuttle you up and down
the street. Whitehall, a.k.a. the Flagler Museum (One Whitehall Way, 561-655-2826;
www.flaglermuseum.us)
is a classic-revival-mansion-turned-museum, originally built for Standard
Oil tycoon Henry Flagler and his third wife in 1902. The docent-led tours
expertly set the scene for the extravagance of the place, as well as provide
a glimpse into the life of the man who more or less put Palm Beach and
South Florida on the map. For more history and architecture, don't forget
to check out some of the Mediterranean Revival gems created by California-born
architect and noted eccentric Addison Mizner, including the Everglades
Club (356 Worth Ave., 561-820-2662) and the Mizner Memorial Fountain outside
Town Hall.
Being so close to the ocean, it'd be a shame to leave Palm Beach
County without exploring its many maritime activities. You can charter
your own yacht, deep-sea fish, kayak or jet ski through the Intracoastal
Waterway (www.visitpalmbeach.com).
But for a real unique experience, check with your concierge on how to
get on board a Craig Cat (www.craigcat.com),
a mini-watercraft with side-by-side seats and a 25-horsepower engine
(think a paddleboat with a motor). Or if you prefer to keep it low-key,
then just head for the beach and take in the rays and azure seas. After
all, there's at least one reason Palm Beach has been a top resort destination
for over a century.
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