BOCA RATON/DELRAY BEACH/HIGHLAND BEACH/DEERFIELD BEACH/POMPANO BEACH/MIAMI
BOCA RATON/DELRAY BEACH/HIGHLAND BEACH/DEERFIELD BEACH/POMPANO BEACH/MIAMI
Boca Raton, familiarly known to locals by its first name "Boca," truly has it all. Beaches and golf courses; fine hotels and wondrous art museums (and the Festival of the Arts BOCA); jazz clubs and concerts at Mizner Park; the glittery Town Center at Boca Raton shopping mall, with 220 upscale and elite specialty shops; and, elsewhere around town, countless family-owned boutiques. And let's not forget fine restaurants, some of the best in the south. After all, Boca Raton is located in Palm Beach County and, more to the point, in the heart of Florida's Atlantic Ocean Coast. Along those lines, give some thought to staying at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, one of the nation’s premier resort destinations.
Delray Beach, Florida, the hidden gem of Palm Beach County, has been rated Most Fun Small Town by Rand McNally, USA Today and the Travel Channel, and Coastal Living named it in the top 10 Happiest Seaside Towns. One of the most fun and breathtaking locations to visit in South Florida, Delray Beach is also a 3 time winner of the coveted All-America City award. A beach destination with culture, sports, art, shopping, and nightlife on a back drop that melds the glamour of South Beach into the island ease of Key West… somewhere new and exciting to visit in South Florida.
Highland Beach is nestled between the larger towns of Delray Beach and Boca Raton, located along the scenic A1A highway. Without a single traffic light, its quiet and relaxing beaches serve as critical nesting grounds for endangered sea turtles. For eight months out of the year, from March 1 through October 31, turtles come to the shores and lay thousands of eggs in nests all along the beaches. Weeks later, the hatchlings burst from the sand and make their way to the moonlit sea. No traffic light needed here.
Located just north of Delray Beach and south of Palm Beach, Boynton Beach offers visitors all varieties of seaside recreation, plus enticing shopping at the Boynton Beach Mall and downtown. The Boynton Beach Inlet provides nearly direct access to some of The Palm Beaches most beautiful coral and artificial reefs. And Boynton Beach’s OceanFront Park easily earns its reputation as one of South Florida’s most attractive beaches. Boynton Harbor Marina sports water activities for kids of all ages, as well as eco-adventures such as Everglades Day held at Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. All of this making you hungry? Dig in at Boynton Beach dining options that run the gamut from casual to ultra-fine.
To experience South Florida's beaches without encountering large crowds, try Deerfield Beach. The city’s award-winning "Blue Wave" beach earned that designation from the Clean Beach Council, based on Deerfield Beach's excellent water quality, beach conditions, safety services, public information and habitat conservation policies. Also found in Deerfield Beach are attractive shopping and dining opportunities. In addition, Deerfield Beach is home to Quiet Waters Park, which features campgrounds, fishing, a skate park and – are you ready? – the longest "cable ski" courses in the nation. A hybrid of surfing, skiing and wakeboarding, cable skiing is rapidly growing in popularity, and you can try it at the park’s 2,700-foot oval course.