Parks and Recreation

Spanish River Park
North Ocean Blvd. (A1A), Boca Raton. Located two miles north of Palmetto Park Road, this huge and beautiful oceanfront park has excellent picnicking locations throughout the grassy park area, and features picnic tables, grills, and restrooms, as well as a bi-level observation tower and long stretches of sandy beach. Also enjoy the nature trails that traverse the park grounds.  

Red Reef Park
A1A, Boca Raton, one-half mile north of Palmetto Park Road. Open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., with lifeguards on duty year-round. This is a lush 67-acre oceanfront park with good snorkeling throughout the reef just offshore. This park also features a small picnic area with grills, tables, and restroom facilities.  

Boca Raton Executive Country Club
7601 East Country Club Blvd.
Boca Raton
561-997-9410

Private, 18-hole, par-61 course. Usually open to the public, this course also includes a driving range, pro shop, and restaurant. Other amenities include a PGA professional who offers lessons, and the availability of rental clubs. Call for pricing on greens fees.  

Boca Raton Municipal Golf Course
8111 Golf Course Road
Boca Raton, just north of Glades Road
561-483-6100

Public course. 18-hole, par-72. Covers approx. 6,200 yards, and features a snack bar and pro shop with club rentals. Call for pricing on greens fees.  

Cultural Activities

Boca Raton Museum of Art
Mizner Park, 501 Plaza Real
Boca Raton, Florida 33432
Phone:561-392-2500
Fax: 561-391-6410

Since its humble beginnings, the Museum has continuously played a key role in enhancing the cultural, educational, and economic vitality of Boca Raton and its surrounding communities, and has gained the reputation of being one of South Florida's leading cultural institutions, attracting more than 90,000 visitors annually to its galleries and programs.  

Morikami Museum and Japanese Garden
4000 Morikami Park Rd.
Delray Beach, FL 33444
561-495-0233

The museum's 200-acre site features the culture of Japan, including nature trails, carp ponds, bonsai miniature trees, and artifacts from Yamato Colony of immigrants.  

Royal Palm Dinner Theater
303 S.E. Mizner Blvd.
Boca Raton
561-392-3755

This small theater offers hit Broadway musicals and comedies, as well as the occasional music concert.  

Caldwell Theatre Company
7873 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton
561-241-7432

The resident company of this 305-seat theatre generally stages four different professional quality productions between September and May, and one production during July and August. Productions include contemporary and classical plays, comedies, and musicals. 

Delray Beach Playhouse
950 N.W. 9th Street
Delray Beach
561-272-1281

Talented local amateurs perform plays and musicals — generally six different productions in winter and one in summer season. Call for more details.  

The Henry Morrison Flagler Museum
One Whitehall Way
P.O. Box 969
Palm Beach, FL 33480
561-655-2833
Fax: 561-655-2826
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Today, Henry Flagler’s primary residence, called Whitehall, is a National Historic Landmark and is open to the public as the Flagler Museum. The Museum has been nationally featured in many television programs and magazine articles as one of America's great Gilded Age Estates.   

Norton Museum of Art
1451 S. Olive Avenue
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Phone: 561-832-5196
Fax: 561-659-4689

Internationally distinguished for its permanent collection featuring 19th- and 20th- Century European, Renaissance and Baroque, American, Chinese and Contemporary art, photography and works on paper.   

Shopping

Mizner Park
Federal Highway
Boca Raton
561-362-0606

Specialty shops and restaurants facing grassy island with gazebos, potted plants, and garden benches. 

Royal Palm Plaza
Federal Highway
Boca Raton, Florida
561-362-8340

Specialty stores, boutiques, restaurants all nestled among fountains, stone benches, and large banyan trees. 

Antiques
Clusters of antique shops line Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach.

Town Center at Boca Raton
6000 Glades Road, Suite 100
Boca Raton
561-368-6000

Features approximately 220 specialty stores including Tiffany & Co., Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Cartier, Cole Haan, BOSS Hugo Boss, Sephora, Tourneau Watch Gear, Swarovski Crystal, Harry and David, and many others. Department stores include Bloomingdale's, Lord & Taylor, Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Sears. 

Whitehall Boca Raton, 7300 Del Prado South, Boca Raton, FL 33433
Phone: (561) 392-3000; Fax: (561) 392-6031