Best Things to Do in West Palm Beach
Although the city sits on the shore of the Intracoastal Waterway, West Palm Beach offers only a handful of beaches where visitors can swim. Instead, the area is better known as a cultural hub, featuring museums like the traveler-recommended Norton Museum of Art and the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. Other major sites include the drive-through Lion Country Safari. If you're on the hunt for watersports in the Atlantic Ocean, head to Palm Beach.
- Type: Shopping, Neighborhood/Area
- Time to Spend: 1 to 2 hours
Why go: Frequently cited as the historic heart of West Palm Beach, Clematis Street epitomizes the fun-loving ...continue
- Type: Zoos and Aquariums
- Time to Spend: 2 hours to Half Day
Why go: A half-hour drive inland from central West Palm Beach is the Lion Country Safari, the ...continue
- Type: Museums
- Time to Spend: 2 hours to Half Day
Why go: When businessman Ralph H. Norton retired from the steel industry, he created the Norton Museum ...continue
- Type: Hiking and Parks
- Time to Spend: 1 to 2 hours
Why go: Eight miles southwest of the Palm Beach International Airport is the Okeeheelee Nature Center, where ...continue
- Type: Entertainment
- Time to Spend: 1 to 2 hours
Why go: With 2,500 seats spread over three stages (including an outdoor amphitheater), the Kravis Center ...continue
- Type: Entertainment and Nightlife, Shopping, Neighborhood/Area
- Time to Spend: 1 to 2 hours
Why go: Like Clematis Street, CityPlace is a hub of nighttime activity in downtown West Palm Beach ...continue
- Type: Zoos and Aquariums
- Time to Spend: 2 hours to Half Day
Why go: It's not as big and fancy as some of the other big-city zoos, but ...continue
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