Wanderlust World Wanderlust World Reserve your room at the world-famous Breakers Hotel. The Breakers has consistently won AAA's Five Diamond Award for its elegant lobby and luxurious rooms. It is the Breaker's storied history that wins over most guests.
Revamped after a fire in 1925, The Breakers was modeled after the Villa Medici in Rome. Italian artisans were brought in to paint the ceiling of the 200-foot-long main lobby. The rooms are extremely elegant and range in price from $450 to $2,700 a night in season, as of 2011.
Check out the Jupiter Resort. Those with a little more restraint on their budget will want to book the Jupiter Beach Resort. Located a few miles to the north of Palm Beach, the Jupiter Beach Resort is right on Jupiter's famous beach. Prices are far less at $110 to $900 in season, as of 2011.
Stay on Singer Island. Palm Beach County not only contains the island of Palm Beach and Jupiter Island, but Singer Island as well. This well-kept secret spot offers a variety of hotels and bed and breakfasts for a fraction of the cost of your stay at a comparable accommodation in pricey Palm Beach. Singer Island is nestled between Palm Beach and Jupiter, offering beautiful high-rise hotels and small, cozy studio apartments.
Visit the Flagler Museum. This exquisite mansion built in 1902 marked the beginning of Palm Beach's golden age. It is on the National Historic Landmark list and is one of the most famous homes in America. "National Geographic" magazine called it a must-see for area visitors. Henry Flagler was known for building the Florida East Coast Railway that connected Florida with the rest of the nation.
Shop on Worth Avenue. The Palm Beach version of Beverly Hills' Rodeo Drive or Manhattan's tony Fifth Avenue, Worth Avenue features many big-name retail stores such as Chanel, Gucci, Tiffany's, Cartier and Ralph Lauren. Stroll along the avenue and take in the beauty of the Old World architecture, brilliant and explosive bougainvillea and magnolia blossoms, and stop for lunch at one of the many sidewalk cafes.
Stalk lions at Lion Country Safari. In a class all by itself, Lion Country Safari is much more than a zoo. This drive-through preserve is home to over 900 animals. The animals aren't in cages, but are running loose and come right up to your car for a better look at you, not the other way around. The amusement park offers rides and up-close-and-personal encounters with a variety of gentle animals.
Quack your way through downtown West Palm Beach aboard the Diva Duck. This 75-minute one-of-a-kind amphibious adventure takes visitors on a tour of the downtown area of the city, as well as the estates of Palm Beach's wealthiest and famous residents.
Then it's off to the intracoastal for a sail along the waterway on a narrated tour. But you don't change vessels; the Duck simply drives right into the river and away you go.
Segway your way along the sidewalks of the city with Pam Beach Segway Tours. If you have never ridden one of these vehicles, you're in for a treat. Take a two-hour tour of Palm Beach on your very own Segway, as a narrator tells you all the insider tips and secrets to being a Palm Beach native.