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Guide to West Palm Beach, USA - Florida
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West Palm BeachOccasionally referred to as 'the other Miami Beach', West Palm Beach, Florida is a compact collection of beautiful, clean streets, a great number of pristine parks, and a seemingly unlimited bounty of activities for all ages to enjoy and take part in. Surprisingly similar to Florida's main resort city, West Palm Beach plays host to a downtown with more clubs, restaurants, bars, and other nightlife attractions than one can experience. All this can make for an exciting city experience, but what this town seems hold that other beachfront locales lack is a level of serenity. Finding an uncrowded strip of coastline here is by no means an impossible task. You'll have an easier time seating yourself on an unreserved portion of beach than you will doing the same inside some of West Palm Beach's best restaurants, and instead of encounters with massive gridlock in the high season, tourists' opting for better known Floridian destinations keeps congestion on the backburner of citywide irritations.Spend your days in West Palm Beach getting to known its historic neighborhoods; take up residence inside a novel while the sun treats you to a tan; or burrow yourself underneath a park tree for an afternoon picnic with friends and/or family. Does West Palm Beach sound the ideal vacation spot to you?
When to go:
Lying a few hundred miles north of Florida's premier hot spot Miami Beach, West Palm Beach is home to somewhat of a cooler climate. The sun isn't quite as burdensome, but nonetheless, a visit in spring or autumn will suit most travelers far better than the long, busy days of summer. When tropical storms hit the state, nearly all cities and towns within south Florida are affected, therefore if you plan on coming in spring, make it in March if possible. After the summer session of high prices and mandatory reservations ends, the season of brisk air, colorful scenery and quiet descends upon the city. Autumn, when the landscape is alive with reds, yellows, greens and a whole host of other hues, receives our certificate of approval for any traveler making his or her way to West Palm Beach, whether for business or pleasure.
Getting there and around:
Whether you're renting a car, boarding a bus, or hiring a taxi to whisk you into town, conquering the miniscule distance between airport and hotel is hardly notable. International flights to/from Palm Beach Airport ordinarily connect to Caribbean islands and Central American nations. For those residing in the UK and nearly all of Europe, a flight to Orlando or Jacksonville will most likely have to be arranged. If arriving in Orlando, a brief, one-hour-or-less adjoining flight to West Palm Beach will be necessary, whereas a connection between Jacksonville and the final destination is likely to take longer. Because most residents within West Palm Beach are retirees, the majority travel by private car. Renting a vehicle is a reasonable proposition for low-season visitors, but those arranging for the high season are better off keeping a transit fund for busing and taxi service.
Attractions:
Though its visitorship is dwarfed by that of MoMA (Museum of Modern Art - New York City) and the Louvre, West Palm Beach's very own Norton Museum of Art is home to a great collection of pieces from America to China. Animals and aquatic life from nearly every part of the globe can be seen inside the 23 acres of Palm Beach Zoo, where interaction with wildlife can happen anywhere. Walk-through aviaries appear to be seamlessly integrated with Dreher Park, and remember to shake hands with the koalas! For more tropical scenery without the petting and mysterious odors, one must only mention the Palm Beach Tropical Gardens - and find a way to get there, of course.
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