Outdoors
- Jonathan Dickinson
State Park located at
South Federal Hwy., South of Hobe Sound
561 772-546-2771
- Riverside Park
772-231-0707
Attractions
- FP&L Energy
Encounter. Visitors discover
displays and exhibits, intriguing games and
demonstrations.
772-468-4111
Museums
- Elliott Museum.
The museum houses a collection of
American memorabilia dating back to 1865 and features
the inventions of Sterling Elliot.
772-225-1961
- Maritime &
Yachting Museum. The
Museum provides significant and irreplaceable
artifacts and vessels that provide a tangible link to
the past.
772-692-1234
Outdoors
- Dolphin
Watch & Wildlife Boat Tours 971
2855
- Indian River Lagoon Tours
Boat Tours 461 9085 (seasonal)
- Cruises on the ST. Lucie
River 342 3202
- Paddle-Wheeler Wreck,
beach dive, 10-15 feet deep
- Pepper Park,
beach dive, 13 to 15 feet deep
- Bear Point Sanctuary Bird Watching 462 1692
- Long Riders Trail Riding
horseback riding 489 2279
- Tours on Horseback
468 0101
Recreation
- Grand Prix Go Carts
461 1414
- Harbor Branch
oceanographic institute 465 2400
ext.241
- Skatetown, USA
461 0266
- Thunderskate Roller Ring
343-RINK
North Palm Beach
Co.
Central
Palm Beach
South Palm Beach
Co.
Outdoors
- MacArthur Park
10900 SR 703 (A1A), 2.8 mi of US 1
and PGA Boulevard. 561-624-6952 - Phil
Foster Park Blue Heron Blvd.,between Singer Island &
mainland of Riviera Beach
561-848-2628
Waterpark
- Calypso
Bay Water Park at Seminole Palms Park
151 Lamstein Lane, Royal Palm Beach
561-790-6160
Lazy river, lap pool, diving board, water slides.
Museums
-
Hibel Museum of Art
MacArthur Campus of Florida Atlantic University
5353 Parkside Drive, Jupiter
561-622-5560
- Burt
Reynolds and Friends Museum
100 N. U.S. 1, Jupiter
561-743-9955
-
Loxahatchee River Historical
Museum
805 North U.S. Highway 1, in Burt Reynolds Park,
Jupiter
The Loxahatchee River Historical Museum presents
photographs and artifacts depicting regional
Florida history.
Recreation
- Gardens
Skate Park
10113 Plant Drive, Palm Beach Gardens 561-775-1020
Skate park
- Moroso
Motorsports Park
17047 Beeline Highway, Palm Beach Gardens
561-622-1400
Moroso Motorsports Park is a
year-round facility, with Test and Tune and
Bracket Racing offered three times a week.
-
Wellington Skateplex
1100 Wellington Trace, Wellington
561-791-4739
Skate Park.
- Cabana
Colony
3855 Holiday Rd., Palm Beach Gardens
561-626-6222
This 25-meter, four-lane outdoor pool is open June
through September. $2/adults, $1.25/children (16
and under), children 3 and under are free.
Outdoors
- Phipps Ocean
Park
10900 S.R. 703 (A1A), North Palm
Beach 561-624-6950 - Arthur
R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge 10216 Lee Road, Boynton Beach
561-734-8303
Loxahatchee: Florida's
unspoiled beauty.
-
Mounts Botanical Garden
531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach
561-233-1749
- John Prince Park
2520 Lake Worth Road, Lake Worth
561-964-4420
- Okeeheelee Nature
Center
7715 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach
561-966-6600
-
Palm Beach Zoo at Dreher
Park
1301 Summit Blvd., West Palm Beach
561-533-0887
Waterpark
- Calypso
Bay Water Park at Seminole Palms Park
151 Lamstein Lane, Royal Palm Beach
561-790-6160
Lazy river, lap pool, diving board, water slides.
-
Rapids Water Park
6566 North Military Trail, West Palm Beach
561-848-6272
Museums & Arts
-
Norton Museum of Art
1451 S. Olive Ave, West Palm Beach
561-832-5196
Permanent displays by:
Claude Monet, Gauguin, Pablo Picasso, Andrew
Wyeth,
Andy Warhol among others.
-
Society of Four
Arts
Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach
561-655-7226
-
South Florida Science Museum
and Planetarium
4801 Dreher Trail North
in Dreher Park, West Palm Beach
561-832-1988
Recreation
- The Ice
Zone
8125 Lake Worth Road, Lake Worth
561-963-5900
Ice Skating Rink.
-
Ramp 48
5700 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach
561-640-7267
Ramp48 is south Florida's Largest indoor A/C
skatepark and inline facility.
Outdoors
- Red Reef
Park
1400 N. Ocean Blvd., Boca Raton
561-393-7820
Visitors need just a mask and snorkel. These
"reefs" are just 10 feet from the shore line,
allowing encounters with puffer fish, sea robins,
trigger fish and a wide variety of sea snails. - Spanish River Park
3001 N. Ocean Blvd., Boca Raton
561-393-7820
Spanish River Park is Boca's largest beach area
and the northern-most beach.
- International Orchid
Center
16700 AOS Lane, Delray Beach
561-404-2000
- James A. Rutherford
Park
600 NE 24th St., Boca Raton
561-393-7806
This city park offers canoe and kayak trails among
mangroves, along with a boardwalk, picnic tables,
grills, covered pavilions and restrooms.
- Patch Reef Park
2000 Yamato Road, Boca Raton
561-997-0791
- Pompey Park
1101 NW 2nd St., Delray Beach
561-243-7356
This park has a pool, batting cages, baseball
fields, tennis and raquetball courts, basketball
courts, volleylball and a playground.
-
Gumbo Limbo Environmental
Complex
1801 N. Ocean Blvd. Boca Raton FL 33432
561-338-1473
Recreation - Tim Huxhold Skate Park 400 Crawford Blvd, Boca Raton
561-393-7818
Skate park
- Boomer's Family
Recreation Center
3100 Airport Rd., Boca Raton
561-347-1888
Boomers is a miniature amusement park complete
with game room, center for children, race track,
bumper boats, miniature golf and food center.
"What education is to the
individual man, revelation is to the human race. Education
is revelation coming to the individual man, and revelation
is education that has come, and is still coming to the
human race."
- Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
(1729–1781), German playwright, philosopher.
The Education of the Human Race, sec. 1-2, 18th Century
Philosophy,
p. 225, ed. Lewis W. Beck, Free Press, New York (1966).
::EVENTS/GROUPS/COMMUNITY::
Roots and Wings - Raising Resilent Children
How to protect your children from drug,
alcohol and tobacco use.
Hanley-Hazendel at St. Mary's.
(561) 841-1213
South palm Beach/North Broward Playgroup and Mommy Social
Group
A group comitted to
socially intercating your child/children with other children
in the community. They meet weekly on Thursdays as well as
Monthly Moms Only socials. Meeting places are democratic and
there is no fee or dues required to join - only the cost of
admission at the weekly activities if applicable. Please
contact
SocialKidz@aol.com.
Community Help Needed
Parenting Partners of Big
Brothers/Big Sisters needs volunteer moms and dads to become
mentors to our first time young parents. We'realso accepting
applications for clients. It's free! Parenting Partners, 2112
Congress Ave., suite 210, West Palm Beach.
Call 966-4120 ext 17 (Maria)
Therapeutic Teen group
1st and 3rd Mon from 7:45-9:00
pm. Sponsored by Family Solutions Inc., and facilitated by
Sharon Rinearson, MSW, and Grace Childs, LCSW.
10629 El Clair Ranch Rd., Boynton Beach.
Grace Childs for more information at 818 1347.
Ongoing
Telescope Viewing
So FL Science
Museum
4801 Dreher Trail North, West Palm Beach
Friday Evenings from dark until 10pm. Gibson Observatory.