West Palm Beach Flights and Travel Guide

Gold Coast - Norton Museum of Art

Culture vultures should not miss out on one of Florida's major cultural attractions, the Norton Museum of Art in trendy West Palm Beach. The museum's permanent collection is internationally renowned, including European, American, Chinese and contemporary art, from Renaissance through Baroque. There is also a photography section. The museum also hosts traveling exhibitions and offers education programs for children. There is a museum shop and café serving refreshments. Guided tours are available.

1451 South Olive Avenue, West Palm Beach

(561) 832 5196

museum@norton.org

www.norton.org

Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm; Sunday 1pm to 5pm. Closed on Mondays between May and October

$8 (adults), $3 (13-21 years)

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Gold Coast - Gumbo Limbo Environmental Complex

Situated in Boca Raton at Red Reef Park on a barrier island, Gumbo Limbo (named after a species of tree) is an eight-hectare (20-acre) marine and estuarine reserve dedicated to showcasing and preserving a concentration of plants known as a 'tropical hammock'. The Environmental complex also includes large outdoor aquariums containing local marine life, including the area's ubiquitous sea turtles. Visitors can also visit a butterfly garden, see visual presentations and interpretive displays, catch the view from an overhead observation tower, and stroll an elevated boardwalk through the hammock and mangrove swamp.

1801 North Ocean Boulevard

(561) 338 1473

info@gumbolimbo.org

www.gumbolimbo.org

Monday to Saturday 9am to 4pm; Sunday 12pm to 4pm; closed New Year's Day, 4 July, Thanksgiving and Christmas

$3 donation suggested

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Gold Coast - Seminole Reservation

An hour west of Fort Lauderdale on the road to Naples the Big Cypress Seminole Reservation boasts the Ah-Tah-Thi-Khi Museum, giving visitors an insight into the history and culture of Florida's so-called 'unconquered' Indian tribe. The museum features exhibits and a living village where visitors can watch artisans at work. There is also a nature trail to explore, and a film on Seminole history is shown regularly.

Big Cypress Seminole Reservation

(863) 902 1113

museum@semtribe.com

www.seminoletribe.com/museum

Daily 9am to 5pm

$6 (adults), $4 (children 4-12 and seniors)