Everything you need to know
about visiting Delray Beach, Florida
Places to see and things to do in Delray Beach
Visit Delray Beach, Florida
by: David G. Hallstrom, Sr
Just south of Palm Beach and less than an
hour's drive north of Miami, Florida, you will find the resort city of Delray
Beach, Florida, with it's over two miles of clean well maintained sandy beaches,
historic downtown shopping area, beautiful gardens and parks, world class tennis
center, golf courses and it's large variety of hotels and motels.
Looking for a place to stay? Try the
Breakers-On-The-Ocean, (561) 278-4501, with it's picture perfect beach setting
and it's 200 feet of private beach, complimentary beach cabanas, putting green,
ocean front suites and ocean view apartments, the recently renovated and
restored Colony Hotel And Cabana Club, (800) 552-2363, with it's 70 guestrooms,
all with vintage tropical furniture, fabrics and colors, hardwood floors, unique
appointments and Florida works of art, personal air conditioning and operable
windows or the Delray Beach Marriott, (561) 274-3200, with it's soft sandy
beach, heated pool, on site spa and fitness center, rooms with private balconies
and it's Marriott service. If you don't like these hotels there are numerous
others to choose from.
Feel like some golf? Check out the Delray Beach
Golf Club, (561) 243-7380, a 1923 Donald Ross Design located off of Atlantic
Avenue just three miles west of the historic Downtown Delray Beach area. This
jewel is a meticulously manicured championship track, and features 6,907 yards
and a par-72 or the Lakeview Golf Club, (561) 498-3229, a 3,006 yard, par 60
executive golf course, built in 1972. There are also over 100 other golf courses
surrounding the Delray Beach area.
Spend your days, sunning, swimming and playing
on the two miles of, clean well maintained, beach. Go scuba diving or snorkeling
in the clear warm Atlantic waters. Cruise the calm protected waters of the
Intercoastal Waterway. Visit the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, (561)
495-0233, with it's two museum buildings which house 5,000 Japanese art objects
and artifacts, including a 500-piece collection of tea ceremony items, more than
200 textile pieces and recent fine art acquisitions, and it's 200 acres of
expansive Japanese gardens with strolling paths, resting areas, tropical bonsai
collection, small lakes teeming with koi and other wildlife, nature trails, pine
forests and park and picnic areas. Visit the American Orchid Society, (561)
404-2000, a botanical paradise with thousands of orchids on it's 3.5 acres of
themed gardens and a magnificent display greenhouse. Play tennis at the Delray
Beach Tennis Center, 561-243-7360, with it's 14 clay courts and 7 hard courts,
an upstairs pavilion and conference room, and a pro shop with a locker room,
racquet stringing and merchandise. Go shopping in downtown Delray Beach, with
it's brick sidewalks, historic architecture, antique shoppes, gift shoppes,
boutiques, art galleries and more.
If you want more to do, take a scenic drive
down to Miami, stop in Fort Lauderdale on the way, or go up to Palm Beach and go
shopping on Worth Avenue. Take a tour of the everglades or go sport fishing.
There are enough activities in or near Delray Beach to keep you occupied for a
day, a week, a month or even longer.
For more information about the city of Delray
Beach, Florida see:
http://delraybeachfl.usacitydirectories.com, a directory of links to the
city of Delray Beach, Florida guides and directories listing hotels,
restaurants, attorneys, real estate brokers, information, resources, services,
things to do, places to go and more.
About the author
David G. Hallstrom, Sr. is a retired private
investigator and is currently the publisher of several internet directories,
including
http://www.usacitydirectories.com a directory of national, state, county
and city guides and directories listing local guides, directories, web sites
and web pages providing resources, services and information about things to
do and places to go.