Culture & Heritage
History and culture with a tropical twist come to life in The Palm Beaches. Historic buildings and landmarks tell terrific tales of days and events in an extraordinary past, while a surprising and superb collection of top-of-the-line museums, performing art venues, and festivals earn us the title of Florida’s Cultural Capital. Come and discover our heritage and cultural experience. Make your vacation even better by staying in one of our historic hotels, bed and breakfasts, or vacation homes located in the heart of historic districts.
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Boca Raton Museum of Art | ||
| It has been guarding and shedding light on our shores since 1860 (and with a terrific view), but Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse is just one of our locales on the National Register of Historic Places. Discover the 70 places on the Register and more than 30 Florida Historic Markers. | In Northwood Village, authentic means more than its hand-crafted antique restorations, custom woven fabrics, a rare antique sideboard, a down-home barbecue recipe, soup du jour from scratch or an original blues number playing on the bandstand. |
When you have venues such as the Boca Raton Museum of Art, then you have yourself a cultural capital. Setting an excellent standard with its wide variety of year-round exhibits of contemporary and classical works. Discover it and our many other culture venues. |
Boca Raton Resort & Club, Waldorf Astoria Collection
Boca Raton
Year Opened: 1926
Number of Rooms: 1047
Fun Fact: When World War II era U.S. Army Air Corps trainees from nearby Boca Raton Army Air Field were housed at the hotel, the hotel earned a new slogan of sorts – “the most elegant barracks in history.”
Learn More Book the Hotel View MapBreakers Palm Beach, The
Palm Beach
Year Opened: 1896
Number of Rooms: 540
Fun Fact: The Breakers' guest register reads like a "who's who" of early twentieth century America - Rockefellers, Vanderbilts, Astors, Andrew Carnegie and J.P. Morgan vacationed alongside United States presidents and European nobility.
Learn More Book the Hotel View MapColony Hotel Palm Beach, The
Palm Beach
Year Opened: 1947
Number of Rooms: 90
Fun Fact: Many celebrities have stayed at The Colony. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Presidents Carter, Clinton, and Bush, Prince Edward, Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, and more. You never know who will join in and sing with the bands. Home of the Royal Room Cabaret, named as the "Best Cabaret on the Planet" by the Palm Beach Post.
Learn More Book the Hotel View MapBrazilian Court Hotel & Beach Club, The
Palm Beach
Year Opened: 1926
Number of Rooms: 80
Fun Fact: Is a member of the Historic Hotels of America, part of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The hotel's guest registrar in its early days included Hollywood superstar Gary Cooper, Howard Hughes long before he became a recluse, and Bank of America founder A.G. Gianni.
Learn More Book the Hotel View MapColony Hotel & Cabana Club, The
Delray Beach
Year Opened: 1926
Number of Rooms: 69
Fun Fact: The 1926 Colony Hotel is a Delray Beach Historic Landmark and is a member of The National Trust for Historic Preservation. The Colony offers the historic appeal of a romantic "Old Florida" setting and with all the modern amenities for a perfect vacation.
Learn More Book the Hotel View MapChesterfield Hotel, The
Palm Beach
Year Opened: 1926
Number of Rooms: 52
Fun Fact: The Chesterfield Hotel, Palm Beach, is a historic landmark property located in the heart of a residential section of Palm Beach but still only two blocks north of the world famous Worth Avenue. Designed in the manner of a European bed and breakfast, it was built in 1926.
Learn More Book the Hotel View MapHotel Biba and Biba Bar
West Palm Beach
Year Opened:
Number of Rooms: 41
Fun Fact: Hotel Biba was originally designed by renowned architect Belford Shoumate. Among the first motor lodges built in the United States, the property was historically preserved and redesigned by avant-garde Miami designer Barbara Hulanicki and landscape architect Donald Murakami.
Learn More Book the Hotel View MapBradley Park Hotel, The
Palm Beach
Year Opened:
Number of Rooms: 31
Fun Fact: Hotel founder Col. Edward (E.R.) Bradley graced the cover of Time magazine in 1934, the editors donned the legendary gambler and racetrack owner extraordinaire - St. Edward of Lexington.
Learn More Book the Hotel View MapCasa Grandview Luxury Vacation Resort Homes & Suites
West Palm Beach
Year Opened:
Number of Rooms: 25
Fun Fact: The homes hint at a blend of Key West-style architecture amid homes featuring craftsman-style bungalows and Mediterranean revival-style residences.
Learn More Book the Hotel View MapCasa Coco Private Luxury Vacation Homes
West Palm Beach
Year Opened:
Number of Rooms: 15
Fun Fact: Homes are set in West Palm Beach's Belair Historic District and some land in this area was originally a pineapple plantation.
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