Guidebook: Boca Raton & Surrounding Area

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Guidebook: Boca Raton & Surrounding Area

Entertainment / Shopping / Nightlife / Art & Food Scene

Discover a luxury landmark at Mizner Park, located in beautiful Boca Raton. No trip to this picturesque place is complete without a visit to this retail property, which offers unparalleled retail stores set in a perfectly landscaped, park-like environment. Come for the shopping, stay for dinner and a movie at the onsite cinema.
One of the landmarks in Boca Raton and the primary community gathering place, Mizner Park is home to the Boca Raton Museum of Art, an outdoor amphitheater, a movie theater complex, and a wide variety of high-end department stores, designer boutiques and eateries. https://www.miznerpark.com
258 locals recommend
Mizner Park
327 Plaza Real
258 locals recommend
One of the landmarks in Boca Raton and the primary community gathering place, Mizner Park is home to the Boca Raton Museum of Art, an outdoor amphitheater, a movie theater complex, and a wide variety of high-end department stores, designer boutiques and eateries. https://www.miznerpark.com
Daytime, Nighttime, Lively and Entertaining, Great Food, Entertainment, People and the Beach. Life is good here!
227 locals recommend
Delray Beach
227 locals recommend
Daytime, Nighttime, Lively and Entertaining, Great Food, Entertainment, People and the Beach. Life is good here!
Great restaurants and outdoor bars to chill oceanside at JB's and Ocean's. Walk out onto the long pier for great views and photos. Fun shopping. Chill environment. Bring your beach chair, stay for the day.
159 locals recommend
Deerfield Beach
159 locals recommend
Great restaurants and outdoor bars to chill oceanside at JB's and Ocean's. Walk out onto the long pier for great views and photos. Fun shopping. Chill environment. Bring your beach chair, stay for the day.
Delray Marketplace is the place to shop, dine and play in West Delray Beach, featuring excellent deals and events for the whole family. Designer shopping, theatre, bowling, burgers & beer, outdoor amphitheater with music in season. https://www.delraymarket.com/
20 locals recommend
Delray Marketplace
14851 Lyons Rd
20 locals recommend
Delray Marketplace is the place to shop, dine and play in West Delray Beach, featuring excellent deals and events for the whole family. Designer shopping, theatre, bowling, burgers & beer, outdoor amphitheater with music in season. https://www.delraymarket.com/
110 locals recommend
Hard Rock Cafe
1 Seminole Way
110 locals recommend

Entertainment & Activities

Deerfield Beach (south of Boca Raton on AIA) - Beachfront restaurants: Favorite place for cocktails, happy hour and Sunday brunch - JB's On The Beach - https://jbsonthebeach.com/ - Order the bocce balls appetizer, live acoustic music Oceans 234 - beachfront dining & cocktails - https://www.oceans234.com/ Delray Beach and "The Ave" (Atlantic Avenue) is a hot spot for dining, clubbing and the beach. Favorite place for casual cocktails: The Sandbar - tiki bar (across from beach on A1A) next to Bostons - bostonssandbar.com Favorite place for dinner/lunch: Cafe Luna Rose - caffelunarosa.com
227 locals recommend
Delray Beach
227 locals recommend
Deerfield Beach (south of Boca Raton on AIA) - Beachfront restaurants: Favorite place for cocktails, happy hour and Sunday brunch - JB's On The Beach - https://jbsonthebeach.com/ - Order the bocce balls appetizer, live acoustic music Oceans 234 - beachfront dining & cocktails - https://www.oceans234.com/ Delray Beach and "The Ave" (Atlantic Avenue) is a hot spot for dining, clubbing and the beach. Favorite place for casual cocktails: The Sandbar - tiki bar (across from beach on A1A) next to Bostons - bostonssandbar.com Favorite place for dinner/lunch: Cafe Luna Rose - caffelunarosa.com
So much to do here: AMENITIES •Sunset Cove Amphitheater •Canine Cove Dog park •Daggerwing Nature Center - trails & more •Coconut Cove Waterpark •picnic areas •volleyball •handball/raquetball courts •tennis •baseball fields, lighted (4) •basketball courts, lighted (2) •bicycle paths (4.8 miles) •boat launching ramp -Permit required for motorized vessels •canoeing/kayaking access •community center, Coconut Cove Recreation Center •dog park, Canine Cove Dog Park •exercise stations (8 stations) •fishing (freshwater) •golf course, Osprey Point Golf Course - 27 holes (3 combinations of 18-hole play - chipping area - driving range - practice putting green - pro shop and snack bar
South County Regional Park
South County Regional Park
So much to do here: AMENITIES •Sunset Cove Amphitheater •Canine Cove Dog park •Daggerwing Nature Center - trails & more •Coconut Cove Waterpark •picnic areas •volleyball •handball/raquetball courts •tennis •baseball fields, lighted (4) •basketball courts, lighted (2) •bicycle paths (4.8 miles) •boat launching ramp -Permit required for motorized vessels •canoeing/kayaking access •community center, Coconut Cove Recreation Center •dog park, Canine Cove Dog Park •exercise stations (8 stations) •fishing (freshwater) •golf course, Osprey Point Golf Course - 27 holes (3 combinations of 18-hole play - chipping area - driving range - practice putting green - pro shop and snack bar
https://www.thepalmbeaches.com/top-event/winter-equestrian-festival
20 locals recommend
Palm Beach International Equestrian Center
3400 Equestrian Club Dr
20 locals recommend
https://www.thepalmbeaches.com/top-event/winter-equestrian-festival
Shopping, Dining, Music delraymarket.com
20 locals recommend
Delray Marketplace
14851 Lyons Rd
20 locals recommend
Shopping, Dining, Music delraymarket.com
Lots to do up and down the "Ave". Shopping, dining, night time clubbing, beach, live music, festivals
12 locals recommend
Atlantic Ave & Delray Square station
12 locals recommend
Lots to do up and down the "Ave". Shopping, dining, night time clubbing, beach, live music, festivals
Boca Raton Resort and Club, A Waldorf Astoria Resort
501 E Camino Real
14 locals recommend
Beach Front

Parks & Nature

52 locals recommend
South Beach Park
North Ocean Boulevard
52 locals recommend
See the alligators, don't feed them. This 147,392-acre wildlife sanctuary is located just North of Boca Raton. It includes the most northern remnant of the historic Everglades wetland ecosystem
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
10216 Lee Rd
See the alligators, don't feed them. This 147,392-acre wildlife sanctuary is located just North of Boca Raton. It includes the most northern remnant of the historic Everglades wetland ecosystem

Shopping

Publix Super Market at Westwinds of Boca
9846 Glades Rd
8 locals recommend
One of south Florida's top luxury shopping destinations, Town Center at Boca Raton features an outstanding mix of upscale and elite specialty shops along with many dining options. https://www.simon.com/mall/town-center-at-boca-raton
259 locals recommend
Town Center at Boca Raton
6000 Glades Rd
259 locals recommend
One of south Florida's top luxury shopping destinations, Town Center at Boca Raton features an outstanding mix of upscale and elite specialty shops along with many dining options. https://www.simon.com/mall/town-center-at-boca-raton
Over 350 outlet stores in one location. The largest outlet mall in the US.
949 locals recommend
Sawgrass Mills Mall station
949 locals recommend
Over 350 outlet stores in one location. The largest outlet mall in the US.

Drinks & Nightlife

Beach bar often with acoustic music. Friendly, good vibe, on the beach
117 locals recommend
JB's on the Beach
300 NE 21st Ave
117 locals recommend
Beach bar often with acoustic music. Friendly, good vibe, on the beach
Cool your toes in the water fountains or warm them in winter by the fire. Across from the beach. Good Caesar salad!
66 locals recommend
Sandbar
40 S Ocean Blvd
66 locals recommend
Cool your toes in the water fountains or warm them in winter by the fire. Across from the beach. Good Caesar salad!
27 locals recommend
Max's Grille
404 Plaza Real
27 locals recommend
80 locals recommend
Oceans 234
234 N Ocean Dr
80 locals recommend
Boca Landing Prime Seafood & Crafted Cocktails
999 E Camino Real
264 locals recommend
Rocco's Tacos & Tequila Bar
1313 E Las Olas Blvd
264 locals recommend
Louie Bossi's Ristorante Bar Pizzeria
1032 E Las Olas Blvd
284 locals recommend

Getting Around

Boca Greens strip mall across from neighborhood. Walkable from house, very convenient.
6 locals recommend
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
19575 FL-7
6 locals recommend
Boca Greens strip mall across from neighborhood. Walkable from house, very convenient.
9 locals recommend
Boca Raton Station
680 Yamato Rd
9 locals recommend

Boca Synagogues, Churches & Houses of Worship

** Chabad of West Boca Raton, 19701 FL-7/441 ** St. John's Catholic Church, 10300 Yamato Rd ** First United Methodist Church, 9087 Glades Rd ** Boca Glades Baptist Church, 10101 Judge Winikoff Rd ** The Chapel of Saint Andrew Episcopal Church, 3900 Jog Rd ** St Mark Greek Orthodox Church, 2100 NW 51st St ** Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2601 St Andrews Blvd
Walking distance to synagogue located in Boca Greens Plaza on Rt 441.
Chabad of West Boca Raton
19701 FL-7
Walking distance to synagogue located in Boca Greens Plaza on Rt 441.