Planning a Trip
Getting There
Like the rest of the cities on the Gold Coast, Boca Raton and Delray are easily reached from I-95 or the Florida Turnpike. Both the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and the Palm Beach International Airport are about 20 minutes away. Amtrak (tel. 800/USA-RAIL; www.amtrak.com) trains make stops in Delray Beach at an unattended station at 345 S. Congress Ave.
Visitor Information
Contact or stop by the Palm Beach County Convention and Visitors Bureau, 1555 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., Suite 800, West Palm Beach, FL 33401 (tel. 800/554-PALM or 561/233-3000; fax 561/471-3990; www.palmbeachfl.com). It's open Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 5:30pm and has excellent coupons and discounts. Monday through Friday from 8:30am until at least 4pm, stop by the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce, 1800 N. Dixie Hwy., 4 blocks north of Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33432 (tel. 561/395-4433; fax 561/392-3780; www.bocaratonchamber.com), for information on attractions, accommodations, and events in the area. You can also try the Greater Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce, 64 SE 5th Ave., half a block south of Atlantic Avenue on U.S. 1, Delray Beach, FL 33483 (tel. 561/278-0424; fax 561/278-0555; www.delraybeach.com), but I recommend the Palm Beach County Convention and Visitors Bureau since it has information on the entire county.
Planning a Trip
Getting There
Like the rest of the cities on the Gold Coast, Boca Raton and Delray are easily reached from I-95 or the Florida Turnpike. Both the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and the Palm Beach International Airport are about 20 minutes away. Amtrak (tel. 800/USA-RAIL; www.amtrak.com) trains make stops in Delray Beach at an unattended station at 345 S. Congress Ave.
Visitor Information
Contact or stop by the Palm Beach County Convention and Visitors Bureau, 1555 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., Suite 800, West Palm Beach, FL 33401 (tel. 800/554-PALM or 561/233-3000; fax 561/471-3990; www.palmbeachfl.com). It's open Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 5:30pm and has excellent coupons and discounts. Monday through Friday from 8:30am until at least 4pm, stop by the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce, 1800 N. Dixie Hwy., 4 blocks north of Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33432 (tel. 561/395-4433; fax 561/392-3780; www.bocaratonchamber.com), for information on attractions, accommodations, and events in the area. You can also try the Greater Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce, 64 SE 5th Ave., half a block south of Atlantic Avenue on U.S. 1, Delray Beach, FL 33483 (tel. 561/278-0424; fax 561/278-0555; www.delraybeach.com), but I recommend the Palm Beach County Convention and Visitors Bureau since it has information on the entire county.
