Palm Beach Island

Neighborhood guide

Palm Beach Island

Luxury shoppingHistoryCycling

The short answer

Palm Beach Island is the county's gilded barrier island: Worth Avenue's vaulted shopping vias, the Flagler Museum's Gilded Age interiors, and the Lake Trail for a car-free bike ride along the Intracoastal.

Highlights

  • Worth Avenue and the vias
  • Flagler Museum
  • Lake Trail bike path
  • Ocean Boulevard views
  • The Breakers

Places in Palm Beach Island

Flagler Museum
Palm Beach Island$$

Flagler Museum

Whitehall, Henry Flagler's 1902 Gilded Age mansion, preserved with original interiors and his private railcar. The best single stop for understanding how Palm Beach County came to exist.

Lake Trail, Palm Beach
Palm Beach Island$

Lake Trail, Palm Beach

A flat, car-free 5.5-mile paved path along the Intracoastal on Palm Beach Island, passing mansions, banyan tunnels and marina views. Rent bikes near the Royal Poinciana end.

Worth Avenue
Palm Beach Island$$$$

Worth Avenue

Four blocks of luxury storefronts and hidden Mediterranean vias with courtyards, fountains and climbing bougainvillea. Window-shopping and photographing the vias costs nothing.