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Get a real taste of the upper-crust Palm Beach lifestyle at the National Croquet Center, the
largest croquet facility in the world. Here, genteel sportspeople dressed in crisp whites hit
balls through wickets on 12 of the world's biggest, greenest, most manicured lawns. It's
members-only, but the public is invited to free lessons on Saturday mornings at 10am. The
pro shop, inside the plantation-style clubhouse, has all the latest in mallets and croquet
wear.
The center is about a 10-minute drive southwest of downtown West Palm.
Armory Art Center
COURSE
When the Norton Museum of Art closed down their educational programs, the not-for-
profit Armory took over as the county's leading visual arts education and exhibition center.
In the process they saved the wonderful 1939 art deco Armory building, which was built
by architect William Manley King and occupied by the National Guard until 1989. With
more than a dozen state-of-the-art studios, the center now hosts more than a hundred adult
and youth courses in ceramics, jewelry, painting, drawing, printmaking, photography and
sculpture.
Special events, lectures and rotating gallery exhibits also aim to educate and enrich.
From June to early August, the Armory hosts a Summer Art Camp for kids between the
ages of five and 17.
FishCastings
FISHING
( 561-352-8011;
www.fishcastings.com
;
900 E Blue Heron Blvd, Riviera Beach)
Hard-to-beat fishing know-how dished up by long-time local Captain James who knows
all the best places to hook monster barracuda, blue runners, king mackerel and even shark.
Boats are limited to six fishers. Spearfishing trips are possible for certified free divers.
Most trips leave from Riviera Beach, 5.5 miles north of downtown on the Intracoastal
Waterway to Singer Island.
Okeeheelee County Park
CYCLING, WATER SPORTS
561-233-1400;
www.pbcgov.com/parks
; 7715 Forest Hill Blvd;
9am-4pm)
