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Conveniently located.
Visitor Center TOURIST INFORMATION
( 561-233-3000; www.palmbeachfl.com ; 1555 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd)
Extensive area information, maps and online guides.
Getting There & Around
Palm Beach International Airport (PBI; 561-471-7420; www.pbia.org ; 1000 Palm Beach) is
served by most major airlines and car-rental companies. It's about a mile west of I-95 on
Belvedere Rd. PalmTran ( www.palmtran.org ) bus 44 runs between the airport, the train sta-
tion and downtown ($2).
Greyhound ( 561-833-8534; www.greyhound.com ; 215 S Tamarind Ave; 6am-10:45pm) ,
Tri-Rail ( 800-875-7245; www.tri-rail.com ; 203 S Tamarind Ave) and Amtrak ( 800-872-7245;
www.amtrak.com ; 209 S Tamarind Ave) share the same building, the historic Seaboard Train
Station. PalmTran serves the station with bus 44 (from the airport).
Once you're settled, driving and parking is a cinch. There's also a cute and convenient
(and free!) trolley running between Clematis St and CityPlace starting at 11am.
TREASURE COAST
The Treasure Coast gets its name for being the site of numerous treasure-laden shipwrecks
over the years. In fact, today the Treasure Coast is where you'll find Florida's true jewels,
in the form of unspoiled paradise.
Industrialist billionaire and philanthropist John D MacArthur (1897-1978) once owned
almost everything from Palm Beach Gardens to Stuart, and he kept it mostly pristine dur-
ing his life. Over time, he grew concerned that Florida's real-estate bonanza would com-
promise - or destroy - what he considered paradise. Therefore, in his will, he stated that
thousands of acres would be kept wild, and the rest would be deeded out incrementally, in
order to save the oceanfront property from Miami's fate. And you know what? His plan
worked.