West Palm Beach

The flat, subtropical coastal plain around West Palm Beach, edged by the Lake Worth Lagoon, has shaped both its waterfront development and its role as a regional service center. Founded in 1894, the city grew alongside the resort community of Palm Beach across the lagoon, yet developed a distinctly urban downtown around Clematis Street. The Flagler Museum in Palm Beach recalls the railroad-era transformation of this stretch of Florida’s Atlantic coast, while West Palm Beach is home to the Norton Museum of Art and the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. Waterfront parks and the Intracoastal Waterway keep the coast central to daily life. Explore nearby webcam locations that provide complementary perspectives on Palm Beach County’s Atlantic shoreline.

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