Popular Gardens in Boca Raton

"One of the most relaxing activities also happens to be one of the best things to do in West Palm Beach!. A walk through Mounts Botanical Gardens will inspire and educate its guests through the beauty of nature. The oldest and largest public garden in Palm County, Mounts Botanical Gardens has wondered guests for over 40 years with 14 acres of tropical oasis."

"Located in the former home of the famous sculptor Ann Weaver Norton, the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens feature over 100 of her works, and are one of West Palm Beach’s most historic and well known attractions. Ann Weaver Norton created these sculptures from 1905 until 1982 and these amazing works are dotted around the property including inside the original house, around the scenic gardens, and inside the artist’s studio. The property is covered in educational signage about each work so that visitors can learn more about the artist’s vision, and there are art programs for both adults and children."

"This serene collection of sculptures is a real West Palm gem. The historic house, verdant grounds and monumental sculptures are all the work of Ralph Norton's second wife, Ann. After establishing herself as an artist in New York in the mid-1930s, she became the first sculpture teacher at the Norton School of Art in West Palm, and created this luxurious garden as a place of repose."

"After a visit to the Norton Museum of Art, art lovers should take a jaunt southeast to the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens. The gardens sit on the grounds of a lovely historic home a block from the Lake Worth Lagoon. The house once belonged to artist Ann Weaver Norton, widow of famed art collector Ralph Hubbard Norton."

"Japanese immigrant and pineapple farmer Sukeji 'George' Morikami, a member of the original Yamato settlement of Delray, donated his spectacularly landscaped 200-acre property for the establishment of a museum showcasing Japanese culture. Today you can wander more than a mile of pine-lined nature trails around koi-filled ponds, experiencing different Japanese gardens from bonsai to a 12th-century shinden (pleasure) garden modeled on a noble estate. To complement the gardens, the outstanding museum showcases more than 5000 Japanese antiques, objects and works of fine art."

"The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens is a museum built in the memory of the Yamato Colony, In 1920, this area was known to be owned by some Japanese farmers, they lived here for quite a while but many relocated with time. However, those who remained lost their farmlands as it was seized by the government for the creation of a military installation. The museum was created due to the need to share the Japanese culture to those who visited it, visiting this museum, you will be welcomed by their numerous permanent collection and their rotating exhibition."

"Spend the afternoon on a 36-hole miniature golf course in the center of downtown Delray Beach. Putt’n Around stands out as a pink shed in the center of downtown with a design that incorporates marine themes on each hole instead of the run-of-the-mill windmills and clowns, making this attraction one of the Delray Beach’s most surprising things to do. There is a snack hut on the premises, so head there if you work up an appetite or thirst during a game."

"Editor's Note: There's no photo available at the time of writing. Ramp up the thrill with an activity that the entire family can well enjoy, when it comes to Delray Beach’s Putt'n Around!. There’s nothing miniature about this miniature golf course: featuring thirty-six holes of challenging, adrenaline-inducing holes that are as competitive as they are exciting, you’re going to find the time of your life once you put that putter on your hands!"

"Located in the former home of the famous sculptor Ann Weaver Norton, the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens feature over 100 of her works, and are one of West Palm Beach’s most historic and well known attractions. Ann Weaver Norton created these sculptures from 1905 until 1982 and these amazing works are dotted around the property including inside the original house, around the scenic gardens, and inside the artist’s studio. The property is covered in educational signage about each work so that visitors can learn more about the artist’s vision, and there are art programs for both adults and children."

"This serene collection of sculptures is a real West Palm gem. The historic house, verdant grounds and monumental sculptures are all the work of Ralph Norton's second wife, Ann. After establishing herself as an artist in New York in the mid-1930s, she became the first sculpture teacher at the Norton School of Art in West Palm, and created this luxurious garden as a place of repose."

"After a visit to the Norton Museum of Art, art lovers should take a jaunt southeast to the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens. The gardens sit on the grounds of a lovely historic home a block from the Lake Worth Lagoon. The house once belonged to artist Ann Weaver Norton, widow of famed art collector Ralph Hubbard Norton."

"Japanese immigrant and pineapple farmer Sukeji 'George' Morikami, a member of the original Yamato settlement of Delray, donated his spectacularly landscaped 200-acre property for the establishment of a museum showcasing Japanese culture. Today you can wander more than a mile of pine-lined nature trails around koi-filled ponds, experiencing different Japanese gardens from bonsai to a 12th-century shinden (pleasure) garden modeled on a noble estate. To complement the gardens, the outstanding museum showcases more than 5000 Japanese antiques, objects and works of fine art."

"The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens is a museum built in the memory of the Yamato Colony, In 1920, this area was known to be owned by some Japanese farmers, they lived here for quite a while but many relocated with time. However, those who remained lost their farmlands as it was seized by the government for the creation of a military installation. The museum was created due to the need to share the Japanese culture to those who visited it, visiting this museum, you will be welcomed by their numerous permanent collection and their rotating exhibition."