West Palm Beach enjoys mild tropical temperatures all year-round. The great weather is celebrated with weekly outdoor greenmarkets, jazz concerts, nature walks and events. From world-class museums and historical sites to performing arts and theater, Palm Beach County is growing as Florida’s Cultural Capital. More than 40 museums are located throughout the county and a year-round schedule of exceptional plays, concerts, musicals, and theatrical events are available.

World-class shopping and gourmet dining are always an option and available, whatever your tastes. The county is a also a sports paradise, home to the Marathon of the Palm Beaches, two PGA tournaments, 160 private and public golf courses, world-class polo, the nation’s best croquet, year-round tennis, and the St. Louis Cardinals and Florida Marlins spring training.

With 47 miles of coastline and the second-largest freshwater lake in the country, the area offers a plentitude of aquatic activities including fishing, boating, swimming, and scuba diving at the area’s many reefs. Distinctive attractions, an assortment of cultural venues, top-notch festivals, and edge-of-your-seat sporting activities are what you’ll call home in this subtropical paradise.

Reprinted, with permission of the publisher, from 50 FABULOUS GAY-FRIENDLY PLACES TO LIVE (www.FabCities.com) © 2005 Gregory A. Kompes. Published by Career Press, Franklin Lakes, NJ. 800-227-3371. All rights reserved.