Area Attractions

Five Miles Of Sandy Beaches, An Annual Average Temperature Of 74.7 Degrees, And An Outstanding Quality Of Life Combine To Make Boca, As Residents Fondly Call It, A Tropical Paradise.

Activities and Attractions

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Some Attractions In The Area Include:

Del Ray Beach The Oldest Town In The Area.
West Palm Beach - 22 Miles Away.
Fort Laudardale - 22 Miles Away.

South Beach Park Features Over 25 Acres And 1, 600 Feet Of Beach. Lifeguards Are On Duty, And The Park Also Offers Picnic Areas, Showers, Restrooms, And More.

Dagger Wing Nature Center - A 39 Acre Park Featuring A Vast Variety Of Birds. Woodpeckers, Songbirds, Egrets, Herons, Warblers, And More Can Be Viewed Here.

Gumbo Limbo Environmental Complex - A 20-Acre Complex That Is Home To One Of The Few Surviving Coastal Hammocks,

The Boca Raton Museum Of Art's New 44,000 Square-foot Facility At Mizner Park Enables It To Increase Exhibition, Education And Collection Galleries.

Caldwell Theatre Offers A Myriad Of Theatrical Works Throughout The Course Of Their Season. Off-broadway Plays, As Well As Well-known Dramas, Comedies, And Classics Are Performed By This Group. Taken From http://www.bocaraton.worldweb.com/.

The fascinating history of Ocean Breeze Golf and Country Club dates back to the early settlers of the land. It may seem unlikely, but Ocean Breeze has ties to Japan. In 1905, Joseph Sakai, a member of the Yamato Colony, persuaded a group of Japanese farmers to cultivate the fertile Florida ground for pineapples and vegetables.

It was a short-lived but successful project, and today part of the fertile ground is home to the Ocean Breeze Golf and Country Club. The Yamato Colony was comprised of pioneering Japanese families in a brave agricultural experiment and struggle to adjust as immigrants in Palm Beach County in the early 1900s.

Ocean Breeze Country Club was built in 1968 on part of the land which was a gift from Mr. George Sukeji Morikami. Mr. Morikami emigrated from Miyazu, Japan in the early 1900s as a member of the Yamato Colony, an agricultural community settled by Japanese farming families in Boca Raton. The original course designers were Mark Mahannah and Charles Mahannah, Jr. and was originally an 18-hole course. An additional 9 hole course was added in July of 1970. The Inn was then added in 1971, and the tennis courts were built in 1973.