West Palm Beach itinerary: 1 to 2 days
Plans for one and two days in West Palm Beach, day by day: Rosemary Square, the Flagler Museum and Peanut Island first, then the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens and the Norton Museum of Art. Every stop has a typical visit length.
How long do you have?
Map: 2 days
West Palm Beach in 1 day
Day 1
Rosemary Square
Open-air shopping, dining and entertainment district in downtown West Palm Beach, formerly known as CityPlace, with a plaza and fountains.
Flagler Museum
Gilded Age mansion Whitehall in Palm Beach, built by Henry Flagler in 1902, with period rooms, a railcar and tours.
Peanut Island
Small island at the mouth of the Lake Worth Lagoon with a beach, snorkeling, a lighthouse and a Cold War bunker.
West Palm Beach in 2 days
Day 1
Rosemary Square
Open-air shopping, dining and entertainment district in downtown West Palm Beach, formerly known as CityPlace, with a plaza and fountains.
Flagler Museum
Gilded Age mansion Whitehall in Palm Beach, built by Henry Flagler in 1902, with period rooms, a railcar and tours.
Peanut Island
Small island at the mouth of the Lake Worth Lagoon with a beach, snorkeling, a lighthouse and a Cold War bunker.
Day 2
Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens
Gardens and former home of the sculptor Ann Weaver Norton, with her granite and brick sculptures among palms and banyan trees.
Norton Museum of Art
Art museum with American, European and Chinese art, contemporary works and a sculpture garden, in a building by Foster and Partners.
Watch: West Palm Beach
A one-minute look at the plan: every stop, day by day, with the map.
When to go to West Palm Beach
The dry season from December to April is warm and sunny, with the best weather for beaches and gardens, and is also the busiest and most expensive. Summers are hot, humid and stormy, and the hurricane season runs from June to November, with the highest risk from August to October. Winter evenings are mild and comfortable.
Plan the rest of your trip
- Where to stay: hotels in West Palm Beach on Booking.com or Trip.com
- Skip-the-line tickets: museums and sights in West Palm Beach on Tiqets
- Tours and day trips: things to do in West Palm Beach on GetYourGuide
- From the airport: a private transfer in West Palm Beach with Kiwitaxi
- Data on arrival: an eSIM for United States from Airalo
- Last day: leave your bags in West Palm Beach with Radical Storage and keep sightseeing
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Tips for West Palm Beach
- The Flagler Museum is in a Gilded Age mansion across the Intracoastal Waterway in Palm Beach; check its opening days and book ahead for the busy winter season.
- Peanut Island is reached by a short boat ride, water taxi or kayak, and has a beach, a lighthouse and the former Kennedy bunker.
- Downtown West Palm Beach, with Rosemary Square, the Norton Museum and the waterfront, is walkable; the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens are a short drive north.
- The Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens and the Norton Museum keep set opening days, so check the schedule before fixing the order.
- Summer afternoons bring heat and sudden thunderstorms, so keep outdoor sights for the morning.
Make it your own
Open the guide in Andiamo Places to see every stop on a map with walking directions, move places between days, check opening hours for your dates, and add your own finds. After the trip, your photos become a journal and, if you like, a printed photo book.
Guides are made with the help of AI and public sources such as Wikipedia, and may contain errors. Opening hours and prices change, so check before you go. Spotted a wrong photo, a pin in the wrong place, a missing stop or a better one? Write to andiamotravelapp@gmail.com: the e-mail opens with this guide filled in.
Photo credits
- Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Flagler Museum: Jack Boucher, Public domain
- Norton Museum of Art: Nortonedits, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Peanut Island: unknown author, Public domain
- Rosemary Square: LittleT889, CC BY-SA 4.0
Opening hours change; check before you go. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
