Destinations
Ten ways into the Village by the Sea
Delray Beach is small enough to love and just big enough to need directions. These are the corners of it - and its nearest neighbors - that we drive to from Miami International every week, each with its own page, real distances, and a fare that is fixed before you fly.
The main stage
Atlantic Avenue
A mile of sidewalk cafes, galleries and string lights running from Swinton Avenue to the sea.
Murals and makers
Pineapple Grove
Delray's mural-splashed arts quarter along NE 2nd Avenue, one block off the Ave and a world of its own.
Toes in by two
Delray Municipal Beach
The award-winning public beach where Atlantic Avenue ends - sea grapes, lifeguard towers and water that earns the postcards.
Old Florida shade
Lake Ida
Banyan-shaded streets and mid-century homes around Delray's freshwater lake, minutes north of downtown.
Docks out back
Tropic Isle
Delray's boaters' quarter - canal streets off the Intracoastal at the south end of town, where the commute is by water.
The polished stay
The Seagate
Delray's luxury address on East Atlantic Avenue - hotel, spa and a private beach club a mile down the road.
Under the pines
Gulf Stream
The tiny coastal town just north of Delray, where A1A runs through a tunnel of Australian pines.
Season in the sun
Kings Point
West Delray's classic snowbird community - thousands of condos, a theater, golf and a social calendar that outruns most cruise ships.
The west side hub
Delray Marketplace
West Delray's open-air dining and entertainment plaza on Lyons Road - and the gateway drop for the communities around it.
The neighbor north
Boynton Beach
Delray's bigger neighbor to the north - a working marina, an ocean inlet and miles of neighborhoods east and west.