Travelling stateside this year? Reap the benefits of train travel with the new Brightline rail service!

Connecting the popular destination of West Palm Beach to Miami, Fort Lauderdale and other cities Southern Florida, the eagerly anticipated Brightline rail service allows quick and easy travel between destinations. It’s a great way to explore more of Florida with ease and comfort.

The Brightline service opens up a wealth of opportunities for visitors to the area to experience new and unique places and attractions. To demonstrate to us just how much there is to see, Discover The Palm Beaches have rounded up their top ten attractions within walking distance of Brightline’s West Palm Beach station.

1.Kravis Center for Performing Arts – 15-minute walk

This beautiful centre features the highest number of national and international orchestra performances in the state of Florida. Its upcoming season of concerts and off-Broadway performances includes Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I, The Book of Mormon, Finding Neverland, Cabaret, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Kaki King, Johnny Mathis, Chita Rivera, Yamato and more.

2. CANVAS Outdoor Museum – five-minute walk

This colorful trail of innovative street art is a must-see in West Palm Beach. Incorporating colossal murals and installations alongside smaller pieces, CANVAS transforms the city landscape into an interactive and engaging art experience.

3. Visit Palm Beach – 15-minute walk

Visit Palm Beach provides the best recreational water activities, tours, excursions, rentals and events in South Florida. They offer daily catamaran sightseeing tours, sunset and specialty sailing cruises, parasailing, jet skis, kayaks, bike tours, snorkelling and paddle boarding. There’s something for everyone!

4. CityPlace – six-minute walk

If you fancy a spot of retail therapy or a good meal, this is the place. CityPlace combines imaginative architecture and public plazas with a renowned shopping, dining and entertainment scene and is definitely one to visit if you can.

5. Clematis Street – six-minute walk

The historical heart of Downtown West Palm Beach, this street is defined by a dynamic blend of dining, live music, art installations and nightlife. The award-winning waterfront of Clematis Street is home to a weekly concert series Clematis-by-Night, a seasonal weekly Greenmarket and additional festivals and events throughout the year.

6. Regional Kitchen and Public House – 11-minute walk

Voted “The Best restaurant in 2016” by The Palm Beach Post, Regional is famed for a soulful blend of Southern roots and Mediterranean flavours. It is headed up by Chef Lindsey Autry, finalist on America’s Season 9 of Top Chef.

7. Johan’s Jӧe Swedish Coffee House – eight-minute walk

With a quintessentially Scandinavian chic, clean, and minimalistic style, Johan’s is the perfect place for a cup of Joe! Serving a custom blend of Sweden’s most ethical and environmentally friendly coffee Johan’s Jӧe delivers nothing but quality and authenticity.

8. Sloan’s – 5-minute walk

Voted the best ice cream in South Florida, Sloan’s is a firm favourite with both the young and the young at heart. It is famously over the top, fully decked out with pink walls, chandeliers, magical glass bathrooms and a heavenly aroma of freshly baked goods.

9. Banko Cantina – 13-minute walk

This 1921 landmark building once home to the American National Bank now houses the most popular Mexican and tequila restaurant in The Palm Beaches. Definitely one to try.

10. Pistache Bistro – 15-minute walk

Last but certainly not least, Pistache is a classic Parisian eatery with a Mediterranean twist. So good it was voted the best French Restaurant in Broward and Palm Beach County by The New Times.

For more information about the Brightline rail service, go to: http://gobrightline.com/