Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach town

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Description

Atlantic Ave is a funky and cool main strip with shops and sidewalk cafes for blocks and blocks. It ends at a gorgeous beach, Delray Beach. Plenty of shops are interesting. It's fun to sit outside at the pink tables at Sloan's Ice Cream. 
Walk into the 1920s Colony Hotel to admire the colorful skylit interior with orchids, palms, iron candelabras, arched doors, and coconuts in the fireplace. Outside, its yellow architecture with Mediterranean twin domes and striped awnings is lovely. 
An abundance of tourists flock to this area to enjoy the happy vibe and the wide open beach. You can eat yummy gourmet burgers at BurgerFi on the corner of Atlantic Ave where it meets the ocean. Another fun thing to do is to see the shark feeding at Sandoway House. 
Along Atlantic Ave on the intracoastal is a waterfront park called Veterans Park with a bandstand, plenty of trees for shade, and a playground that is unfortunately not shady at all.

Photo Gallery

The yellow Colony Hotel with its Mediterranean twin domes and striped awnings.	The gorgeous Colony Hotel, on Atlantic Ave.	The richly colored interior of the Colony Hotel with original wicker furniture, palms, and iron candelabras.
Coconuts in the fireplace! Look at the wonderful colors of the walls and ceiling!	Pretty storefront.	Gazebo on the waterfront at Veterans Park.
Happy guy playing guitar at Veterans Park.	Blue tile fountain where Veterans Park meets Atlantic Ave.	View of Veterans Park from the bridge crossing the intracoastal.
Peachy storefront.	Sidewalk cafe and coconut trees.	Colorful shops.
Outdoor tables at BurgerFi.	Walkway where Atlantic Ave meets the beach.	Sitting outside at BurgerFi.
Modern decor inside BurgerFi.	Large square in front of the former Cornell Art Museum.	Trees and restaurants.
Rocco's Tacos, on tree-lined Atlantic Ave.	Pink tables outside Sloan's Ice Cream.	Inside Sloan's Ice Cream.
Sitting outside at a coffee shop on a very humid May day.	Outside Starbucks Coffee.	Cute architecture.
Fountain at Veterans Park, on the waterfront.	Playground with bouncy surfboard.	Ship-themed playground- no shade!
Sitting by the water at Veterans Park.

Directions

From Highway 95, exit at Atlantic Avenue and head toward the ocean. Once you see a shop of restaurant you're interested in, park along the road- there are parking meters. On the weekend it can be hard to find parking. You can also find free time-limited parking at Veterans Park.
There are also a number of free parking lots on the side streets.
BurgerFi, 6 S. Ocean Blvd, Delray Beach FL 33483, call (561) 278-9590.
Colony Hotel, 525 E. Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach FL 33483, call (800) 678-8946.
Sloan's Ice Cream, 111 E. Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach FL 33444, call (561) 303-3912.

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Overall Visitor Rating: Unrated.