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Where you could very well rub elbows with a celebrity or two, if you can get in. At its peak of recherché cachet at the time of writing, it’s popularity with the big-name stars is bound to wane, but one visit will confirm its undeniable charms.

These include the American crocodile, the Key Largo wood rat and cotton mouse, Schaus swallowtail butterfly, and roseate spoonbill, all of which have either been hunted to near extinction or lost their habitats due to human encroachment.

The sound of African drums fills the air, and hand-carved wooden figures and masks, and silver jewelry fill the space.

The African-American neighborhood has restored some historic buildings such as Dorsey House, at 250 NW 9th St.

This is a bright and modern restaurant with an open kitchen, aimed at family-style Chinese food. Try the wok-seared lamb or the prawns with green pearls.

Recipes are delicious experimental meldings of Pacific Rim and Caribbean. Tuna tartar with Idaho potato chips, Szechuan grilled Florida Keys grouper, and broiled Florida grapefruit are typical (see Pacific Time, South Beach).

Lincoln Road’s answer to fusion sublimity. Freshness and inventiveness without limits are the keynotes here, taste-bud awakening combinations of Oriental and local ingredients that will have you marveling at the chef’s ingenuity (see Pacific Time).

Formerly called Studio. Comfort food, artists’ sanctuary, and bar, at the epicenter of gay life at the beach.

To experience the essence of this wealthy community, begin your walk at Worth Ave. on the beach at Ocean Blvd. Walk west and check out as many of the fabulous shops as you dare. Continue on to Addison Mizner’s pink palace, Casa de Leoni (No. 450), then take Lake Drive north to Royal Palm Way. Visit the Society of the Four Arts, then continue on north to the Flagler Museum. Finally, go east along Royal Poinciana Way and south to The Breakers.

The Breakers and Four Seasons hotels both offer snorkeling options along the Palm Beach coast.