During the land boom of the 1920s, architect Addison Mizner initiated the tourism industry when he began work on the exclusive hotel that is today’s Boca Raton Resort & Club. Boca Raton still proudly reflects Mizner’s Spanish-Moorish building style. In 1967, IBM located in Boca Raton, ushering an era of economic and business development that continues today.

There are so many things to see and do in Boca Raton beautiful beaches are just the beginning. With 46 parks featuring amenities such as basketball courts, playgounds, pools or soccer fields, Boca Raton has earned the nickname the “City Within A Park.” If you have a lifelong love of learning, visit one of our two world class libraries where books and online resources just scratch the surface of things to see and do. The City of Boca Raton offers two beautiful golf courses, the Alan C. Alford Executive Course which overlooks the Atlantic Ocean, and our 18-hole Championship Municipal Course just west of the Turnpike on Glades Road.

The City’s special events team coordinates fun and fabulous seasonal and holiday events, parades and concerts for the whole community, and all year long there are there are premier cultural events, world class shopping and the best restaurants to enjoy.