FLORIDA PLACES AND DESTINATIONS - STUART
With the Gulf Stream just offshore, Stuart on Florida's Treasure Coast is renowned for sport fishing and holds the title of "Sailfish Capital of the World".
Stuart's quaint village downtown has antique shops, trendy boutiques, and restaurants. Visitors can take an imaginative journey into the past at historic landmarks like Elliott Museum which explores a bygone lifestyle.
The House of Refuge Museum at Gilbert’s Bar provides a look at turn-of-the-century living along the coast. The house, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was one of ten commissioned by the US Treasury Department as havens for shipwrecked sailors and travelers along the barren coast.
Stuart Lanes is a (48) lane bowling and entertainment center. There are over a dozen designer golf courses.
The Florida Oceanographic Coastal Center is located on Hutchinson Island. The Treasure Coast Wildlife Hospital offers help for sick, injured and orphaned wild animal patients.
Teeming with wildlife and with four scenic nature trails, Jonathan Dickinson State Park offers camping, canoeing, hiking and bicycling, picnicking, fresh and saltwater fishing and guided tours of the Loxahatchee River.
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