It is Florida's 4th busiest container port and continental United States' 18th busiest port. The Port of Palm Beach is situated on the northern edge of city limits.

Easily accessible from Palm Beach are Miami and Fort Lauderdale. More nature awaits at Loxachatchee National Wildlife Refuge, best for a leisurely hike on nature trails or renting a canoe for fishing. Other attractions in the area include Lion Country Safari, where visitors dive through cageless zoo containing more than 1,000 animals including elephants, lions, gorillas, gazelle, giraffes, birds. Among the many part-time residents, President Donald Trump owns the renowned Mar-a-Lago mansion, created by the Post family years ago. Henry Flagler, railroad tycoon, established this region as a vacation haven for the most famous and rich. A bit further east of West Palm is Palm Beach island, home to Florida's famous mansions and renowned upscale shopping boulevard of Worth Avenue. The Atlantic Treasure Coast of Florida is home to West Palm Beach. The estimated population of Miami Metropolitan area, including all of Palm Beach County, was 6,012,330 inhabitants at 2015 census. Despite the fact that West Palm Beach is situated approx 109 km (68 mi) north of Downtown Miami, it's still considered the principal city within Miami metropolitan area, because of the solid urbanization between the two cities. It was incorporated as a city in November 1894 - 2 years before Miami. West Palm Beach is the oldest municipality in Miami metropolitan area. The city covers a total area of approx 151 km2 (58 mi2) and has population around 110,000 (metro around 5,83 million). West Palm Beach is a port city in Florida USA, as well as South Florida's 3rd largest metro county - following Miami-Dade and Broward.

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