LOCATION
LOCATION
Stuart is on the Atlantic coast about 110 miles north of Miami.
ACCOMMODATIONS
Hutchinson Island Marriott, 555 NE Ocean Blvd.; (800) 775-5936; www.floridatreasures.com. Former Indian River Plantation; golf course, tennis courts, three swimming pools, marina, fitness center, four restaurants. Packages available. From $169.
Holiday Inn Oceanside, 3793 NE Ocean Blvd.; (800) 992-4747, www.holiday-inn.com/jensenbeach. 176 rooms, three tennis courts, fitness center, restaurant. directly on the ocean. $99-$169.
Hutchinson Inn, 9750 S. Ocean Dr.; (772) 229-2000; www.hutchinsoninn.com. Casual beachfront hotel; with rooms and suites; $135-$275.
DINING
Expensive (entrees $17-$45): Rottie's, 10900 Ocean Dr.; (772) 229-7575, elegant, on beach. Gusto, 301 Colorado Ave.; (772) 287-3334, northern Italian, downtown. Dockside Waterfront Restaurant, 131 SW Flagler Ave.; (772) 219-3625, nice views of river.
Moderate (entrees $12-$25): Jolly Sailor Pub, 1 SW Osceola St.; (772) 221-1111; British-themed. The Black Marlin, 53 W. Osceola St.; (772) 286-3126; on river. Conchy Joe's, 3945 NE Indian River Dr.; (772) 334-1130; native and Bahamian dishes in rustic riverfront restaurant.
ATTRACTIONS
Elliott Museum, 825 NE Ocean Blvd.; (772) 225-1961; exhibits of 20th- and 19th-century Americana.
Gilbert's Bar House of Refuge, 301 SE MacArthur Blvd.; (772) 225-1875; former lifesaving station on beach. $4 adult, $2 children 6-12.
Florida Oceanographic Coastal Science Center, 800 NE Ocean Blvd.; (772) 225-0505, marine exhibits, touch tank.
B & amp;A Flea Market, U.S. 1 just north of Indian Street; (772) 288-4915; 500 vendors. Open Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
Energy Encounter, (877) FPL-4-FUN; www.fpl.com/encounter. Large exhibit on energy.
INFORMATION
Stuart/Martin County Chamber of Commerce, 1650 W. Kanner Hwy.; (772) 287-1088, www.goodnature.org.