What to expect: Graced by small lakes and stream, this Palm Beach Gardens resort includes the PGA's national headquarters, a symbol of its focus on golf. Nongolfing leisure travelers come here for the health spa, pools, spa tubs, and other facilities that make this a destination resort for families and couples.

Amenity highlights: A 22,000-square-foot health-and-beauty spa offers massage, body treatments, facials, and hydrotherapy in addition to an outdoor complex of swimming, soaking, and bubbling pools. A 32,000-square-foot health club provides a 45-foot outdoor lap pool and complimentary classes such as yoga and Pilates. Two large pools offer year-round swimming. Two levels of spa tubs, each accommodating up to 12, adjoin one pool. Golf caddies are available (surcharge) for guests using the championship golf course. Complimentary 24-hour shuttle service transports guests around the 2,340-acre resort.