Coconut Creek’s distinctive personality comes not specifically from its coconut palms or flowing creeks but from its adoration for the environment and surrounding ecosystem. This city is a certified Community Wildlife Habitat, constantly striving toward being an area hospitable to its flora and fauna neighbors. There’s a particular love for butterflies here, earning Coconut Creek the “Butterfly Capital of the World” moniker. Fittingly, it’s also home to Butterfly World, the largest aviary on the planet for those technicolor-winged creatures — host to over 20,000 of them. A nearly two-dozen-acre promenade near Coconut Creek’s center comprises open-air shopping and dining and an ever-growing number of LEED-certified buildings. Stables and equestrian trails are found in nearby parks, alongside soccer and baseball fields, tennis and volleyball courts, and picnic areas. Beaches and oceanfront delights are a quick trip east in Pompano Beach.