Adjacent to Palm Beach, Lake Worth offers all the advantages of the Gold Coast without straining the budget; a free local transportation system is in use here. On the west shore of saltwater Lake Worth, which is part of the Intracoastal Waterway and separated from the ocean by Palm Beach, the city maintains beach and recreation facilities. Tourism is the principal activity of this town, which is named for General William J. Worth, a hero of the Seminole and Mexican wars.