The extensive network of canals and waterways has made the eastern coastal city of Fort Lauderdale, the Venice of America.
" With its tropical climes, splendid beachfronts and a rousing nightlife, it is one of the most favorite vacation and tourist destination in continental USA rivaling Hawaii.
America's Favorite When in Fort Lauderdale, not an hour passes by without enjoying the sights and fun of the city.
You can start off strolling a mile-long Riverwalk offering arts and cultural attractions in the museums as well as shopping and dining all the way to the city's entertainment hub along Las Olas Boulevard.
You can visit the Elbo Room bar which got featured in the 1960 movie Where the Boys Are.
Talk about Fort Lauderdale in films, it's the setting for the 1986 movie Flight of the Navigator.
Then you visit the world's largest drive-in move theater with 13 screens at the Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop which is also a flea market site.
Then hop on to the Hugh Taylor Birch State situated between the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean offering a fresh water river for kayaking and a two-mile nature trail for hiking or biking adventure.
But don't ever fail to skip Florida's main attraction.
Its coastal cities have always charmed the nation and Fort Lauderdale's seven miles of golden sandy beaches, rivers and canals offer the local and foreign tourists some of the finest and most memorable nautical adventures.
From simple swimming and sun bathing at the beach to a more fun-filled jet skiing, wind surfing, water skiing, scuba diving and yachting, Fort Lauderdale has become America's vacation mecca right in its own backyard.
Nightlife at its Best After your day in the waters of the Atlantic beaches, you can feast easy at the magnificent setting sun heralding another episode in your vacation - the nightlife of Fort Lauderdale.
Experience anyone of its 120 nightclubs and bars for a cocktail sip then drive off to any of its 4,200 restaurants for fine dining that exudes a blend of native American and Caribbean flavors.
It's interesting to note that for a while, the city earned the moniker "Fort Liquordale" as college students storm its beaches, nightclubs and bars during spring break for some really wild bacchanalia of fun, liquor drinking abandon and some street mayhem.
Since the mid 80s, the city government has been successfully driving away college students from visiting the city with strict laws.
From an estimated 350,000 college punks in the spring break of 1985, 2006 saw the number dwindle to just about 10,000.
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" With its tropical climes, splendid beachfronts and a rousing nightlife, it is one of the most favorite vacation and tourist destination in continental USA rivaling Hawaii.
America's Favorite When in Fort Lauderdale, not an hour passes by without enjoying the sights and fun of the city.
You can start off strolling a mile-long Riverwalk offering arts and cultural attractions in the museums as well as shopping and dining all the way to the city's entertainment hub along Las Olas Boulevard.
You can visit the Elbo Room bar which got featured in the 1960 movie Where the Boys Are.
Talk about Fort Lauderdale in films, it's the setting for the 1986 movie Flight of the Navigator.
Then you visit the world's largest drive-in move theater with 13 screens at the Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop which is also a flea market site.
Then hop on to the Hugh Taylor Birch State situated between the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean offering a fresh water river for kayaking and a two-mile nature trail for hiking or biking adventure.
But don't ever fail to skip Florida's main attraction.
Its coastal cities have always charmed the nation and Fort Lauderdale's seven miles of golden sandy beaches, rivers and canals offer the local and foreign tourists some of the finest and most memorable nautical adventures.
From simple swimming and sun bathing at the beach to a more fun-filled jet skiing, wind surfing, water skiing, scuba diving and yachting, Fort Lauderdale has become America's vacation mecca right in its own backyard.
Nightlife at its Best After your day in the waters of the Atlantic beaches, you can feast easy at the magnificent setting sun heralding another episode in your vacation - the nightlife of Fort Lauderdale.
Experience anyone of its 120 nightclubs and bars for a cocktail sip then drive off to any of its 4,200 restaurants for fine dining that exudes a blend of native American and Caribbean flavors.
It's interesting to note that for a while, the city earned the moniker "Fort Liquordale" as college students storm its beaches, nightclubs and bars during spring break for some really wild bacchanalia of fun, liquor drinking abandon and some street mayhem.
Since the mid 80s, the city government has been successfully driving away college students from visiting the city with strict laws.
From an estimated 350,000 college punks in the spring break of 1985, 2006 saw the number dwindle to just about 10,000.
GP
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