Things to See & Do
in the Greater Fort Lauderdale / South Florida area

Butterfly World (Coconut Creek)
Riverwalk (Fort Lauderdale)
International Film Festival (Ft. Lauderdale)
Flamingo Gardens (Davie)
Riverfront Cruises (Fort Lauderdale)
Billie Swamp Safari (Indian Reservation)
Jungle Queen (Fort Lauderdale)
Mai-Kai Dinner & Show (Fort Lauderdale)
GameWorks (Sunrise)
Miami Seaquarium (Miami)
Parrot Jungle (Miami)
Fairchild Tropical Gardens (Coral Gables)
Dreher Park Zoo (West Palm Beach)
Lion Country Safari (West Palm Beach)
Boomers (Dania)
Buehler Planetarium & Observatory (Davie)
Port Everglades - cruises (Fort Lauderdale)
Sawgrass Recreation Park (the Everglades)
Everglades Alligator Farm (Homestead)
Everglades Day Safari (Fort Lauderdale)
Everglades Holiday Park Airboat Tours

Shopping

Las Olas Boulevard (Fort Lauderdale)
Riverwalk (Fort Lauderdale)
Downtown Hollywood (Hollywood)
Galleria Mall (Fort Lauderdale)
Sawgrass Mills Mall (Sunrise)
Fashion Mall (Plantation)
Outdoor World Bass Pro Shops (Dania)
Swap Shop (Sunrise)
Town Center Mall (Boca Raton)
Aventura Mall (Aventura)
Cocowalk (Coconut Grove)

Theater / Music / Dance

Broward Center for the Performing Arts (Fort Lauderdale)
Coral Springs Center for the Arts (C. Spgs.)
Fort Lauderdale Children's Theater (Ft. Ldle)
Young at Art Children's Museum (Davie)
Hollywood Playhouse (Hollywood)
Hollywood Beach Theater (Hollywood)

Newspapers / Magazines

Sun-Sentinel (Broward)
Miami Herald (Broward edition)
Miami Herald (Miami-Dade edition)
Palm Beach Post (Palm Beach County)

TV Channels / Local

WFOR - CBS Channel 4
WTVJ - NBC Channel 6
WPLG - ABC Channel 10

Museum of Discovery & Science and Blockbuster 3D IMAX Theater (Fort Lauderdale)
International Game Fish Association Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum (Dania)
International Swimming Hall of Fame Museum (F.L.)
Museum of Art (Fort Lauderdale)
Art & Culture Center (Hollywood)
South Florida Museum of Natural History (Dania)
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens (Delray Bch)
Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum (Indian Reservation)
Old Fort Lauderdale Museum of History (Ft. Ldle)

Historic Landmarks

Bonnet House (Fort Lauderdale)
Coral Castle (Homestead)
Deering Estate (Miami)
Venetian Pool (Coral Gables)
Stranahan House (Fort Lauderdale)
Hillsboro Lighthouse (Hillsboro Inlet)

Quality of Life

Family Central (Broward County)

Schools / Education

Broward Public Schools website

Independent:
American Heritage Academy & School (Plantation)
Pinecrest Schools (private)
University School of Nova Southeastern University

Colleges & Universities:
American InterContinental University  
Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale
Broward Community College (3 locations)
DeVry University  
Florida Atlantic University (3 locations)
Florida International University (Davie)
Keiser College  
Nova Southeastern University (Davie)

Miscellaneous

National Car Rental Center - arena (Sunrise)
Pompano Beach Amphitheater (Pompano Beach)
South Florida Dive Journal (locations/information)