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Fort Lauderdale Vacation Highlights
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Fort Lauderdale >>> 23 miles (37
kms) north of Miami
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Fort Lauderdale Vacation Highlights
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With more than 50 golf courses in and around the
Fort Lauderdale area,
many being championship links, the area is a popular vacation
destination with golfers.
Sometimes referred to as
the "Yachting Capital of the World," Fort Lauderdale provides
numerous opportunities to hoist a sail or go cruising along the
Intracoastal Waterway or on the open ocean.
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Scuba divers rate the area as one of the best in North
America. With excellent water temperatures and visibility, snorkelers and
divers are attracted by a great off-shore natural reef, 18 major
shipwrecks and 81 man-made artificial reefs.
There is a dive site at
Jupiter onto a 17th century wreck site. The waters throughout the area are home to a diverse
array of fish and marine creatures.
All types of fishing are popular including drift-boat fishing,
deep-sea charters or simply casting a line from the pier.
The modern, and expensive ($32 million) International Game Fish Association
World Fishing Center is angler's heaven.
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This combined museum,
library, and park has a virtual-reality fishing simulator, in which the
"angler" actually reels in a computer-generated catch. The
3-acre park has displays of antique fishing gear, record catches, famous
anglers and various vessels.
The historic 1921 plantation home and estate, Bonnet
House, provides a glimpse of Florida history. The large two-story waterfront residence
and gardens was the home of Evelyn Bartlett, wife of acclaimed artist
Frederic Clay Bartlett.
 Stranahan
House is a prime example of the "Florida Frontier" architecture and
Fort Lauderdale's oldest standing structure. The "father of Fort
Lauderdale," Frank Stranahan built the house in 1901.
A popular attraction with visitors is paddle wheel
steamer dinner cruises and sightseeing tours that take visitors
past Old Fort Lauderdale, the new downtown and Millionaires' Row.
Visitors interested in gambling can board one of several
casino day
cruises out of Port Everglades.
Photos courtesy of Greater Fort
Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau
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