Fort Lauderdale Vacation Highlights

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.

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. 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.

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