Some of the top beaches in Florida are on the East side of the state as Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and Palm Beach are located there. Known for its open and uncluttered beaches, Fort Lauderdale offers a beach community that is great for those who love to stroll on the beach or lay on the sand. With 23 miles of sun-drenched shoreline, Greater Fort Lauderdale’s beaches are within easy walking distance of hotels, restaurants and other attractions.
In Fort Lauderdale, the Jungle Queen takes you past mansions. In the Everglades, airboat tours roar into the wild. Miami's Biscayne National Park lets you see the tropical reefs. From the Florida Keys to West Palm Beach, some of the best sightseeing can only be done by boat!
Discover the convenience and the value of shopping in everything from boutiques to department stores in Greater Fort Lauderdale and beyond. You can shop at the Galleria Mall via Water Taxi (see our boating tours section for more info.) Sawgrass Mills, the world's largest discount and entertainment mall, the Swap Shop, South's largest flea market, and Festival Flea Market, a quarter-mile long shopper's paradise, are just a few of the venues to begin your retail therapy. Translated “the waves” in Spanish, Las Olas Blvd. is known as Greater Fort Lauderdale’s “style mile,” lined with independently owned boutiques, a restaurant row with acclaimed chefs, and lively lounges and cafés with sidewalk seating. Las Olas also is the starting point for canal tours in authentic, Italian gondolas, as well as a major stop along Greater Fort Lauderdale’s Water Taxi system.
