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During your Fort Lauderdale vacation, don't miss these great establishments and attractions:
Museum of Discovery & Science
This museum's high-tech, interactive approach to education proves that science can equal fun. Adults won't feel as if they're in a kiddie museum, either. During the week, school groups meander through the cavernous two-story modern building. Kids 7 and under enjoy navigating their way through the excellent explorations in the Discovery Center. Florida Ecoscapes is particularly interesting, with a living coral reef, bees, bats, frogs, turtles, and alligators. Most weekend nights, you'll find a diverse crowd ranging from hip high-school kids to 30-somethings enjoying a rock film in the IMAX theater, which also shows short science-related films daily. Out front in the atrium, see the 52-foot-tall Great Gravity Clock, the largest kinetic-energy sculpture in the state. Call for details on changing exhibits.
Billie Swamp Safari
Billie Swamp Safari is an up-close-and-personal view of the Seminole Indians' 2,200-acre Big Cypress Reservation. There are daily tours into reservation wetlands, hardwood hammocks, and areas where wildlife (seemingly strategically placed deer, water buffalo, bison, wild hogs, ornery ostriches, rare birds, and alligators) reside. Tours are provided aboard swamp buggies, customized motorized vehicles specially designed to provide visitors with an elevated view of the frontier while you comfortably ride through the wetlands and cypress heads. The more adventurous may want to take a fast-moving airboat ride or trek a nature trail. Airboat rides run about 20 minutes, while swamp-buggy tours last about an hour. A stop at an alligator farm reeks of Disney, but the kids won't care. You can stay overnight in a native Tiki hut if you're really looking to immerse yourself in the culture.
Stranahan House
In a town whose history is younger than many of its residents, visitors may want to take a minute to see Fort Lauderdale's very oldest standing structure and a prime example of classic "Florida Frontier" architecture. Built in 1901 by the "father of Fort Lauderdale," Frank Stranahan, this house once served as a trading post for Seminole trappers, who came here to sell pelts. It's been a post office, town hall, and general store and now serves as a worthwhile little museum of South Florida pioneer life, containing turn-of-the-last-century furnishings and historic photos of the area. It is also the site of occasional concerts and social functions; call for details.
Sheraton Yankee Trader Hotel
Nearby Airports: * Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport - 5 Miles * Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport - 12 Miles * Miami International Airport - 30 Miles * Palm Beach International Airport - 45 Miles Nearby Cities: * Hollywood - 10 Miles * Pompano Beach - 10 Miles * Cypress Creek - 10 Miles * Dania - 10 Miles * Deerfield Beach - 15 Miles * Hallandale - 15 Miles * Plantation - 15 Miles * Sunrise - 20 Miles ...
Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty Six
* Three miles from Fort Lauderdale International Airport * Twenty miles from Miami International Airport * Nearby Hollywood, Plantation, Sunrise, Pompano Beach, Miami * Adjacent to Port ...
Sheraton Yankee Clipper Hotel
Nearby Airports: * Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport - 4 Miles * Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport - 12 Miles * Miami International Airport - 30 Miles * Palm Beach International Airport - 45 Miles Nearby Cities: * Hollywood - 10 Miles * Pompano Beach - 10 Miles * Cypress Creek - 10 Miles * Dania - 10 Miles * Deerfield Beach - 15 Miles * Hallandale - 15 Miles * Plantation - 15 Miles * Sunrise - 20 ...
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