Tourist Attractions

Everglades Holiday Park
21940 Griffin Rd.
954-434-8111
http://www.introweb.com/everglades
Family friendly: Yes
Everglades Holiday Park allows visitors to experience nature's wonders while gliding over a sea of grass in an airboat. Campground facilities, alligator tours, and boat rentals are available for a complete visit of the Florida Everglades.

The Jungle Queen River Boat Cruises
801 Seabreeze Blvd. (A1A)
954-462-5596
http://www.junglequeen.com
Family friendly: Yes
This Fort Lauderdale tradition has been entertaining guests for more than 50 years. The legendary Jungle Queen takes guests on sightseeing cruises that pass through Indian Village, bayside cruises along the Miami bayside, and dinner cruises with an all-you-can-eat barbecue ribs and shrimp dinner.

Arts, Culture, and Science

Broward Center for the Performing Arts
201 SW 5th Ave.
954-462-0222
Fax: : 954-468-3282
http://www.co.broward.fl.us/curtainup.htm
Family friendly: Yes
The Broward Center for the Performing Arts has two theaters: the magnificent 2,700-seat Au-Rene Theater and the intimate 590-seat Amaturo Theater. Both theaters host performances by the Florida Grand Opera, Florida Philharmonic, and Miami City Ballet.

Fort Lauderdale's Museum of Modern Art
1 East Las Olas Blvd.
954-525-5500
http://www.museumofart.org
Family friendly: Yes
Fort Lauderdale's Museum of Modern Art houses a vast permanent collection featuring such masters as Picasso, Matisse, Dali, and Warhol, plus exhibitions of works from local and national artists.

Parks and Beaches

Anne Kolb Nature Center
751 Sheridan St.
954-926-2480
Family friendly: Yes
The Anne Kolb Nature Center is an expansive wetland habitat for native wildlife and especially wading birds. The Center also has environmental boat tours and five boat trails that have access to wilderness area for fishing and sightseeing.

Deerfield Beach
Family friendly: Yes
Shell collectors will want to head to Deerfield Beach's 3,000 feet of shoreline. This beachfront is bordered by a palm-lined promenade, which also has a fishing pier and a pavilion.

Fort Lauderdale Beach
954-765-4466
Family friendly: Yes
The five-mile stretch known as Fort Lauderdale Beach is the quintessential Florida coast view: golden sand and sparkling waters with a palm-tree-lined promenade. The beach runs along the east side of Highway A1A from the 17th Street Causeway to just north of Sunrise Boulevard. The west side of the road is lined with restaurants and gift shops, as well as a yacht basin.

Hollywood Beach
954-923-4000
Family friendly: Yes
Hollywood encompasses six miles of beachfront, replete with sand dunes, a two-and-a-half-mile walkway called the "Broadwalk," and two beaches. The wide stretch of sand along Hollywood Beach brings the tourists, day-trippers, and the hawkers that sell mostly food and souvenirs.

Hugh Taylor Birch State Park
3109 E. Sunrise Blvd.
954-564-4521
Family friendly: Yes
At the northern end of the Fort Lauderdale Beach strip sits the 180-acre Hugh Taylor Birch State Park with freshwater lagoons and mangroves. There is a nature trail and it is possible to rent a canoe.

Pompano Beach
954-941-2940
Family friendly: Yes
Pompano Beach's three-and-a-half mile beach is a favorite spot for all with its playgrounds on the beach, delicious seafood, and family style festivities.