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City/town information
Oakland Park is a small town in the Fort Lauderdale area.
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Oakland Park
Oakland Park is a small town in the Fort Lauderdale area.
Lauderdale by the Sea is a beachfront town with tons of restaurants, live music every evening, a pier, beach, and shopping.
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Lauderdale-by-the-Sea
Lauderdale by the Sea is a beachfront town with tons of restaurants, live music every evening, a pier, beach, and shopping.
Fort Lauderdale has something for everyone. Nature, shopping, restaurants, coffee shops, wine bars, rooftops, golf, entertainment.
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W Fort Lauderdale
401 N Fort Lauderdale Beach BlvdFort Lauderdale has something for everyone. Nature, shopping, restaurants, coffee shops, wine bars, rooftops, golf, entertainment.
Food scene
100,000 sq-ft production facility featuring a 30 Barrel brewhouse, supplying draft beer to spacious new Tap Room & Bar and bars and restaurants across South Florida. Tap Room is open 11:30 am to midnight, seven days a week, and showcases limited release craft beers as well as local brews from across Florida. Tours are available on Fridays at 12:00, 1:00, 2:00 and 3:00 pm, Saturdays and Sundays at 12:00, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00, and 5:00 pm. Funky Buddha Brewery also offers a scratch kitchen offering up a hand crafted and locally sourced menu. $$
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Funky Buddha Brewery
1201 NE 38th St100,000 sq-ft production facility featuring a 30 Barrel brewhouse, supplying draft beer to spacious new Tap Room & Bar and bars and restaurants across South Florida. Tap Room is open 11:30 am to midnight, seven days a week, and showcases limited release craft beers as well as local brews from across Florida. Tours are available on Fridays at 12:00, 1:00, 2:00 and 3:00 pm, Saturdays and Sundays at 12:00, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00, and 5:00 pm. Funky Buddha Brewery also offers a scratch kitchen offering up a hand crafted and locally sourced menu. $$
Rustic-chic coffee shop for artisanal coffees, breakfast grub & lunch sandwiches, plus garden seats. $$
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The Alchemist
2430 NE 13th AveRustic-chic coffee shop for artisanal coffees, breakfast grub & lunch sandwiches, plus garden seats. $$
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Weekend Brunch with amazing views!
Our lounge, with its oceanfront patio, features tapas-style fare with bold flavors and a serious mixology program of classic reinvented cocktails. In both the restaurant and the lounge, we pay homage to the local food scene, devoting ourselves to the combination of great mixology, good times and superior regional cooking. $$$
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OCEAN2000
2000 N Ocean BlvdBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Weekend Brunch with amazing views!
Our lounge, with its oceanfront patio, features tapas-style fare with bold flavors and a serious mixology program of classic reinvented cocktails. In both the restaurant and the lounge, we pay homage to the local food scene, devoting ourselves to the combination of great mixology, good times and superior regional cooking. $$$
Posh, stylish venue for meats carved tableside, ample salad bar, outdoor bar & weeknight happy hour. $$$$
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Chima Steakhouse
2400 E Las Olas BlvdPosh, stylish venue for meats carved tableside, ample salad bar, outdoor bar & weeknight happy hour. $$$$
Philly bar! A great Philly Cheese Steak! We are an award-winning landmark tavern in Fort Lauderdale. The World Famous Parrot has been serving Fort Lauderdale locals and visitors since 1970. $$
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Parrot Lounge
911 Sunrise LnPhilly bar! A great Philly Cheese Steak! We are an award-winning landmark tavern in Fort Lauderdale. The World Famous Parrot has been serving Fort Lauderdale locals and visitors since 1970. $$
Daytime Drinking on expansive beachfront patio, creative cocktails, bar bites & music. $$
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Rock Bar
219 S Fort Lauderdale Beach BlvdDaytime Drinking on expansive beachfront patio, creative cocktails, bar bites & music. $$
Open 7 days a week located directly on the beach. “Ocean views, Caribbean-American cookery, tropical drinks & nightly live music get the party started.”
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Aruba Beach Cafe
1 Commercial BlvdOpen 7 days a week located directly on the beach. “Ocean views, Caribbean-American cookery, tropical drinks & nightly live music get the party started.”
Weekend Pool Party! The newest hot spot in Flagler Village, The Easton is a friendly, unpretentious rooftop venue, located atop the Courtyard Fort Lauderdale Downtown across from the Parker Playhouse. Guest can relax on a daybed at the pool, enjoy craft cocktails, views, small bites, music and dancing in the indoor-outdoor space.
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The Easton Rooftop Pool + Lounge
721 North Federal HighwayWeekend Pool Party! The newest hot spot in Flagler Village, The Easton is a friendly, unpretentious rooftop venue, located atop the Courtyard Fort Lauderdale Downtown across from the Parker Playhouse. Guest can relax on a daybed at the pool, enjoy craft cocktails, views, small bites, music and dancing in the indoor-outdoor space.
Neighborhoods
Las Olas Boulevard is Fort Lauderdale's premier destination for shopping, dining, events, entertainment, galleries and things to do. Suited to all ages.
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Las Olas
Las Olas Boulevard is Fort Lauderdale's premier destination for shopping, dining, events, entertainment, galleries and things to do. Suited to all ages.
Sightseeing
Take a wonderful trip through time at beautiful,
historic Bonnet House Museum & Gardens
Be magically transported to the beginning of the 20th Century,
and the days of gracious living, charm and whimsy when Florida was one of the nation’s last frontier outposts.
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Bonnet House Museum & Gardens
900 N Birch RdTake a wonderful trip through time at beautiful,
historic Bonnet House Museum & Gardens
Be magically transported to the beginning of the 20th Century,
and the days of gracious living, charm and whimsy when Florida was one of the nation’s last frontier outposts.
Spanning the north and south banks of Fort Lauderdale's New River is the Riverwalk Park, a waterfront park in the heart of Downtown.
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Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale
888 E Las Olas BlvdSpanning the north and south banks of Fort Lauderdale's New River is the Riverwalk Park, a waterfront park in the heart of Downtown.
The beach in Fort Lauderdale is great. It's a large beach, several miles long, and most are fully accessible to the public.
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Fort Lauderdale Beach
The beach in Fort Lauderdale is great. It's a large beach, several miles long, and most are fully accessible to the public.
Complex with a half-mile asphalt go-kart track, bowling lanes, an indoor ropes course, arcade, rollerskating, Jump park & a bar.
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Xtreme Action Park
5300 Powerline RdComplex with a half-mile asphalt go-kart track, bowling lanes, an indoor ropes course, arcade, rollerskating, Jump park & a bar.
Consejos sobre la ciudad
Cómo moverse
How to get around?
Rent a car, Uber or Lyft are your best options.
Qué meter en la valija
Packing...
Check the weather before you come! Our winters are mild and rarely get chilling, but a sweater or cardigan may be helpful.
April-October is warm/hot!
November-February has hot days and a few chilly nights!