Ft. Lauderdale Hotels and Travel Guide

Fort Lauderdale Hotels and Travel Guide Ft. Lauderdale Florida is known as the Venice of the US for its delicate and intricate system of canals that runs through the city. Your visit to Ft. Lauderdale will bring you into a major center of sports, entertainment and culture for southern U.S.

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Fort Lauderdale Travel Guide

Fort Lauderdale is a very popular destination for those who are seeking a respite from the cold of a northern winter, and for the spring break crowd, as well as simply the tourist looking for something special in climate and culture.

Fort Lauderdale can give them both.

It boasts about 10 million visitors per year, and is a major center for boating, with over 100 marinas and boatyards located here. There are also just over 4000 restaurants and over one hundred nightclubs located in the city or its immediate suburbs. Fort Lauderdale bars and lounges are famous for the food and Fort Lauderdale restaurants are famous for the food as well as the hospitality.

One thing you surely won’t want to miss when you travel to Fort Lauderdale is a trip down river on the Jungle Queen. The Jungle Queen has operated for over 60 years, and is a legend in the area. Its Shrimp Dinner cruise has been the host for over 10 million tourists and other guests over the years, enjoying the dinner cruise and barbeque repeatedly.

There isn’t a visit to Fort Lauderdale that would be complete without seeing at least some of the most important and impressive of the local attractions.

A few things you’re going to want to take in while you visit, some of the major attractions Fort Lauderdale are:

Flamingo Gardens & Wray Botanical is a botanical gardens that also houses a wildlife sanctuary. Between the two they take up nearly 60 acres and offer some of the most exotic and beautiful plants and wildlife that are in the area. Alligators, bobcats and Florida panthers are just part of what is housed there, with some of the birds housed in a free flight area that you can walk though.
The Seminole Indian Village and Museum should also be on your agenda when you visit Fort Lauderdale area. It is an authentic Seminole encampment that is surrounded by native animals and sights. Featuring river otters, panthers and bears, it also features alligator wrestling for those who would like to view the spectacle.

Most reservations for trips and parks can be arranged from the hotels in Fort Lauderdale, and the hotel staff will at least be able to point you in the right direction if they can’t set up the tour that you want to take.