Las Olas Beach

#1 Fort Lauderdale Beach Want a beautiful Florida beach without a crazy party scene? Fort Lauderdale Beach may be just what you're looking for. Here you'll find a calmer and less chaotic ... Read more » Philipp Walter / EyeEm / Getty Images

#2 Fort Lauderdale Beach Park Located less than a mile south of Las Olas Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale Beach Park beckons to families who want to spend their beach day doing more than just lounging and ... Read more » Serenthos / iStock / Getty Images

#3 Las Olas Beach Head north from Fort Lauderdale Beach Park or east on Las Olas Boulevard and you'll find Las Olas Beach, a small stretch of sand that attracts beachgoers of all ... Read more » Mark Lewis / Getty Images

#4 Hugh Taylor Birch State Park Located a few blocks north of Bonnet House Museum & Gardens, Hugh Taylor Birch State Park's position between the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean makes it a fun ... Read more » Doug Waldron / Flickr

#5 Boat Tours One of the best ways to take in your surroundings is to sign up for a boat tour. Fort Lauderdale boat operators offer a variety of ways to get out ... Read more » Meinzahn / iStock / Getty Images

#6 Las Olas Boulevard Diverse restaurants, 10 international art galleries and dozens of retail options line Las Olas Boulevard. But while casual walkers and window shoppers enjoy soaking in the Floridian atmosphere and overall ... Read more » benedek / iStock / Getty Images

#7 Bonnet House Museum & Gardens This house sitting between the Intracoastal Waterway and Fort Lauderdale Beach has a long romantic history. In 1919, a wealthy settler gave the 35-acre property (named after the bonnet lily ... Read more » Lisa Jacobs / Flickr

#8 Sawgrass Recreation Park Take an airboat tour of the Florida Everglades at Sawgrass Recreation Park and prepare to be amazed (or scared) by the close-up vistas of alligators and other creatures. You can ... Read more » Jaimie Tuchman / iStock / Getty Images

#9 Museum of Discovery and Science If it's a rainy day and you need an indoor activity that will appeal to the kids, take them to the Museum of Discovery and Science. The museum is ... Read more » erluko / Flickr

# Segway Fort Lauderdale Read more » csfotoimages / iStock / Getty Images

# Fort Lauderdale Antique Car Museum Read more » Bertimann / iStock / Getty Images

# Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale Read more » TasfotoNL / iStock / Getty Images

# Chef Jean-Pierre's Cooking School Read more » Gerard Puigmal / Getty Images