Miami International Airport 56 min
Fort Lauderdale Beach Park (23 min)
This sandy recreation area features volleyball & basketball courts, a playground & picnic tables. Jungle Queen Riverboat (22 min) Quiet Waters Park (24 min)
Water park offers cable water-skiing, fishing, bike trails, basketball courts & a campground. Gumbo Limbo Nature Center (25 min)
Preserve with a boardwalk leading to a lookout, plus a butterfly garden & tanks with sea turtles. Butterfly World (22 min)
Vibrant venue featuring a botanical garden with butterflies & birds plus an insect museum & more. Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse (9 min)
Towering iron lighthouse featuring an automated fresnel lens, plus a small museum & tours. Hugh Taylor Birch State Park (18 min)
Featuring a freshwater lagoon, this diverse wildlife habitat offers hiking, fishing & more. Sugar Sand Park (23 min)
132-acre park with a children's science center, performing-arts theater, gym & nature trails. Xtreme Action Park (17 min)
Complex with a half-mile asphalt go-kart track, bowling lanes, an indoor ropes course & a bar. Museum of Discovery and Science (23 min)
Downtown facility offering interactive exhibits for kids & adults, eco-center & giant IMAX theater. NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale (25 min)
Complex with more than 6,000 works of art, plus an academy, bookstore & cafe. Bonnet House Museum & Gardens (17 min)
Verdant, storied, 1920s-era plantation home featuring gardens, an arty interior, tours & more. Historic Stranahan House Museum (24 min)
Guided visit around a 1901 trading post later converted to a local businessman's family residence. Las Olas Beach (21 min)
This busy public beach offers white sand & palm trees, plus restaurants, lodging & stores. Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park (14 min)
Late-night destination offers a casino with slot machines & table games, plus a horse racing track. | 
