Fort Lauderdale Travel Forum

Hello,

I'll be traveling to Southeast Florida in August and am looking for advice on things to do both touristy and non-touristy. Is there anything you recommend that I wouldn't normally know about or should try?

I've already planned:

Orlando - Theme Parks
Fort Lauderdale - Deep Sea Fishing
Everglades - Airboat Tour

I'll have a car and I don't mind driving.

Thanks a lot!

If you are going to be in the Orlando area, you might also want to plan to spend a day or part of a day at the Kennedy Space Center which is about a 1 hour ride from Orlando. I've been to Orlando many times and finally made it to the Space Center last year. Really enjoyed my visit of the facilities, a couple of IMAX films and actually met an astronaut.

snorkeling by the coral reefs? maybe dull to you if your are from australia area.

Thank you for your responses!

I was thinking about the Space Center, but was worried it'd be a tourist trap and not worth the admission. If that's not the case, I'll definetly check it out.

I also would really enjoy snorkeling, where exactly is the coral reefs?

The coral reefs are at John Pennecamp State Park in Key Largo, 50 miles or so south of Miami. Key Largo is the northernmost of the dozens of islands that are crossed by the Overseas Highway (U.S. 1). If you have a couple of days, take a leisurely drive all the way to Key West and walk around the Old Town.

On your way back from the Keys, take Card Sound Road instead of U.S. 1 (slightly longer by ten miles or so, rejoins U.S. 1 later) and immediately after you cross the Card Sound Bridge ($1 toll) stop for dinner at Alabama Jack's. It's a hoot.

Thank you, I'll do that for sure!