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WELCOME TO “FORT LAUDERDALE”, USA
Welcome to “Fort Lauderdale”, Venice of America
Fort Lauderdale is a coastal city on atlantic Ocean. The city is most famous for its beaches, arts, cultures and events.
Fort Lauderdale is a small city but called “Fort Lauderdale” because it’s a part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm beach metropolitan area with over 5.5 millions people.
Information and Facts
Night-life
The most popular areas for dining in Fort Lauderdale are Las Olas Blvd, Olde Town Fort Lauderdale and beaches. There are countless places to have a drink from the little "hole in the walls" to the ultra chic.
Shopping
South Florida is considered as a shoppers paradise: Aventura Mall, Pembroke Lakes Mall, Sawgrass Mills, Festival Flea Market, etc.
Sightseeing
The main attraction in Fort Lauderdale is beach but you can also like shopping, boating, excusions to Bahamas and Florida Keys, etc.
You can take a walk on the “Riverwalk”. Don’t miss to visit “Flamingo gardens”, a botanic garden and the sanctuary for animals like alligators, flamigos and florida-panthers.
For those who are interested in astrology, “Buehler Observatory and Planetarium” is the place to visit.
You can also visit numerous museums and exhibition or take your family to numerous leisure parks located around city: “Walt Disney World, Seaworld, Universal Studios”
Time
(UTC-5)
Climate
Fort Lauderdale has a subtropical rainforest climate. In Summer, the weather is extremely hot and very humid but sometimes there are thunderstorms in this period. In spring and fall, the weather is slightly less humid. Winter weather is usually very pleasant, lacking humidity.
Public transportation
The city has a good transport facilities:
Get in: plane, train (Amtrak, Tri-Rail), car, bus, ship.
Get around: car, taxi, bus, train, boat, bicycle.