Official VISIT FLORIDA Travel Guide 2008 - (Page 57) 5 3 Do the city centre. Stroll Las Olas Boulevard, a bustling thoroughfare of chic boutiques, swank restaurants and cultural attractions. It extends from the beach into the heart of Fort Lauderdale’s Riverwalk Arts & Entertainment District, home of the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Museum of Art|Fort Lauderdale and the Museum of Discovery and Science and Blockbuster 3D IMAX® Theater. Must-Sees in Fort Lauderdale Experience Blue Wave beaches. Classic Fort Lauderdale Beach has received a stunning makeover. Stroll, bike, rollerblade or run along the beachfront promenade, dine at an outdoor café and take a dip in the azure ocean. Enjoy 37 kilometres of beach, from the pier at Deerfield Beach to the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk. 1 4 Get in touch with nature. Visit Flamingo Gardens in the nearby town of Davie. Admire fragrant flowering trees, citrus trees, ancient oaks, a free-flight aviary of exotic birds, and native flamingos and alligators. Relax at Butterfly World, filled with thousands of live exotic butterflies, lorikeets and hummingbirds. Explore the Everglades ‘River of Grass’. 2 Southeast & The Florida Keys Shop at Sawgrass Mills, the world’s largest designer outlet shopping centre with more than 350 brand-name stores and restaurants. The new Colonnade Outlets adjacent to Sawgrass features discounts of up to 70 per cent at stores such as Escada and Ferragamo. Take to the water. Enjoy a boating excursion at sea or along the scenic Intracoastal Waterway. Glassbottom boats provide views of coral and marine life, and catamarans offer sailing by sunset.Take a gondola ride or a water taxi to dinner along the New River. 5 For more information on planning your holiday to the Greater Fort Lauderdale area, visit www.sunny.org. 57 http://www.sunny.org
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