Activities in Fort Lauderdale

A 60,000-square foot state-of-the-art facility, only the third of its kind in the United States. Be sure to visit the collection of Haitian art and li

The museum of the Seminole Tribe of Florida is also the cultural center of the Seminole Big Cypress Reservation, in the Everglades. The 5,000-square-f

This 1921 Caribbean-style plantation served as the winter studios of artists Frederic and Evelyn Bartlett, and the whimsical 35-acre spread—complete w

The city's arts and entertainment district includes the Broward Center for the Performing Arts ((954)462-0222; www.browardcenter.org

The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival's art house has a tasty little café with first-rate popcorn, populated by local intelligentsia.

Beachfront hangout since 1938

If you want to combine shopping with beach time, the Galleria, just a few blocks from the ocean, is the place to go. It features Saks Fifth Avenue and

A few miles southeast of Fort Lauderdale, the community of Davie still has rodeos and old Florida cowpokes. You can see why photographer Bruce Weber f

This restaurant and lounge is ideal for people-watching on weekends, when the hip crowds swill cucumber cocktails and watermelon martinis and dance to

This exclusive thoroughfare is where ladies who lunch drop in on sophisticated shops like Lauderdale Lifestyle: A Lilly Pulitzer Signature Store (819

Since 1956, the Polynesian Island Revue in this restaurant's dining room has been the goofiest floor show in town. Sip mai tais and watch Samoan fire-

The city's arts and entertainment district includes the Broward Center for the Performing Arts ((954)462-0222; www.browardcenter.org

The city's arts and entertainment district includes the Broward Center for the Performing Arts ((954)462-0222; www.browardcenter.org

In a town where bars have a way of veering into the terminally raucous, this is a sanctuary for a sophisticated, older crowd, working a quiet groove t

A vast room of floor-to-ceiling movie memorabilia. Customers are mostly men, though when something such as Christina Ricci's dresses from Sleepy Hollo

Country-club casual is the mantra of this upscale, midsize ship line that succeeds in being fancy without being fussy. Accommodations are spacious; th

The city's arts and entertainment district includes the Broward Center for the Performing Arts ((954)462-0222; www.browardcenter.org

Florida's most extensive designer outlet mall, with some 300 shops (David Yurman, Coach, Kate Spade, Theory), atop Wannado City, an interactive play c

Silversea’s fancy, pampering experience is delivered on six sleek, 132- to 540-passenger ships, done up in contemporary décor, with gourmet cuisine, s

This 1924 African-American schoolhouse has been converted into a museum. Its collection includes the "Heritage Room," a re-creation of a 1920's classr