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We are going to be coming off a cruise in Miami on Oct.5 and hopefully renting a car right from the port. We will be driving to Ft. Laud. around noon, and seeing a show @ the Broward Center @ 8pm.
Anything else we should really see or do in the afternoon(we like touristy stuff)?
We need to pick a hotel, nothing too fancy. Either by the show or the airport as we will be leaving the next morning.
Any help would be great!
Thanks
Since you only have one day, I'd recommend staying closer to the show as opposed to the airport. One option might be to stay somewhere on Las Olas Blvd, the Riverside Hotel is nice, grab lunch on the Blvd. and spend the afternoon checking out the shops, art galleries, etc. along Las Olas, it's a great area just south of the Broward Center.
When we take in a later show at the Broward Center we typically drive down a bit early and grab dinner in the surrounding area. You can park at The River House (a pretty nice place right on the New River), leave your car there for the show, and walk along the river to the Center. There are other more casual dining options just down the street as well. Makes for a nice evening.
Hope this helps.
Sorry I just read your other questions re: your trip. You sound pretty ambitious so I wanted to add:
If your goal is to get a good touristy idea of Fort Lauderdale, the three major scenes are the Beach, Las Olas Blvd., and Downtown (the area adjacent to the Broward Center). So conceivably in one afternoon you could do lunch down at the beach when you arrive and check out that area, drive up Las Olas Blvd. (which intersects the heart of the main beach area) and stroll there, and then do dinner Downtown followed by the show and you would have a pretty well-rounded Fort Lauderdale day. You could stay anywhere on the beach or Las Olas and do this pretty easily. Enjoy.
sounds great-thanks!
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