![]() Swing a racket at clay tennis courts Chris Evert grew up playing Even if pavilions and picnic tables are closed during the pandemic, you’re welcome to bring a blanket and chairs to spread out under the shade of century-old banyan trees that are among the park’s jewels. Pack a picnic to make the most of your afternoon. (People don’t swim in the freshwater lake because it’s shallow-and who knows what might be in there, being Florida and all.) You can hike along the flat Coastal Hammock Trail here with the sea breezes stirring or rent a kayak or paddleboard to explore one of the park’s more distinctive features: Long Lake, a mile-long coastal dune lagoon. ![]() Toast live music with mojito pitchers at the Wharfįor all the lure of the beachside of things in Fort Lauderdale, there’s lots of riverfront fun to be had here, too, particularly along the New River that runs through downtown and skirts the café-lined main drag of tony Las Olas Boulevard. Feel like grabbing a craft beer in an edgy arts district? Or hopping aboard an airboat ride in alligator country at the edge of the Everglades? Read on for a few of our favorite ways to make the most of good times (many outdoors, COVID- and family-friendly) with these things to do in sunny Fort Lauderdale. ![]() That’s just one angle of this vibrant city. Start along the 23 miles of palm-fringed beaches overlooking the Atlantic then over to the New River, which cuts right through downtown and out along 165 miles of canals webbing their way through the city’s pretty neighborhoods, earning the South Florida hub a (somewhat generous) nickname: “the Venice of the U.S.” ![]() There’s water everywhere you look in Fort Lauderdale-and endless ways to get out on it, too. ![]()
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