The Great American Road Trip ChallengeOne trip, ~2.5 years, 48 states
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Day273

Day 273 — Canals & the Beach — Fort Lauderdale

Full day4h 30m planned
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253The Oldest City254Lighthouse & Jacksonville255Free Day256North to Amelia Island257Fernandina & Fort Clinch258Free Day259South to Orlando260Magic Kingdom261EPCOT262Hollywood Studios263Animal Kingdom264Free Day265Universal Studios Florida266Islands of Adventure267Free Day268Kennedy Space Center269Pulse, then South270Gilded Palm Beach271Free Day272Down to Fort Lauderdale273Canals & the Beach274Free Day275Into Miami276South Beach & Art Deco277Little Havana & Wynwood278Vizcaya & Coral Gables279Free Day280Biscayne Bay & a Ball Game281Into the Everglades282Shark Valley & an airboat283Anhinga Trail & Flamingo284Down the Overseas Highway285Key Largo & the reef286The Middle Keys287Key West288Free Day289Back up and across to Naples290Naples291Sarasota & the Ringling292Free Day293Busch Gardens294Ybor City, the Riverwalk & the Bolts295St. Petersburg & the beaches296Free Day297North to the capital298The Capital & the Canopy Roads299Free Day300Along 30A to Seahaven301Naval Aviation & historic Pensacola302The Emerald Coast303Free Day304Into Alabama

The waterways and Las Olas.

  1. 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM· 2h

    Water taxi through the canalsGuided ToursAnchor

    Cruise the 'Venice of America' waterways past the mega-yachts and waterfront mansions.

    Fort Lauderdale, FL

  2. 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM· 2h 30m

    Las Olas Boulevard & the beachShoppingWorth it

    Boutiques and sidewalk cafés, then the wide beach and its wave-wall promenade.

    Bring: beach gear

    E Las Olas Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL

What the colours mean

On this day

  • Guided Tours1
  • Shopping1

And how much each one matters

  • AnchorAlways do — the reason this stop is on the map
  • Worth itDo most of these
  • BonusQuirky bonus, if it's happening while you're here