Day
Trips from Fort Lauderdale
Fort
Lauderdale is just a town filled with wonderful attractions and
amenities. It's the kind of place you can be so content
in, you may not want to make your way anywhere else while
you're
there.
However, if you have the
time, there
are
many appealing towns outside of Fort Lauderdale that we
think you
would enjoy visiting. This would no doubt give you
the whole "South
Florida Experience".
Other
parts of Florida are easy to get to from Fort Lauderdale, because of
it's convenience to many well-traveled highways, such as I-95, I-75 and
the Florida Turnpike.
Below
are other parts of South Florida that we
consider to make splendid Day Trips from Fort Lauderdale. You
might even want to spend a night or two at some of these fabulous
Florida spots. They
include: Captiva &
Sanibel Islands, Naples, Palm Beach and Key West.
If you have
the time
and a
hankering to see some of the other great parts of South Florida, we
highly recommend
traveling to
some of the towns listed on this page. Trust
us, they're all well
worth the trip!
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Captiva
Island
Located
past Sanibel Island is Captiva island, a quaint barrier island
that has a calming, remote feel to it. Captiva
has appealing beaches and charming restaurants and warrants a
day trip
if you really want to feel like you got away, even if it's only
for a
few hours.
Fort
Lauderdale to Captiva Island takes about 4 hours.
The
only way to reach Captiva Island is by taking the
Sanibel Causeway. Once in Sanibel, head approximately 10 miles
north on the scenic
Sanibel-Captiva Road.
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Fort Myers & Fort
Myers Beach
Across
the state and a little North from Fort Lauderdale is Fort
Myers and Fort
Myers Beach. Fort Myers Beach is comprised
of Estero Island and
San Carlos Island. There is a
laid-back, anything goes feel to Fort Myers Beach similar
to that of
Key West, with its outgoing & friendly restaurants and
people. They also have a scenic fishing pier.
It
is about 130 miles and takes roughly 2.5 hours to get from Fort
Lauderdale to Fort Myers Beach, via I-75. We
recommend bringing plenty of quarters for their beach parking meters if
you decide to visit Fort Myers Beach.
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 Key West
Just a
few hours South of Fort Lauderdale is the quaint island of Key West. There
are many things to see ad do on in Key West, from enjoying its beaches
to perusing its museums including Ernest Hemingway's retreat.
To familiarize yourself with all that Key West has to offer,
please stop by GoKeyWestFlorida.com.
Getting
to Key West from Fort Lauderdale usually takes about five hours with
moderate traffic as you head south on
I-95 and Route 1. It is a beautiful and pleasant ride to and
from
Key West, and there are many stops you can make along the way in
old-world towns such as Marathon and Islamorada. |
Melbourne
You
certainly don't need a space shuttle to touch down on Florida's Space
Coast. The
town of Melbourne, Florida makes for a nice day trip from the
Palm
Beach area. Besides being home to the United States Space
Program, and NASA's Kennedy Space Center Complex, there
are other things going on in Melbourne. Attractions include
the
Brevard Art Museum, Henegar Center for the Arts, Liberty Bell Memorial
Museum and Funday Discovery Tours on Melbourne's beautiful coast.
It is approximately 155 miles between Fort Lauderdale and Melbourne via
I-95. |
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 Miami
Beach
Just a
few towns south of Fort Lauderdale is the magnificent Miami
Beach. There
are so many things to explore in this culturally diverse metropolitan
area. For starters, there's the Miami Seaquarium, Bal Harbour
Shops, South Beach, Miami SkyLift, Vizcaya Estate &
Gardens,
Museum of
Contemporary Art, Coconut Grove and Key Biscayne.
Log onto GoMiamiBeachFlorida.com
to
learn more about this fascinating and exciting part of South Florida.
Getting
to Miami Beach from Fort Lauderdale takes about an hour via
Interstate 95. |
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 Naples
Naples is
by far one of the most pristine towns in Florida.
One can be instantly awed from just its shopping,
dining and
beaches alone.
There
are many parts of Naples to explore. For dining, strolling
and shopping, we suggest:
Fifth Avenue and Third Street Downtown, as well as the
Waterside Shops, Venetian Village and Miromar Outlets.
Visit GoNaplesFlorida.com
to take in the numerous delightful attractions this charming town has
to
offer.
From Fort
Lauderdale, Naples is an easy 110 mile
drive via Alligator
Alley (I-75).
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Palm
Beach
The
Palm
Beaches are another great place to travel to while in Miami
Beach. It's affluence, beauty and style are need to be seen to
be
appreciated. Palm
Beach, West Palm
Beach, Wellington, Singer Island are a few towns in Palm Beach County
to enjoy.
GoPalmBeachFlorida.com is the place to go on
the web to become acquainted with the many wonderful amenities
of Palm Beach Florida.
From
Fort Lauderdale,
Palm Beach
is an easy 45 mile trip via I-95 North. |
Sanibel Island
Like
Captiva, Sanibel is a barrier island and is easily accessible
via the Sanibel Causeway. Most
of Sanibel's population is on the East end of the island, but
their
picturesque beaches and tasty restaurants are spread
throughout. Shopping,
shelling, watercraft sports and dining are popular activities
on Sanibel Island.
It is 155
miles from Fort Lauderdale to Sanibel Island, when taking I-75,
otherwise known as Alligator Alley.
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