Located in the center of South Florida's Gold Coast, midway between Palm Beach and Miami, Greater Fort Lauderdale stretches from Deerfield Beach and Pompano in the north to Hollywood and Hallandale Beach in the south. Sprawling across 1,200 square miles that include 505,600 acres of Everglades on... more

Culture

Culture vultures will enjoy the Museum of Art, with its ever-changing exhibits, and the hands-on Museum of Discovery and Science, one of the best in Florida. For history, try the Old Fort Lauderdale Village and Museum. more

Equality

Fort Lauderdale is generally permissive and with 20% of the local population being gay or lesbian, the welcome gays and lesbians receive is positive. more

30-07-2008 kfpauli

Overall: 5.0 / 5.0

So great, I had to live here

Fort Lauderdale was such a great place to visit tht we had to move here.  We visited several times a year and, when I saw a job opening in my ...