As recently as the late 1980s, the sand in Fort Lauderdale was sticky with beer and the streets ran wild with pimpled youths storming about in celebration of that American university rite of passage, Spring Break. Locals would look on in horror as their city was overtaken by yahoos, and they finally decided to do something about it. They renovated, groomed and trimmed the whole place, turning Fort Lauderdale into more of an international yachting center than an intercollegiate multi-kegger.

That's not to say that it's not a party town - it decidedly is. These days, you can carouse at dozens of clubs, pubs and beach nightspots, as long as you dress respectably (meaning in clothes of some sort) and behave yourself. And for those visitors who insist on getting out in the daylight, Fort Lauderdale has a surprising number of cultural and historical sites...for a beach town.

Local Travel Agent(s):
	Kompas Holidays International
	Address: 2929 East Commercial Blvd 33308, Fort Lauderdale United States of America Phone: +1 954 7719200
	Airtour Universal, Inc.
	Address: 241 East Commercial Blvd 33308, Fort Lauderdale United States of America Phone: +1 954 491 0333, Fax: +1 954 772 9340
	Carrie-Me-Away Travel
	Address: 6121 Banyan Terrace Fort Lauderdale Florida 33317 United States of America Phone: +1 954 533 4664, Fax: +1 954 792 5941