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A 52ft kinetic-energy sculpture greets you here, and fun exhibits include Gizmo City and
Runways to Rockets - where it actually
is
rocket science. Plus there's an Everglades exhib-
it and IMAX theater.
Activities
Fort Lauderdale lies on the same reef system as the Keys. Snorkeling is a popular pastime
but the real action in the water lies within a 50-minute boat ride at the site of some two-
dozen wrecks. Here divers can nose around the
Mercedes
freighter and the Tenneco
Towers artificial reef made up from an old oil platform. Soft corals bloom prolifically and
barracuda, jacks and parrotfish duck and dive between the wreckage.
Besides the underwater scenery, everything from Waverunners to parasailing to deep-
sea fishing charters is available at the beach. If you want to tool around in your own boat,
www.fortlauderdaleboatrentals.com
; Bahia Mar Yachting Center, 801 Seabreeze Blvd; per day from
$100)
, which rents everything from single-engine 21ft Bowriders to luxurious 27ft Crown-
lines.
Sea Experience
BOATING, SNORKELING
child $35/21; 10:15am & 2:15pm daily; )
Takes guests in a 40ft glass-bottom boat along the Intracoastal and into the ocean to
snorkel on a natural reef, thriving with marine life, in 10ft to 20ft of water. Also offers
scuba trips to multiple wreck sites and the Tenneco Towers from $55.
Fish Lauderdale
FISHING
people per hr $125; 8am-sunset)
The waters off Fort Lauderdale are rich with marlin, sailfish, snapper, tarpon, wahoo and
more. Naturally, there are plenty of fishing charters available - this outfit has four boats to
take you trolling for dinner.
Fort Lauderdale Parasail
PARASAILING
