Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(
www.floridaswapshop.com
; 3291 W Sunrise Blvd; 9am-5pm)
Perhaps the most fun shopping in town, the state's biggest flea market has acres of stalls
selling everything from underwear to antique cookie jars to pink lawn flamingos, and a
carnival atmosphere of mariachi music, hot-dog trucks and a 14-screen drive-in movie
theater. The flea market is slightly northwest of downtown.
Information
Convention & Visitors Bureau
TOURIST INFORMATION
954-765-4466;
www.sunny.org
; 100 E Broward Blvd, Suite 200;
8:30-5pm
Mon-Fri)
Has an excellent array of visitor information about the greater Fort Lauderdale region.
Post Office
POST OFFICE
Not the main branch, but well located.
Getting There & Away
AIR
www.broward.org/airport
; 320 Terminal Dr)
is located off I-95 between Lauderdale and Holly-
wood. The airport is served by more than 35 airlines, including many low-cost carriers and
nonstop flights from Europe. In progress is a $2.3 billion dollar renovation, which will see
the existing three terminals upgraded, the construction of a new southern runway and the
rebuilding of the fourth terminal, which should be completed by 2017.
From the airport, it's a short 20-minute drive to downtown, or a $20 cab ride.
BOAT
second busiest port in the world after Miami and is currently undergoing renovation and
expansion, with added baggage and parking areas, and a newly extended slip to accom-
