The Venice of America.

Welcome to the Venice of America.
Greater Fort Lauderdale's 300-plus miles of navigable inland canals - part of the Intracoastal Waterway - stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the Everglades. A destination within a destination, the waterways offer everything from centuries-old mangroves to opulent multi-million-dollar mansions. They also connect the area's top activities, attractions, hotels, shopping areas and restaurants. It is easy to experience our water culture by staying in a waterfront hotel or enjoying our many waterway attractions.

Best way to explore the canals? We recommend kayak tours (there's even moonlight excursions), gondola rides, sightseeing cruises or Water Taxi. Choose from a list of sightseeing cruises.

Lotsa yachts. Greater Fort Lauderdale is home to a multi-billion-dollar marine industry with more than 42,000 registered yachts. Celebrity-owned, eight-figure mega-yachts ease along the New River and dock in luxurious digs like the 250-slip Bahia Mar Resort & Yachting Center, which can accommodate up to 100 mega-yachts. For those with slightly more modest tastes, yacht and boat rentals are both readily available and easily affordable.

Dock and dine. You can go snorkeling in the Atlantic Ocean, towel off and cast a reel to land the catch of the day, and then have your hard-earned meal prepared just the way you like it at a number of waterfront restaurants in town.