What to do with teens in Fort Lauderdale/Miami for a day and a half?

[Anonymous]

We will be there for an event in October, but will have some time to kill. Will have a rental car. We already did Las Olas Blvd. and river cruise in Fort Lauderdale on a previous trip.

We could just go to a nice beach and rent some chairs/umbrellas (if so any location recommendations) but open to other ideas.

Thanks.

[Anonymous]

I think there is some sort of boat cruise where you see a bunch of celebrity homes, like J.Lo’s.

[Anonymous]

My DD’s choir went and this is some of wha they did: Biscayne Bay Boat Tour, Wynwood Walls Guided Experience, Viscaya Museum and Gardens, and exploring Coconut Grove

[Anonymous]

(Wynwood Walls is a street art museum. The kids loved it)

[Anonymous]

For nature, you could do Coopertown for an airboat ride, or the Fairchild Botanical Gardens. Going south, Viscaya and Coral Gables + tour and brunch at the Biltmore or Cuban food. Going north, Palm Beach is very pretty to walk around, The Breakers, Flagler Museum or Norton Art Museum. For a funky artsy kid who likes to take pics Wynwood Walls are good, or Perez Museum Downtown, you can head to the beach on Key Biscayne or go to Coconut Grove to eat.

[Anonymous]

Everglades airboat ride.

[Anonymous]

We like Hollywood beach or the water park at Turnberry Aventura

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We will be there for an event in October, but will have some time to kill. Will have a rental car. We already did Las Olas Blvd. and river cruise in Fort Lauderdale on a previous trip.

We could just go to a nice beach and rent some chairs/umbrellas (if so any location recommendations) but open to other ideas.

Thanks.

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[Anonymous]

You can always let them loose in Sawgrass Mills for the day. Don't forget Butterfly World.

[Anonymous]

If the weather is crappy you could let them loose in Aventura Mall, third biggest mall in the US.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can always let them loose in Sawgrass Mills for the day. Don't forget Butterfly World.

OP here. Butterfly World looks really neat. So does Flamingo Gardens.

I will look into all of these suggestions - thanks!

[Anonymous]

Stay at a nice hotel in south beach or bal harbour (or the fountainbleu) Trendy restaurants, winwood, Lincoln road, shops at bal harbour (we always enjoy carpaccio). You’ll pass the time quickly. Would focus on Miami - more fun for teens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stay at a nice hotel in south beach or bal harbour (or the fountainbleu) Trendy restaurants, winwood, Lincoln road, shops at bal harbour (we always enjoy carpaccio). You’ll pass the time quickly. Would focus on Miami - more fun for teens.

Also the turnberry hotel in aventura has a nice water park you can buy day passes to.

[Anonymous]

Snorkling at Biscayne National Park?

Wynwood is good for lunch and an hour or so afterwards.

[Anonymous]

My teen loved Superblue. Also Cuban food.