Fort Lauderdale

A city in the U.S. state of Florida, 25 miles north of Miami. It is the county seat and largest city of Broward County. The city has an estimated population of 182,437. The city is a popular tourist destination, and Yachting Capital of the World, with an average year-round temperature of 75.5 °F and 3,000 hours of sunshine per year. On a yearly basis,, 3.89 million cruise passengers pass through its Port Everglades, making it the 3rd largest cruise port in the world.Greater Fort Lauderdale has over 4,000 restaurants, 63 golf courses, 12 shopping malls, 16 museums, 132 nightclubs, 278 parkland campsites, and 100 marinas housing 45,000 resident yachts.